Cadet Ranger Program

The Worawa Cadet Ranger Program is a whole of school vocational, educational, recreational and personal development program founded upon five integrated activity areas:

1. Personal and community development.
2. Indigenous cultural heritage and traditional values.
3. Cultural resource management.
4. Natural resource management.
5. Outdoor recreation.

The Worawa Cadet Ranger Program is founded upon ‘a hands on – learn by doing’ philosophy and expands the existing Aboriginal social and cultural heritage program established at Worawa Aboriginal College.

As part of the Worawa Cadet Ranger Program the College is implementing an Aboriginal Culture and Environment (ACE) Program in joint partnership with the Healesville Sanctuary. Students work alongside the Sanctuary’s animal keepers and are undertaking a variety of tasks in caring for the wild life. Students have access to the ‘ Vet for a Day’ program as well as wild life photography workshops with noted photographer Steve Parrish. Cultural elements, led by Aboriginal Elders, are delivered on the Worawa Dreaming Trail.

The program provides participants with a range of ‘hands on’ vocational training experiences Worawa Aboriginal College Prospectus 15 September 2011 with an additional focus upon the areas of potential employment and further training within conservation and environmental resource management appropriate to Indigenous land use and Caring for Country.