For Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung and Yorta-Yorta artist Simone Thomson, her storytelling on canvas and the education it imparts is an important duty.

Ms Thomson's work 'Tikilara - Spirit of Place' was unveiled at the Australian College of Applied Professions' new Melbourne campus on Friday.

ACAP's parent company and global education provider Navitas announced the beginning of their Reconciliation Action Plan in August.

Under the Reflection framework, ACAP executive manager of education Lucy Schulz told National Indigenous Times putting First Nations culture and stories front and centre is a movement they're undertaking.

Tikilara intertwines where the institute and its new home in Naarm meet.

The 'healing waters' of the Yarra sits central, as it has for the lives of the Wurundjeri people for generations, and signifies ACAP's psychological studies and understanding of humans.

The baluk (people) sat around the waterway represents ACAP's campuses, the stars above as the diverse backgrounds of students, and their lifelong journeys in the rolling hills and connected circles in the sky.

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ACAP is somewhat unique in its numbers of international students enrolled.

The opportunity to present First Nations culture to a global audience is one Ms Thomson considered.

"From an Aboriginal person, from my perspective, as an artist and as a traditional owner is to display my work in a way that is understood on a level that everyone can relate to, not just Aboriginal people," she said.

"We're born with this responsibility to educate people. And I think that art is my vehicle to do that…I believe that I'm able to speak culturally and educate people through my art which I need to do because if I've got a little bit of a gift, I should use it.

"I think a lot of people are familiar with Aboriginal artwork, but they might not know what the symbology means or that the interpretation has a deeper meaning than just a couple of symbols in painting.

"(International audiences) might only be familiar with one particular style; the dot style or western desert style. But we're a country of over 500 nations and each of us has a different style of artwork, different style of storytelling, different dreaming stories passed down."

She said she hopes everyone, even if they don't totally immerse themselves with the artwork, are given the opportunity for cultural education.

ACAP plans to incorporate similar pieces from artists on country in their campuses around Australia.

Ms Schutlz said while their cultural perspective is present in their curriculums and environments already, improving in this area is something they are striving toward.

She hopes future tertiary scholarships for First Nations students might be applicable to private educators like ACAP

In November, ACAP is hosting a cultural walk through Melbourne open to all students.