Austraining International was formed in 1991 and is wholly owned by the Government of the State of South Australia. Government ownership means that Austraining International has access to specialists from the full range of Government sectors and functions.  We use an established network of more than 600 partner organisations in Australia, Asia, the Pacific and Africa to provide access to world class specialists with experience in contributing to development assistance. In addition to government ministries, the network includes specialist institutes, universities, private sector organisations and NGOs, enabling Austraining to form partnerships with organisations with world class specialists and experience interested in contributing to development assistance.

Delivering Programs for Social Development

At Austraining International we believe that our core values are central to the ethical manner in which we do business, and are an integral aspect of our success. We are committed to:

• Complying with the laws and regulations of the countries in which we operate
• Preserving the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of our work
• Developing and maintaining competence through a commitment to continual learning
• Maintaining the highest standards of ethical behaviour by avoiding situations which could result in a conflict of interest
• Creating a work environment which is results focused whilst being friendly, positive and enjoyable
• Recognising and respecting diversity among people and opposing discrimination and oppressive or undermining behaviour

Austraining International understands that clients have a diversity of needs. Certified to ISO 9001 standards, our specialised project teams are skilled in designing individual programs to meet the social, cultural, industrial and organisational needs of the client, specialising in the following key sectors of volunteering, education, governance and health. www.sgs.com/certifiedclients

		Volunteering Austraining International's Volunteer programs places highly skilled volunteers for assignments in the Asia and Pacific Region, contributing significantly to the Australian Government's goal of assisting developing countries reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development.
		Education and Scholarships Austraining International has expertise in all key areas of education improvement including policy, systematic reform, schools management, teacher training, curriculum development and monitoring and evaluation. Austraining International assists scholarship holders to successfully complete their award requirements and achieve a fulfilling and positive experience in-country through building collaborative relationships with scholarship holders, educational institutions and other key stakeholders.
		Governance Austraining International has expertise in the complex governance issues and manages the delivery of government services by assisting a number of governments to improve governance controls at the interface of the public, private and community sectors.
		Health Austraining International has a strong history of implementing world class projects in the health sector since 1994. We have delivered projects in a range of health care fields including maternal and child health, health management, evidence based advisory services, policy review and risk management.
		Asset Management Austraining International provides training in developing an increased understanding of effective assets management, to ensures that assets continue to provide value throughout the asset life cycle at minimum cost of ownership and are consistent with commercial and risk management strategies.
		Gender Mainstreaming Austraining International provides training on Gender Mainstreaming and Analysis which builds the capacity of participants from government, universities and NGOs by providing the skills and knowledge to set gender mainstreaming policies, plan and implement gender sensitive programs, set budgets to facilitate the role of women within institutions and monitor and evaluate.
		Small Business Empowerment Austraining International provides training to small businesses in order to increase the capacity of small medium enterprises (SMEs). This in turn strengthens business management and technical viability of targeted SMEs. The results increased SME competitiveness and access to alternative markets, promoting sustainable and broad-based economic development in the target areas.
		Economic Development Austraining International provides training on the principles and strategies of economic development, analysing the role of government/semi-government organisations, business/private sectors and the community. This also encompasses other elements such as good governance, gender issues and change management, all of which impacts economic development.
		Training Of Trainers Austraining International equips trainers with the appropriate technical and training skills in order to plan, implement and evaluate training programs. With a focus on adult learning principles these trainers are empowered to design and deliver training programs to a broad range of relevant personnel.
		Technical and Vocation Training Austraining International's engagement with technical and vocational training has been an important aspect of its work for the last two decades, largely in the Asia-Pacific region. The strength of Austraining in this sector is its close relationship with the South Australian Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST), which allows Austraining to draw on the depth and breadth of expertise and resources available at DFEEST TAFE Colleges, including their extensive international links and experience.