“I had heard that Belinda Kendall of Curijo Pty Ltd was a great presenter from her other clients. I was stoked when I found out that I got a chance to attend her Cultural Learning Journey Day 1 course. The interactive nature of this course enabled us participants to ask questions and this is important because it allowed us to learn more efficiently. Bel was articulate and gave us a clear, informative and honest presentation. She showed sensitivity when we cringed at some of the historical facts we learned; many of us not realising how bad it has been since invasion for Aboriginal people. We saw that although the Aboriginal people have it so tough, they are smart, resilient and have hope for the future. Having heard their story, we feel more confident that we can stand by them and support them in our own little ways, in their determination to change the marginalisation they experience. Kudos to Bel for a 'deadly' (as in awesome) course she presented today. I highly recommend this course to anyone requiring some background knowledge on Aboriginal culture”.

Caroline Gibbins CPA, B.Bus (Acc) Curtin University

I attended the Cultural Learning Journey Training and Reconciliation Support and Planning courses run by Tina McGhie from Curijo. I benefited from the course personally but as a Team Leader I could see how the course could assist my team members. I later enlisted Curijo to deliver the same course to my team. After attending the course, my team and I are more confident in our community work. We have created a plan to engage with the community for the best outcomes of our students.

Suanne Sneddon - Team Leader. Learning for Life, Smith Family

Our organisation is committed to promoting culturally inclusive and safe environments for our staff and clients and we were keen to strengthen our cultural learning journey through participation in cultural awareness training. Through discussions with Tina and Belinda from Curijo we developed a training delivery plan for the whole organisation to build our knowledge and capabilities to better understand and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety and engagement across our settings. This has worked really well for us! Tina and Belinda are excellent presenters who are very knowledgeable. The training content was informative, relevant and comprehensive and has been well received and valued by all staff. I can recommend Curijo as an organisation that works to a high standard, is well informed, completely reliable, flexible and responsive to client needs.

Jan Langtry, CEO - jan@ectarc.com.au

The summary of the branch planning session provides an excellent starting point for the development of a meaningful Branch plan.

The combination of individual debriefs, team debriefs and the branch planning session gave everyone an insight into themselves and their colleagues as well as a greater appreciation of the connections across the branch.

Darren’s public service experience at the SES level and his down to earth and practical manner were particularly appreciated by members of the Branch.

The Curijo team were very professional in their approach. The review outcomes demonstrated a high level of analytical skills and strategic insight. The work they produced was of a high quality and has proven to be very effective.

Lynne Thomson - NHMRC

Curijo quickly comprehended the requirement and responded with a proposed methodology that delivered the advice required in the timetable needed. Curijo proactively pursued the task with little supervision delivering a comprehensive report which greatly contributed to Defence’s assurance of it’s Contract Governance of outsourced service providers. Curijo was very professional in all its dealings with both Defence and Contracted staff; meaning that they could conduct the audit in a collaborative spirit. Curijo’s methodology resulted in the audit positively influencing future contractual relationships.

Peter Taylor - Department of Defence

Powerful exercises to challenge perceptions and illustrate Australian History.

Yvette Sims - Department of Finance

Much deeper understanding of Indigenous history and particularly cross generational trauma. Learning like this can also help Government deliver better policies and services to all.

Steve Coulton - Department of Finance

Opening my eyes to the need to learn about, accept and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture. I thought I knew a bit about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History before today, being shown how little I know makes me keen to learn.

Nathan Watson - Department of Finance

Practical and relevant information about cultural respect and working with Aboriginal people. Belinda is an excellent educator. All Curijo staff who were present were helpful, engaging and knowledgeable. This type of curriculum should be taught in all schools and communities.

Carl Treneski - Department of Finance

A better understanding of the history, not being taught in school or work training programs made the information interesting but shocking. I like the delivery of the content.

Nick Brown - Department of Finance

So much information was so well delivered. It was enlightening, fascinating and so enjoyable (notwithstanding the heart-rending sections) from start to finish.

Lynne Ford - Department of Finance

I really enjoyed that the course was inclusive and discussion based. It allowed me to see and understand aspects of modern Aboriginal identity and culture that I had previously not been exposed to. The course vastly exceeded my expectations and I would readily recommend others attend this course.

Stewart McGill - Department of Finance

“I would like to thank Belinda Kendall for her hard work assisting me and one of our young people in Out of Home Care connect with his Aboriginal heritage. Although we are still researching his history, with Belinda’s assistance we have made some important connections an re-connections for him with his family, which is extremely heartwarming. Wonderful service and many thanks to Belinda and her team.”

Michelle Godwin - Life Without Barriers

“I enjoyed listening to the history and happenings throughout Australia’s history. I thoroughly benefited from and enjoyed the cultural and learning journey. It certainly opened my eyes to some detail regarding Australia’s history”

Brett Kelly - Spotless

“A truly frank discussion about issues and historical background to inform current issues and future way forward.”

Elizabeth Jolley - ACT Government

Thank you! Best cultural awareness training I have attended. I found that I am very ignorant to Aboriginal culture and history but motivated to learn more! Excellent presentation girls! Amazing course! Very helpful Caseworkers. Belinda and Tina were very engaging and kept us interested.

Whole of Government systems implementation is a complex business. Curijo’s expertise, product development approach and quality assurance have made a major contribution to the success of this work. Of particular importance to us, is Curijo’s ability to understand our environment and timeframes, and to deliver the expected results within those constraints.

Lynne Ford - Department of Finance

The Curijo team were very knowledgeable and efficient. They gave us a great product in short timeframes and consulted well with all parties during the process

Julie Glover - NHMRC