Australia Awards
Indonesia
Australia Awards
Indonesia
Short Term Award Application Pack
Transformational Business
Leadership – A Course for
Outstanding Alumni of Australian
Universities
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Goals and Purpose of Australia Awards Indonesia
The Australia Awards are prestigious international Scholarships and Short Term Awards
funded by the Australian Government. They offer the next generation of global leaders an
opportunity to undertake study, research and professional development in Australia. The
goals and purpose of Australia Awards Indonesia are underpinned by five clearly defined
program outcome groups relating to the benefits gained by the Indonesian alumni through
the award experience. These include: the alumni’s use of knowledge, attitude and skills to
influence their professional fields and communities; the linkages between the alumni and
Australian organisations, Australians; and the positive perceptions that Alumni have of
Australia and Australians.
Award Name
Transformational Business Leadership – A Course for Outstanding Alumni of
Australian Universities
Award Objectives
This course will focus on alumni of Australian universities working in the Banking and
Finance, Mining and Energy and Food and Agriculture sectors1. The course has been
identified through a series of broad consultations with a cross-section of Australian
universities, alumni, approximately ten Australian businesses in Indonesia and other
stakeholders including business associations.
The purpose of the course is to identify and further develop the professional skills of
outstanding alumni who are emerging leaders to enable them to undertake senior executive
or board positions within the private sector in the near future.
It is expected that the course will effectively include two courses for a total of four weeks
and include the following:
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Leadership Course - 3-week broader tuition on generalist leadership principles in
Australia
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Directorship Course - 1-week International Company Directors course (provided by
Australian Institute of Company Directors) in Bali. (Noting for participants to
progress to this course, they must satisfy all of the required performance criteria for
the Leadership Course)
Learning objectives
The learning objectives of the course are participants’ improved skills and ability to:
 Demonstrated understanding of leadership principles – including
communication and influencing, managing for performance and coaching for
1Participants
may be employed by a professional services firm as a technical specialist in
one of these areas, or alternatively for an organisation in another sector if their role is
related to one of the priority sectors
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The learning objectives of the course are participants’ improved skills and ability to:
performance (2.5 days)
 Demonstrated understanding of introductory principles of operational
effectiveness – Lean operations and supply chains; dealing with variability;
organization transformation (through business processes) (2.5 days)
 Demonstrated understanding of strategy and marketing principles – industry
and company analysis; customer segmentation; (2 days)
 Demonstrated understanding of finance and accounting foundations, including
financial ratio and statement analysis; value creation and return on invested
capital; discounted cash-flow analysis; capital markets and financing
structures; M&A; (2 days)
 Demonstrated understanding of economics foundations including; supply and
demand theory; surplus and value capture; market power (2 days)
 Demonstrated understanding of the factors that drive organizational
performance in Australian companies (through site visits and guest speaker
series) (4 days plus evenings)
To achieve these outcomes, the proposed short course offers a structured learning process
for participants that will utilise a range of learning methodologies:
 Classroom sessions
 Case studies
 Site visits
 Discussion and planning sessions
 Simulations and role plays
 Networking events
 The Short Course Project model used across all Australia Awards Indonesia Short
Courses (participants develop a project, conduct required analyses, present the project
at pre-course workshop, further develop the project during the short course and present
the implemented project at the post-course workshop)
Participants who have satisfied all of necessary performance criteria for the
Leadership course will be invited to participate in the International Company
Director Course held in Bali.
Dates and location
The course will be delivered over a three-week period in Australia. A pre-course workshop
will be held in Bandung approximately 4 weeks prior to the commencement of the short
course. . The final delivery dates will be determined in consultation with DFAT and the
provider selected through an open tender process. The proposed schedule is:
 Pre-Course Workshop – 10-12 February 2016 (Bandung)
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 Leadership Course – 7 – 26 March 2016 (Australia)
 Directorship Course – 18 – 22 July 2016 (Bali)
The majority of the training takes place where the training provider is located but may
include visits to other locations for benchmarking and networking opportunities, meetings
and site visits. Possible site visits may include Australia Indonesia Business Council, ,
Austrade, Chambers of Commerce and leading Australian businesses.
Participants
Awardees will be selected against the below selection criteria through a rigorous selection
process managed by Australia Awards Indonesia.
Participant profile
Participants must have:
 Completed an undergraduate or post-graduate degree at an Australian university (OnShore), achieving a credit average or above,
Or
Completed a Short Course or Fellowship (or other such mode of executive education) in
Australia and achieved a GPA of 2.9 or above (or equivalent) at an Indonesian or
overseas university.
 At least ten years’ experience at middle to senior management level within a private
company/business in the banking and finance, food and agriculture or mining and
energy sector (noting that individuals working for a professional services firm, or an
organisation working outside one of these sectors where the individual is employed as a
technical specialist in one of these sectors are eligible to apply)
 Demonstrated that they are active participants in the workplace, professional
associations, academia, sport, the arts, voluntary organisations or extra-curricular
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activities and they seek out opportunities to get involved. [Australia Awards would like to
identify those individuals who will make the most of social and cultural opportunities in
Australia and that participant will make an extra effort to interact with people at
networking events and organisational visits.]
 A completed nomination form outlining their leadership experience and leadership
potential from their General Manager/Chief Representative (or equivalent) of their
organisation
 Clearly demonstrated how they will apply the course learning to their personal and
professional development
 Clearly demonstrated how they will apply the course learning and other opportunities to
their professional field and community
 Commitment to undertake a short course project
 A strong desire to contribute to the ongoing Australia Indonesia relationship
 Not be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia
 An IELTS of 6.0
Participants will be selected through a competitive process.
Women and people with disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Short Term Award – Application Form
Transformational Business Leadership – A course for Outstanding Alumni of
Australian Universities
Your Full Name (as shown
on KTP/Passport)
Your Position
Your Mobile Phone Number
Your Email
Your Organisation
Contact Person at Your
Organisation
Contact Details of Contact
Person at your Organisation
Australia Awards strongly encourages applications from people
with a disability. Support, in the form of ‘reasonable adjustments’
will be provided to successful awardees with disabilities for
participation in the pre-award, award and post-award workshop
activities.
Yes
No
Yes
No
Do you have a disability? 2
Are you willing to support a participant with a disability with (nonpersonal care) support during the course if necessary?
Application Document Checklist
Curriculum Vitae (CV) attached
Copy of qualifications attached
Nomination Form from supervisor
Copy of ID card (KTP) attached
Copy Evidence of IELTS or TOEFL
2
If the answer is yes, and you are selected for participation in the course, Australia
Awards will seek to obtain additional information from you about your disability, utilizing
the Washington Group set of questions and other tools to ensure that you receive
adequate support to participate.
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Selection Questions
Please provide specific details in your answers. Your responses will be used to
assess your suitability for participation in this course.
Please describe how you have actively participated in your workplace, a professional
association, academia, sport, the arts, a voluntary organisation or in other extra
curricular activities.
Please describe how you will apply the course learning and the broader opportunities
provided by the course to your personal development and professional field and
community.
Please provide a brief outline of a small workplace project you will undertake to utilise
the knowledge and skills you have gained in Australia (Noting the project must relate to
the course learning objectives outlined above)
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Please describe how your participation in the course will enable you to continue to
contribute to the Indonesia-Australia relationship.
Application Submission Details
Deadline
30 November 2015 (application received by Australia
Awards Indonesia)
shorttermawards@australiaawardsindonesia.org
Lodgement
Enquiries
(please write in the subject line: “Application:
Transformational Business Leadership—A Course
for Outstanding Alumni of Australian Universities”
(021) 527 7648
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