Education and Training
ALEP Learning Guides
The Aboriginal Landcare Education Program (ALEP) is developing the ALEP Learning Guides. They are for Certificate 2 level units in the Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management training package. Preview copies of the latest drafts are available below. Please provide feedback to this email by the end of July 2010. We hope to have final printed Learning Guides available soon after that.
Getting Ready
1. ALEP Learning Guides – Trainer’s Guide (download preview here)
2. Carry Out Natural Area Restoration Works (download preview here)
Recognising Plants
3. Recognise Plants (download preview here)
4. Collect, Prepare and Preserve Plant specimens (download preview here)
Growing Plants
5. Collect, Treat and Store Seed (download preview here)
6. Maintain Properties and Structures (download preview here)
7. Install Micro-irrigation Systems (download preview here)
8. Undertake Propagation Activities (download preview here)
9. Pot Up Plants (download preview here)
10. Tend Nursery Plants (download preview here)
Managing Country
11. Treat Weeds (download preview here)
12. Install Maintain and Repair Fencing (download preview here)
13. Plant Trees and Shrubs (download preview here)
14. Perform Basic Water Quality Tests (download preview here)
Other Training Resources
A Water Book: Wetland Science on Aboriginal Lands Meg Mooney (2009) Greening Australia (NT) Ltd and Tangentyere Landcare (Alice Springs office – available to Aboriginal groups involved in water monitoring)
Central Australian Wetlands Monitoring Framework: Water Quality and Aquatic Fauna Sampling Jayne Brim Box, Peter Barker, Julia Hengstler and Don Sada (2010) Greening Australia (NT) Ltd (Darwin and Alice Springs offices - free or download here)
Community Water Monitoring: Top End Field Manual (2009) Greening Australia (NT) Ltd (Darwin office - Free or Download here)
Waterwatch Australia National Technical Manual Waterwatch Australia Steering Committee (2003) Environment Australia (available online at the publications section of the Waterwatch site)
Education Resources for Teachers
East Point Mangrove Boardwalk: An Educational Resource Kit for Primary and Junior Secondary Teachers Kerry Hudson Greening Australia NT Inc (Download here)
Monsoon Rainforests of the Top End: An educational initiative of Greening Australia Northern Territory Kerry Hudson (illustrated by Bob Whiteford) Greening Australia NT (Darwin office - $25)
Northern Grasslands: An Educational Resource Kit for Primary and Junior Secondary Teachers Liza Schenkel (2005) Greening Australia NT (Darwin and Katherine offices - $25)
NT Waterwatch Education Kit Sue Bellette and Gerry Lee (Eds) (2003) Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (Darwin office - CD $25, or download below).
Contents and Introduction (22kb)
Part 1 - The water cycle and water properties(3 Mb pdf)
Part 2 - Mapping catchments (2.7Mb pdf)
Part 3 - Acquatic ecosystems and habitats (1.3Mb pdf)
Part 4 - Uses of catchments (2.0Mb pdf)
Part 5 - Monitoring catchment health (1.9Mb pdf)
Part 6 - Waterwatch and Legislation(800kb pdf)
Part 7 - Groundwater (1.1Mb pdf)
Books and Publications
Our Publications to buy or download page has useful resources including our gardening books Native Plants for Top End Gardens and Native Plants for Central Australian Gardens.
Useful Education Contacts
Tangentyere's Land and Learning project is is an environmental education program for Aboriginal children in central Australian communities
Environorth - Living Sustainably in Australia's Savannas - CRC for Tropical Savannas Knowledge in Schools Project in collaboration with the Northern Territory Department of Employment, Education and Training
Darwin CSIRO Science Education Centre
Australian Association for Environmental Education NT Chapter
Minerals Council of Australia EnviroSmart Resource Package
Department of Education and Training
Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport: