Date Time Swinburne supports remote communities to develop trade skills In remote Northern Territory communities where ongoing employment can be hard to come by, Swinburne has partnered with Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) to provide more than 1,200 locals with accredited training to develop the skills of local Indigenous people, leading to sustainable and meaningful employment. A growing project The program launched in 2014 as a three-month pilot called ‘Doors to Jobs’. The pilot was a massive success, resulting in the highest employment outcome of any trade training ever undertaken in East Arnhem Land. Since then, Swinburne has been running courses in eight locations in Arnhem Land, including in first aid, chainsaw operation, small motors maintenance, painting, concreting, bricklaying, carpentry, construction induction, welding, horticulture, landscaping, introduction to allied health, basic computing, and digital media.