Consulting & Collaboration

Our consulting activities are carried out through collaboration with in-country counterparts. We have a strong international reputation for working closely and effectively with our clients and their stakeholders. This ensures high quality outputs that respond appropriately to our client needs. Examples of consulting experience in our key target areas are listed below.

Mobility and Migration

Short Term Visitor and Business Movements, 2007, commissioned by International Organisation for Migration, for IOM’s World Migration Report Series.

Australia’s Migration and Settlement Policies, 2006, for CIDOB, Barcelona, Spain.

Internal Mobility and Health in China, for IOM/CASS conference, February 2005 in Guangzhou, IOM/DFID commissioned study. 

‘Balancing the Benefits and Costs of Skilled Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region’, commissioned chapter for World Migration Report (2005), International Organization for Migration, Geneva.

Three projects on The Ratification of the 1990 UN Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families, 2004-05, in collaboration with Dr Nicola Piper (National University of Singapore) and Researchers in Bangladesh,  New Zealand, South Korea, etc funded by UNESCO.

 Migration and Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in NE Asia and S. Asia, 2003, funded by UNDP Delhi, Coordinator of project, collaboration with researchers in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China and North and South Korea.

'Overview of Trends and Characteristics of Labour Migration in Asia', commissioned paper presented at Labour Migration Ministerial Consultations for Countries of Origin in Asia, 1-2 April, 2003.

Obstacles to the Ratification of the 1990 UN Convention on the Rights of all Migrant Workers and their Families in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore, 2002-03, in collaboration with Dr Nicola Piper (National University of Singapore), UNESCO funded, Bangkok.

Five projects under the Asia Pacific Migration Research Network, funded by Ford Foundation, 1999-2001, Responsible for overall coordination and directly for the project on Return Migration and Social Transformation.

New Migrations and Growing Ethno-cultural Diversity in the Asia-Pacific Region: Social and Political Issues, 1999, Japan Foundation Asia Centre Grant Program for use in China and Indonesia, with Dr Huang Ping (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China) and Dr Dwiyanto (LIPI, Indonesia) .

Evaluation of Migrant Education Services, 1991, in conjunction with Prof. Speedy, Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, commissioned by National Advisory Committee on Skills Recognition (NACSR), Department of Employment, Education and Training, Canberra.

Appropriate Technology

Intellectual Property Rights and SMES in ASEAN, 2004-05, commissioned by Melbourne University Private and funded by AusAID, with S. Macdonald (Sheffield University), T. Turpin (Univerity of Western Sydney) and A. Ancog.(Manila).

Capacity Building for Science and Technology Formulation and Assessment for the MESCT, Mozambique-Australia Capacity Building Program, 2002, AusAID, with T. Turpin (University of Wollongong), S. Garrett-Jones (UOW) and Gustavo Guzman (Brazil).

The Mobility of S&T Professionals: India, China, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, 2001-02, Consultant to Committee on Science and Technology in Developing Countries (COSTED) and The Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, funded by UNESCO and the Indian Government.

Employer Attitudes to Overseas Trained Professionals and Technicians, 1991, with P. Newell, commissioned by NACSR and National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition, Department of Employment, Education and Training, Canberra.

Education and Skills

Improving the Skills Recognition Arrangements of ASEAN countries, project contracted by Cardno ACIL and funded by AusAID, 2004-08, Principal Researcher.

‘Accreditation of the Qualifications and Skills of Developing Country Service providers’, commissioned paper for presentation at Market Access Issues in Mode 4 and Effective Implementation of Article IV on Increasing Participation of Developing Countries, UNCTAD meeting in Geneva, July 2003.

Gender, Migration and Governance in Asia: A Project to Raise Awareness, Improve Training and Promote Research, 2002, with Dr Keiko Yamanaka (University of Southern California, Berkley) and Dr N. Piper (ANU), funded by Asia Centre (Japan Foundation).

Distribution of Work in Pacific Societies and the Development of Practical Policies for Effective and Equitable Distribution of Paid Work, 2001, funded by UNESCO Apia, with W. Tibben (University of Wollongong).

Skills Shortages in eight APEC Economies, 2000, with A/P Charles Stahl (University of Newcastle), Matt Ngui (UOW) and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, funded by APEC,

The Recognition of Overseas Qualifications and Skills in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia, 1995-96, commissioned research for Office of Multicultural Affairs, Dept. of Prime Minister & Cabinet, Canberra.

Impact of Immigration Policies on Education in New South Wales, 1993-94, Bureau of Immigration Research and the NSW Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs, with G. Harrison and C. Fox.

Settlement Experiences of Recent Immigrants: Education and Overseas Qualifications and Labour Force Experience, 1992-93, Analysis of Bureau of Immigration Research’s Pilot Longitudinal data.