A group of Lightning Ridge and Trangie high school students are among the youngest to achieve a Junior Rangers qualification through a unique partnership being rolled out across the state.

Through a blended learning program, 75 students ub seven communities learnt about environmental monitoring and digital data collection in the Aboriginal Site Works and Environmental Observation course.

It was the first time the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) has partnered with TAFE NSW to deliver the program to school students in NSW.

Fourteen Lightning Ridge students completed the course, where they observed and recorded conditions and characteristics of the local environment, plants and animals.

The course took a digital approach to scientific recording by using cameras and mobile apps to document findings and organise field data.

Through the course, students also learnt about ethical and responsible practices when working in natural conditions.

The course has been offered through TAFE previously, but this year the NSWALC brought it to local students for the first time.

The Junior Ranger's Program was also offered to indigenous students in Armidale, Dubbo, Menindee, Orange and Wentworth.

NSWALC chair Ray Kelly says offering the Junior Program in regional NSW allows students to get involved with cultural heritage and community, as well as create a future in education pathway.

 "For many of these students, this will be their first nationally recognised accreditation - one that acknowledges the value of their connection to Country and the skills they're developing as future custodians of the land," he said.

"The kids can look at and can be very proud of the fact that they've got this accreditation.

"It's about filling young people with not just optimism and hope, but that sense of pride that they're literally delivering into the communities and on country."

Mr Kelly said it was important to the NSWALC and TAFE to involve regional students in the course to offer them the same opportunities as the students in more populated areas.

He hopes the federal and state government can get on board with the initiative, and help offer the course to more Indigenous students across the country.

"We want to support the local land council to Interact and lead the young people in a space that we're involved in, working in local initiatives and on country, and engaging with their cultural heritage but also creating a pathway for education in the future," he said.

"This engagement with TAFE is a powerful example of what's possible when cultural knowledge and formal education come together."

TAFE NSW director of Aboriginal engagement and student support Andrew Higgins says the project is great initiative to bridge local cultural knowledge with the young members of the community.

"Because its place-based and you’ve got local aboriginal perspectives and cultural perspectives specifically embedded into it, I think there's going to be a really good strength in creating pathways for student employment or further training capabilities," he says.

Lightning Ridge students involved in the activity. [IMAGE: NSWALC]

Mr Higgins hopes the organisation and NSWALC can work on this project together in the future.

"This is a really great start to really well a really great start to relationship between TAFE NSW and NSWALC," he says.

The junior rangers program ran for 5 days throughout different times throughout the year.

The initiative was funded under the Children and schooling Program, but Chair of NSWALC says further funding would be required to continue bringing this course to high school students.