ATEC News

Brisbane  (24/02/10) and Cairns (22/02/10) Workshops

Writing a CV tailored to the International Development Business (IDB) sector is a critcal step in winning business opportunities in the development world.  How do you craft a CV that gets noticed?  What are the tips and the tricks?

Attend a free workshop delivered by Janette Clonan (business matching contractor).

For further information contact:  Peter.Goldsworth@trade.qld.gov.au

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is  looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced person to work as Director of Corporate Services.  The Director will be accountable to the Deputy Secretary General for:  financial management, HR and administration, information management, information technology, property services, organisational development, continuous improvement, and corporate services performance and financial management.

For more information download a detailed job description package at:  http://www.forumsec.org/_resources/article/files/InfoPack_DCS.pdf

The Australian Consulting Services Mission is a regular event organised by Austrade to assist consulting firms access business opportunities in multilateral financial institutions in Asia, particularly the Asian Develoment Bank headquarters in Manila. 

Last year a delegation of Queensland’s Tropical Expertise firms attended this mission successfully raising awareness of a new, unique service offering in the fields of tropical infrastructure, environment, climate change, agriculture and health.

When:  April 2010 (exact dates to be advised)

Where: Manila, Philippines

www.austrade.gov.au

Marketing the unique tropical knowledge and services in northern and central Queensland to international aid project co-ordinators will be the focus of the Australian Tropical Expertise Consortium Business Matching Roadshow, which will kick off in Cairns next week.

The Roadshow will roll through Cairns, Townsville and Rockhampton on three consecutive days starting from Tuesday, December 8 in Cairns. It will bring an array of Australian Managing Contractors (AMCs) and project co-ordinating firms to the regions to meet with Tropical Expertise service providers and share with them the intricacies of engaging with such firms, how to procure international aid work, and the ins and outs of working in-country.

Companies presenting on the Roadshow, which is being co-ordinated by Advance Cairns in partnership with the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, include Uniquest, Queensland University of Technology, JTA International, Cardno (PNG division), Trade Queensland and McLeod Training Organisation.

International aid projects in the developing world are administered by firms, such as the ones represented on the Roadshow, who subcontract organisations to complete assignments of varying budgets and timeframes. Northern and central Queensland professionals have been recognised by leading Australian Managing Contractor firms as among the best experts for international development projects in tropical countries.

This event was first held in Cairns in November 2008 and attracted more than 70 participants. Several Queensland companies, with unique Tropical Expertise, who attended have since been invited on international tenders by AMCs they met on the day.

The Roadshow will be held in the following locations:

CAIRNS – Tuesday, December 8 @ the Shangri-La Hotel from 8:15am – 1:30pm. Cost $44. Click here to register.

TOWNSVILLE – Wednesday, December 9 @ Rydges Southbank from 8:15am – 1:30pm. Cost $44. Click here to register.

ROCKHAMPTON – Thursday, December 10 @ Rockhampton Leagues Club from 8:45am – 2pm. Cost $44. Click here to register.

The Smart Futures Fund is an $80 million Queensland Government investment to support collaborative projects.  The Smart Futures Fund will stimulate cutting-edge research projects and attract top-quality scientists to Queensland to utilise Queensland’s world-class research facilties.

Further information and application forms for the funding program available at:  www.industry.qld.gov.au/smartfuturesfund