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Embodied First Nations Knowledge Deepening - EFNKD 

A certified online learning experience grounded in First Nations perspectives, wisdom and worldviews that moves beyond the limitations of the outdated cognitive and deficient-based "Cultural Safety" training. Facilitating a strength based, refreshed and deepened approach to building the cultural intelligence of Australian Organisations & People. 


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PLEDGE YOUR ENROLMENT
Anyone on the above list upon the launch of EFNKD will receive a $100 discount and lifetime access! 

Highly Accessible

Self-paced video content accessible anywhere, anytime via login portal or app on any smart device. Featuring a flexible learning style that encourages you to digest content in your own space and time, without feeling pressured. 

First Nations Way

Grounded and immersed with ancient wisdom and different methods of cultural expression. Incorporating storytelling, ceremony, traditional song, yidaki and filmed "on-country". EFNKD merges modern and ancient ways to create a learning experience like no other. 

Community of Care

A learning community that deeply values a sense of safety, care and belonging as the foundations for meaningful and impactful participation. Free from judgment, this is a space that promotes healthy conversation and opportunities to seek clarification and ask questions. 

Bespoke Content

EFNKD is bespoke in nature, featuring content and learning materials that are immersive, thought provoking and that have been co-designed and developed to target specific gaps in knowledge and capacities across a wide range of disciplines.

 

INSTANT ACCESS - FOR INDIVIDUAL'S

EFNKD - Up Front Payment

Instant and lifetime access to Yarn Barks Certified Online Learning Experience, EFNKD. AfterPay and multiple other payment methods available at checkout. 

$350.00 AUD

EFNKD - Three Month Payment Plan

Instant and lifetime access to Yarn Barks Online Certified Training, EFNKD. 3 x Monthly Instalments of $120. 

3 monthly payments of $120.00 AUD

Embodied First Nations Knowledge Deepening (EFNKD)

Deconstructing and breathing life into the outdated “Cultural Awareness Training” Yarn Barks highly accessible Embodied First Nations Knowledge Deepening (EFNKD) is a first-of-kind learning experience suitable for individuals, corporates, service providers, education settings and community organisations. 

This certified training explores “cultural safety” as an embodied practice. Grounded in First Nations perspectives, worldviews and through a trauma informed lens. Moving beyond the limitations of a cognitive training, the leaner will leave this space with transformed perspectives, renewed empathy, tangible skills and a deepened relatedness to First Nations Practices, Knowledge and Experiences on this land. 

Too often trainings such as cultural awareness or cultural safety are floored in their deficient-based approach. Only exploring First Nations Culture and History through the colonial lens. Leaving participants feeling confused, lost and at blame. EFNKD whilst still exploring tough and confronting conversations, intentionally explores the unique strengths and qualities of First Nations Culture and how they can embraced in the modern world. 

EFNKD is bespoke in nature, featuring content and learning materials that are immersive, thought provoking and that have been co-designed and developed to target specific gaps in knowledge and capacities across a wide range of disciplines. The learning style, format and depth of insights within EFNKD is guaranteed to exceed your expectations. 

If you are looking to strengthen your engagement approach with First Nations Communities, transcend your current understanding of reconciliation, build your capacity to be trauma informed in culturally integrated ways, deconstruct racism at its deepest roots, gain tangible skills and approaches in culturally safe co-design, explore well-being and healing through a First Nations Worldview, understand cultural connection, protocols and complexities, amongst much more, then EFNKD is for you. 

EFNKD is a response to the ever growing realisation that we must move beyond cultural safety and awareness as a cognitive practice. Written policies, strategic plans, empty promises and ambitious commitment statements have not, and will not, ever work alone. We must work towards embodying cultural safety in our attitudes, values, actions, behaviours and ways of doing and being. This is the journey we take you on. 

This training is for those ready to take a significant step forward. Those willing to commit to a deeper transformation than you’ll find in a 1-hour tick the box training. Those who are truly committed to the process of reconciliation, truth-telling and healing. 

Wata Koopa Takort Kapungal - Come & Sit With Us My Friend. 

TRAINING INFORMATION

Facilitator & Course Creator

Will Austin is a proud Peek Woorroong Keerraay Woorroong First Nations Man and Founding CEO of Yarn Bark. 

For the past 12 years Will has gathered diverse experience across the grassroots, government, community controlled, non-for-profit and consultancy sectors servicing the First Nations Community in Victoria and Australia Wide. 

Will has extensive experience in designing, delivering and overseeing early intervention,  prevention and cultural mentoring programs for First Nations Young People and Families that centre Cultural Connection as the most effective preventative measure to many of the issues experienced by the Aboriginal Community. 

Will is a certified Trauma Informed Coach and a Highly Skilled Experienced Facilitator that for 10 years has been facilitating programs, workshops, keynotes and trainings across many community and corporate settings. 

Will is the son of a Stolen Generations Survivor which drives his deep passion and commitment  for the revitalisation of Cultural Knowledge and Practices, both to support the healing of intergenerational cycles of trauma and disadvantage and to create spaces for all people to connect to the essence and heartbeat of First Nations Culture, Community and Way's of Being. 

Above all Will is a proud father of three beautiful children and leads strongly with the values of Respect, Authenticity and Connection. 

Megan

Wow! Will and the Yarn Bark team! This online course absolutely exceeded my expectations. I had no idea an online course could be experienced as authentically and as engaging as this. I felt like I was there, in the bush having a yarn! Will,you have been so generous in your knowledge sharing and emotional investment and your words have inspired me to push that little bit harder to center Indigenous views and ways of knowing in my organization. Thank you, thank you, thank you, the best investment in my learning I have made in a long time.

Kiah

The training you have provided has been incredible. The way you have incorporated traditional language has been a highlight, it really enhanced the learning experience. The way you invited your audience into your stories and allowed us to reflect on our own connection to the land was an incredible experience. Thank you!

Tara

This learning experience has been excellent and I feel incredibly privileged to have been able to participate and connect with the First Nations stories, memories and history. This learning resource is very valuable and I will revisit often as I continue my learning.

Sarona

Will, I feel deeply privileged to have listened to you share so much knowledge and history in a tender and vulnerable way. The care that you have taken while at times exploring some difficult concepts has not gone unnoticed. Learning the richness of First Nations history and culture from a First Nations person is invaluable, and I'm grateful that you've created a resource which facilitates that. I look forward to revisiting this course in future. Thank you.

Becc

This training has been fantastic, thank you for sharing so openly Will. It has been an insightful, informative and inspirational journey. Thank you.

Shane

It was not the journey I was expecting and I have arrived at a destination different from what I had envisaged, but that destination is so much better.

Louise

Thank you for providing such a thought provoking experience. I admit I began with an expectation of learning more substantial information about first nations political situation and culture, but what I received was something far more cerebral and sensitive, with lessons that can be applied to life in general.

 Louise 

I applaud the presentation style. It's calming, natural and complements the information being presented.

Riya

Thank you heaps Will for taking us along this incredible learning experience. There is so much for me to keep coming back to, and I'm excited to see you review and update as time passes. Your facilitation was so genuine, engaging and warm. You've created a really safe space for learning. Really grateful for the opportunity to access this course.

Nicole

Thank you also for making this a lifelong learning experience.Your actions show us intentional work and energy, and we are forever grateful.

Slavica

Thank you so much Will and Yarn Bark for this outstanding, beautifully conceptualised course. As someone else has already said, it's authentic and from the heart and exactly what is needed. I feel like it can speak to so many people and it's such an amazing window into the culture, history and worldview of First Nations People. I love that it's been filmed in nature, and I loved the emu encounter too, it made everything you were saying so real. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

Jason

I came into the course expecting, I admit, to come out with a 'formula' for acknowledging country, but I'm walking away with so much more than I could have imagined!

Pete

Thank you Will for providing this really amazing learning opportunity and experience.
If I had to choose one word to sum it up, it would be "authentic". It really felt like it was coming straight from the heart. The way it was produced really added to this feeling - if it had've been been more polished, I think it would have lost something. 
The pacing was excellent, and each lesson had a clear point and it never felt unnecessarily repetitive.

Nicole

Thank you also for making this a lifelong learning experience.Your actions show us intentional work and energy, and we are forever grateful.

Kelsey

This was genuinely the best training I've ever done and I look forward to taking on board everything I've learnt into my every day life. Thankyou Will!

Chloe

Thank you Will. I really appreciate your wisdom, encouragement and empowerment for Acknowledging County. You speak with such grace, truth and clarity to inspire my journey not only for Acknowledging Country meaningfully, but to continue with more confidence in my connection to First Nations People and Culture. Where there is so much stigmatised fear that pushes a divide, you changed the energy within me to remove hesitation and show up with courage and be empowered in this change through my actions, conversations and connections.

Stephen

Thanks, my brother Will. This was a fantastic course. I have learned more by doing this course than by trying to research alone.You are an amazing man with a beautiful heart. Thanks for your sincerity, vulnerability and honesty.

Enrolment Pledge!

Pledge your commitment to enrolling in EFNKD below. All those on this list upon the launch of EFNKD will receive a $100 discount and lifetime access!