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Vocational education and training [VET] provides a constructive and meaningful role in promoting education, training and employment opportunities for Indigenous peoples in Australia. First, the paper overviews Australia's national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strategy for VET, 'Partners in a learning culture' (indexed at TD/TNC 63.292). This paper explores some of the issues emerging from a focus group discussion by key mid- to senior-level Indigenous stakeholders on the strategy's potential for promoting Indigenous VET. A range of critical issues was identified that call for a 'talking-up' of of VET for Indigenous peoples. The findings of this paper are of significance to researchers, educators, policy-makers and their stakeholders with an interest in advancing equity and best practice in VET for indigenous Australians.