Indigenous Language Fluency Transfer System:

Online intensive training course

‍Welcome to ILFTS Stories 1 Online Training Course

Congratulations on all the progress you’ve made in your ILFTS development. We are excited to welcome you to the next stage of development as we work towards creating your Level 1 Stories Module. This page includes useful resources from our first course as well as the new resources you’ll refer to for Stories development.

Course schedule

Schedule (see below for all time zones)

Session 1 – 10 September 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm AEST

Session 2 – 17 September 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm AEST

Session 3 – 15 October 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm AEST/ 11:00am-1:00pm AEDT

Session 4 – 12 November 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm AEST/ 11:00am-1:00pm AEDT

Alternate time zones

All sessions- NT/SA - 9:30am- 11:30am ACST

Zoom Link

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Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/8731444871?pwd=XHZU4nT61vbD2WfeHNjQMMwkwrhqzo.1

Meeting ID: 873 144 4871

Passcode: 527043

Need some one-on-one?

In between sessions, you are welcome to book in some one-on-one time. You can use the below link to book in with Ella or email Sonja directly to schedule a time with her.

Resources and tools

Tutorials

‘Box of Knowledge’ Tutorial - preparing to deliver L1

In this video, Sonja talks through how to prepare your teaching resources, the best ways to store them for easy use, and who is best to deliver your L1 lessons.

AILIB Tutorial

This short video guides you through accessing, browsing and using the AILIB Image Bank.

Audio Recording Tutorial

Be guided by Sonja through the basic features of Audacity you need in order to complete your ILFTS recording catalogue. (Tutorial from ILFTS Cohort 2)

Development tool tutorial

Development tool tutorial, delivered by Sonja Thoma 21/04/2026.

Audacity Tutorial

Be guided by Sonja through the basic features of Audacity you need in order to complete your ILFTS recording catalogue. (Tutorial from ILFTS Cohort 1)

Session recordings (to come)

Session 1 - 10 September 2026

Resources (Click to download)

Session 2- 17 September 2026

Resources (Click to download)

Session 3 - 15 October 2026

Resources (Click to download)

Session 4 - 12 November 2026

Resources (Click to download)

Contacts

Facilitator - Indigenous Fluency Now

Sonja Thoma

Email: sonja@indigenousfluency.org

First Languages Australia

Ella Woods

Email: ella@firstlanguages.org.au or fnl@firstlanguages.org.au

Phone: 0431 127 519

First Languages Australia would like to acknowledge the curriculum model and its organization are provided by Christopher Parkin and LaRae Wiley.

The Indigenous Language Fluency Transfer System online intensive training course has been funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education as part of the First Nations Languages Education Program. You can find out more at www.firstlanguages.org.au/fnl.