Research
Right Person for the Job
International Volunteering and the Australian Employment Market
by Jennifer Brook, Bruce Missingham, Russel Hocking and Dimity Fifer
This study is the first in Australia to document the skills developed by
Australians who volunteer overseas and examine how these skills match the
needs of Australian employers. It shows that time spent volunteering overseas
should be seen as an investment in developing critical skills, rather than a break
from the workforce.
This study has been a research partnership between Australian Volunteers International (AVI) and Monash University's International Development and Environmental Analysis Program, with funding by the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements.
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