Reconciliation Action Plans (RAP)

What is the YCSP?

ZSIC delivers the YCSP in partnership with their stakeholders. YCSP supports existing staff supervision processes, staff development policies and resources, and is encouraged to be utilised in conjunction with our unique YCSP format.

Genuine workplace commitments is of great importance to YCSP, as the indigenous employee may wish to be exposed to greater professional development opportunities. Ownership of their professional and cultural growth is enhanced, in a culturally safe learning and development environment. Higher duties and tasks, formally shadowing managers in their roles, workplace and community presentations are some of the possibilities that the indigenous employee may choose to experience, as a result of their YCSP.
Business Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) initiatives are identified during YCSP and are also explored to meet the needs of the participant and workplace culture.

Some achievements of a YCSP can be described as follows;

  • Participants own and create their professional training and development opportunities, that empowers self, others, and the workplace
  • Enhances employers opportunities to retain indigenous employees in a culturally safe environment, resulting in a meaningful and rich life that contributes to safe communities
  • Workplace cultural strategic benchmarks and goals are met, through positive indigenous employee and employer relationships
  • Participants gain a broader understanding of their employers business plans, strategies and objectives
  • Increase positive workforce performance that really matters
  • Personal growth through exploring and strengthening cultural connections to Culture, Country, and Community
  • Employer is a workplace of choice for indigenous employees

Program Mode

Each mode incorporates business plans, objectives, and aims of the employer.

Participants have options to strengthen cultural areas of their identity, as well as to deliver a cultural activity within the workplace, eg: staff meeting, management meeting, NAIDOC celebration, Reconciliation Week Activities, etc

Mode A (6 Months):
  • a) Forms 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12 are used and make up the 6 month YCSP Program.
  • b) Can take place every 2 months.
  • c) Create a professional pathway that is created by the participant, endorsed and supported by the workplace
  • d) Offer the participant the opportunity to create a cultural activity that builds on their identity.
  • e) Opportunity to deliver a formal cultural presentation within the workplace, eg: team members, manager
  • f) All YCSP’s are evaluated by the participant and copies are provided to the participant and the Employer on completion of every session.
  • g) Facilitator/Employee/Employer Yarn-Up’s are available where required
Mode B (12 Months):
  • a) Forms 1 - 12 are used and make up the 12 month YCSP Program
  • b) Can take place every month
  • c) Consistent effort with a stronger professional development focus
  • d) Greater opportunities to enhance and support cultural identity learning experiences. A result of quality time to building cultural connections to culture and community
  • e) Create a professional pathway that is created by the participant, endorsed and supported by the workplace
  • f) Offer the participant the opportunity to create a cultural activity that builds on their identity
  • g) Opportunity to deliver a formal cultural presentation within the workplace, eg: Team Members, Managers
  • h) All YCSP’s are evaluated by the participant and copies are provided to the Participant and the Employer on completion of every session.
  • i) Facilitator/Employee/Employer Yarn-Up’s are available where required

Delivery Mode Options

ZOOM
Microsoft Teams
FaceTime
Face-To-Face (additional travel and accommodation fees associated with the engagement will be negotiated as appropriate)