Mamarapha College TrustRegistered

Mamarapha College Trust reflect the activites and assests of tertiary level initiative of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ministries (ATSIM) of the Seventhday Adventist Church Australian Union Conference offering a cluster of courses: pastoral ministry training for indigenous ministers; ministry studies and health promotion studies for church members and lay ministers. The College is a Registered Training Organisation and courses extend from certificate level to a four year Advanced Diploma. It employs three fulltime teaching faculty members and a registrar, complemented by sessional and guest lecturers, to cover the wide scope of subjects. These range from biblical studies, ministry, and evangelism, to home and family studies, human relationships, and life skills; as well as health, and literacy and computing skills, among others. Study is offered via study blocks ( 'intensives' ) for some courses while ministers in training study full time for their second and third year, then learn onthejob with a minister in the field for their fourth year.