Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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The right person for the job: international volunteering and the Australian employment market (pdf 880kb)

This is the first study in Australia to document the skills developed by Australians who volunteer overseas and examine how these skills match the needs of employers.  It was conducted through a research partnership between AVI and Monash University's international Development and Environmental Analysis Program, with funding by the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements.

The researchers asked 24 human resource managers from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors to list the skills they most valued in prospective employees. More than 220 returned AVI volunteers were asked to describe the skills they gained or enhanced as a result of their overseas assignments.

The study suggests that international volunteers acquire considerable experience, knowledge and skills, valuable and sought-after employability skills, but there is evidence that these assets have not yet been appropriately recognised or utilised within the Australian workforce.

 

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