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In 2004, Security4Women (S4W) commissioned Women in Adult and Vocational Education (WAVE) to undertake research into affordable work-related education and training. The aim of this project, Lifelong Learning - Work Related Education and Training, is to enable S4W to propose policy development 'to enhance greater economic equity for women and to define measures to advocate and lobby for policy and legislative amendments on behalf of the women's sector'. The project is being undertaken in two stages: stage one focused on young women and stage two, which is currently underway, focuses on specific groups of women. This report focuses on Indigenous women accessing employment and training. It researches findings into the knowledge and aspirations of vocational education and training (VET) held by Central Australian Indigenous women leaders and identifies and reviews some current initiatives to improve access and participation for women in remote Aboriginal communities in the region. The project is based upon the perceptions of women in Central Australia who are training participants, advocates and decision-makers, and training providers. Remote Aboriginal communities pose particular challenges for access and equity in VET such as locational disadvantage, limited public access to computers and other basic technologies, and the difficulty for Aboriginal communities to access secondary education and post-school transitional education opportunities for young people. The key training needs and priorities identified through this project are: community self-determination; training and accreditation; functional literacies; and crisis management. The contents are: Overview of the project; The context; Waltja prior research 1993-2002; Methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Bibliography.