== Barayamal Learning · Free course ==
Wikipedia Editing for Beginners: First Nations Edition
Learn to improve the public record using reliable sources, neutral writing, the Wikipedia Sandbox and First Nations cultural-safety checks.
- Free — no card or trial
- Beginner — no experience needed
- 1 hr 40 min · 1.5 hr video
- 32 lessons · 10 quizzes
The company is
> neutral wording · one claim, one citation
== Not sure where to begin? ==
Find your responsible-editor starting point
Take the short Wikipedia Editor Recruitment Scorecard for a personalised readiness result, five editor-strength categories and a practical next step. It is guidance—not permission to publish, proof of notability or a test of cultural authority.
Personalised result page and result email.
== Learn ==
Build the judgement to edit safely
The goal is not simply to make more edits. It is to make better decisions about whether, when and how to contribute.
step/01
Check the evidence
Find reliable, independent sources and match each citation to the claim it supports.
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Practise in the Sandbox
Draft, preview and review a low-risk contribution before changing a live article.
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Use the cultural-safety gate
Choose to proceed, pause, ask for guidance or not publish when authority, context or harm needs consideration.
== Your first action ==
Learn → practise → check → ask → edit
Start small. A careful Sandbox contribution with one well-matched citation is a meaningful first step.
- WatchComplete the short course introduction.
- Set upCreate your Wikipedia account and review privacy settings.
- PractiseOpen your Sandbox and make one test edit.
- VerifyAdd one reliable citation and check what it supports.
- DecidePublish only when the evidence, neutrality and safety checks are clear.
== Open impact ==
See how a Wikimedia project is tracked
These live statistics relate to Barayamal’s completed First Nations Changemakers on Wiki program, formerly titled Regional Mentor Blaze on-Wiki. They demonstrate public content activity and are not presented as contributions made by current Udemy learners.
Dashboard figures are automated. Article views are estimates, not unique readers, and reference insertions may include repeated uses of one source.
== Optional assessed pathway ==
Apply for a Barayamal micro-credential
Course completion alone does not issue this credential. Eligible learners submit their completed Practice Pack, source and neutral-writing evidence, a Sandbox or edit-plan link, and responses about conflicts of interest, living people and First Nations cultural safety. Dean or another authorised Barayamal assessor reviews the evidence manually.
What successful learners receive
A Barayamal-issued PDF certificate with an issue date, criteria version and unique verification ID.
What it is not
It is not an Udemy certificate, an AQF qualification, or a credential issued or endorsed by Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation or Wikimedia Australia.
== Schools and organisations ==
Bring the learning into a supported workshop
Barayamal is continuing to explore delivery with schools, community organisations and partners, including accessible online workshops for geographically dispersed participants.
45 MIN
45-minute introduction
Wikipedia foundations, reliable sources, neutrality and the cultural-safety decision gate.
90 MIN · ONLINE
90-minute online workshop
Guided account setup, Sandbox practice, citation exercise and a supported next-step plan.
MULTI-SESSION
Small supported cohort
A multi-session pathway with a separate contribution Dashboard and aggregate outcome reporting.
Developed by Barayamal with funding and project support from Wikimedia Australia through the 2025-2026 Partner Projects program.