Vocational Training Completions
A couple of weeks back, I travelled to the other side of the Sydney central business district to present our work on vocational training, to a public sector audience.
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Q&A
I was in the audience for Q&A last week. It was fun!
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Last Day of Fieldwork on Community Services
Last day of fieldwork was wonderful!
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Fieldwork with Vulnerable People
This is my second last day of fieldwork on vulnerable people’s experiences with service providers. The interview was very interesting, focusing on drug dependencies, metal health and the law.
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Diversity in STEM
Flying to Melbourne to give a talk on Diversity in Science, Technology and Mathematics (STEM). I’ll be speaking at Australian Mathematic Sciences Institute (AMSI) Summer School, Monash University. Below are a couple of photos of the journey. Continue reading Diversity in STEM
Team Building
A colleague and I organised a board game afternoon as a team building exercise late. We had so much fun.
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Tamworth
Onward travel for fieldwork. I’m in Tamworth to interview clients and service providers about their health, justice and rehabilitation programs.
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Education and Work
Fun stop in between fieldwork sites along the North Coast!
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Focus Group Interviews
Lots of work to catch up on and preparing for fieldwork. The focus group interviews went from the afternoon into the evening. We need to vary the times, as we’re speaking with apprentices and trainees who work a range of hours and shift work.
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Last Day: Catching Up on Work on the Road
On the last day of fieldwork in Dubbo, plans did not go as expected. Nevertheless it a very busy day, going from one cafe to the next, typing up notes and catching up on project planning and other work.
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