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Inaugural CATSINaM Graduation Ceremonies
from The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives Annual Report 2020 - 21
by CATSINaM
Student Engagement
In late 2020 and early 2021, CATSINaM sent approximately 930 student packs to commencing and completing students at 39 universities. The number of packs was based on the National Health Workforce dataset.
Approximately 667 student packs were successfully delivered to universities, and of these 547 have been distributed to students, representing 82 percent. There are 120 packs - or 18 per cent - still due to be distributed, largely due to lock downs and difficulties in returning to campus. Other reasons include a surplus of packs or a lower number of students than expected. CATSINaM will continue to engage with Schools of Nursing and Midwifery and Indigenous Education Support Units across the country to actively promote the organisation to new and emerging students. This support will extend to the VET and private sectors to include Diploma of Nursing and Assistant In Nursing students into the future.
Inaugural CATSINaM Graduation Ceremonies
The CATSINaM National Conference Series also provided the perfect time and space for the introduction of the Inaugural CATSINaM Graduation Ceremonies.
CATSINaM place great importance on the nurses and midwives of the future, recognising the time, hurdles, and journeys each of our student members have taken to complete their field of study. To celebrate this milestone in our Student Members’ careers, CATSINaM awarded possum cloaks as a graduation gift. Possum cloaks have not only been used for warmth, but also as baby carriers by ancestors across south-eastern Australia.
CATSINaM’s Inaugural Graduation Ceremony, students awards possum cloaks.
