Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ITAS) funding aims to maximise the educational opportunities of eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and to improve their educational outcomes. ITAS is funded through the Northern Territory Government Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (DITT).

ITAS provides funding for supplementary tuition to support for eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are Northern Territory residents, undertaking vocational education and training (VET) courses leading to the attainment of a qualification at Certificate III or higher including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students completing an Australian apprenticeship or traineeship.

You can contact the ITAS office yourself, or you can ask your lecturer to help you choose a tutor who will meet your needs. Your lecturer will then work with the ITAS office to make the arrangements.

ITAS has a number of registered tutors, and all tutorial support is coordinated through the ITAS office. While the ITAS staff will make every effort to fulfill a request, sometimes a suitably qualified or local tutor cannot be found. In this case, please talk to your lecturer about other ways to receive support in your studies.