Cultural Safety Training 

Build a Culturally Safe, Confident, and Inclusive Workplace

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At OVAIT, we deliver practical, trauma‑informed cultural safety training designed to strengthen your organisation’s capability, confidence, and connection with the diverse communities you serve. Led by Tracey McCurdy, proud Gulidjan woman and experienced cultural safety trainer, our programs support meaningful, sustainable change across teams, leadership, and organisational systems.

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What Is Cultural Safety?

Cultural safety goes beyond awareness or “knowing about culture.” It’s about creating environments where people feel genuinely safe — emotionally, socially, and culturally — regardless of their background.

A culturally safe workplace is one where:

• People feel respected and valued

• Differences are understood, not judged

• Power imbalances are recognised and addressed

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Why choose OVAIT?

Our training is grounded in real‑world experience across community services, financial counselling, HR, leadership, and corporate environments. We bring a warm, practical, and engaging approach that helps teams feel safe to reflect, learn, and grow.

Organisations work with OVAIT because we offer:

• Authentic, lived experience from a proud Aboriginal trainer

• Trauma‑informed, strengths‑based facilitation

• Practical tools that staff can use immediately

• Sector‑specific scenarios for banking, debt collection, community services, and corporate teams

• A safe learning environment where people can ask questions without judgement

• Training tailored to your organisation’s needs, goals, and workforce

• Staff can speak up without fear

• Clients experience dignity, trust, and fairness

For organisations, cultural safety is not just the right thing to do — it’s essential for risk reduction, compliance, staff wellbeing, and strong client relationships

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What training options does OVAIT provide?

1. Cultural Safety Foundations

Half‑day or full‑day workshop

Perfect for teams beginning their cultural safety journey or wanting to strengthen their understanding.

Topics include:

• What cultural safety is (and isn’t)

• Cultural awareness vs cultural competence vs cultural safety

• Understanding unconscious bias

• Working respectfully with Aboriginal clients and communities

• Trauma‑informed communication

• Real‑world scenarios tailored to your sector

• Practical strategies for everyday interactions

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2. Leadership & Organisational Cultural Safety

For executives, managers, and HR teams

This workshop focuses on embedding cultural safety into systems, policies, and leadership behaviours.

Topics include:

• Leading culturally safe teams

• Accountability and psychological safety

• Recruitment, onboarding, and retention

• Policy and decision‑making through a cultural safety lens

• Managing risk and reputational impact

• Creating sustainable organisational change

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What  will your organisation gain for this training? 

• Increased staff confidence and capability

• Stronger relationships with Aboriginal and culturally diverse clients

• Reduced organisational and reputational risk

• Improved staff wellbeing and retention

• More inclusive, respectful workplace culture

• Practical tools that support everyday decision‑making

• A clearer understanding of how to embed cultural safety into systems and practice

 

What delivery options does OVAIT offer? 

We offer flexible training formats to suit your organisation:

• On‑site workshops

• Online delivery via Teams or Zoom

• Small group sessions

• Large group presentations

• Customised programs for specific teams or department