Early Childhood Education: Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Interview

This document presents an interview confirmation form used to gather feedback from an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander mentor following an interview. The form assesses the interviewer's preparation, cultural sensitivity, communication skills, and understanding of Indigenous culture. It includes questions about the interviewer's ability to develop strategies for integrating Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander culture into the workplace, focusing on active participation, promoting cultural safety, and developing cultural knowledge. The form also captures agreed-upon outcomes for measuring the effectiveness of these strategies, such as reflecting own culture, developing attitude and knowledge of their culture and custom, mentioning every belief which is play key rosle in own communities. The mentor provides their contact information and signs the form to confirm the interview.

Interview Confirmation Form
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Mentor
Early Childhood Education – Assessment Workbook 6
Complete name of interviewer:
Complete name of interviewee:
Date and time of interview:
Place of interview:
I confirm that the interviewer named above have conducted an interview
with me on the date and place described above. I further confirm that the
meeting was to provide the interviewer advice on how to develop
strategies for integrating Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island culture
into the workplace.
Interviewee Feedback:
Q1 The interviewer made all necessary preparations prior to our
interview.
Describe the preparations the candidate made prior to the interview:
 Preparation of questions.
 Know candidate.
 Plan time and agenda
Q2 The interviewer followed cultural protocols.
Describe the candidate’s attitude and demeanour throughout the
interview:
 Stable and uniform
 Positive approach
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Interview Confirmation Form
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Mentor
Early Childhood Education – Assessment Workbook 6
Q3 The interviewer demonstrated appropriate communication skills.
Describe the candidate’s tone of voice, choice of language, hand
gestures, body language, etc. throughout the interview:
 Soft and fluid movement
 Clear voice.
 Positive gesture and posture
Q4 The interviewer showed respect for diversity in communication.
Describe how the candidate showed diversity in communication:
Did they try to learn indigenous words or encouraged the use of indigenous
words?
While taking interview, the candidate has enough knowledge which show
the aspect of cultural knowledge and their custom which is related with
the Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people.
Q5 The interviewer demonstrated understanding of the Aboriginal
and/or Torres Strait Island culture.
Describe how the candidate demonstrated understanding of indigenous
culture:
The candidate has enough knowledge with context with Indigenous
culture and it use to show the attitude and attribute regards with people
of Indigenous culture and their custom.
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Interview Confirmation Form
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Mentor
Early Childhood Education – Assessment Workbook 6
Q6 The interviewer developed acceptable strategies to meet the needs
of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island culture in the community.
State your opinion on the strategies developed by the interviewer:
[Before printing out your form, write your proposed strategies here.]
Active participation from the Aboriginal and Torres islander people.
[Before printing out your form, write your proposed strategies here.]
Promote cultural safety and trust which create belief on culture diversity
[Before printing out your form, write your proposed strategies here.]
Develop knowledge regards with the culture of different communities. In
this, promote art work and other material which is provide significant
evidence of their existence.
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Interview Confirmation Form
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Mentor
Early Childhood Education – Assessment Workbook 6
Q7 You and the interviewer have agreed on the outcomes you wish to achieve from the
strategies above, against which you can measure the effectiveness of the strategies on
cultural safety.
List the three (3) outcomes you wish to achieve:
Reflecting own culture
Develop attitude and knowledge of their culture and custom.
Mention every belief which is play key rosle in own communities.
Other comments:
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Signed:
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Signature over complete name of
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mentor
Mentor’s contact information:
_____________________
Phone/mobile number
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