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Application Sustainable Tourism Management 2020BackgroundThe course is offered to up to 25 Indonesian tourism practitioners and policy makers from 15 targeted provinces: South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Maluku, North Maluku, NTB, NTT, Papua, West Papua, East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan. Tourism professionals from outside the targeted provinces with strong interest and outstanding qualifications and relevance to this program are also welcome to apply.

Following the success of the first five Sustainable Tourism Development Short Term Awards delivered in 2015-2019, Australia Awards in Indonesia proposes to deliver the sixth Sustainable Tourism course focusing on sustainable tourism management.

The objective of this course is to improve the enabling environment of the sustainable tourism sector, develop linkages between tourism stakeholders, and enhance business planning processes thus contributing to the environment, local community culture, and economic growth of the targeted provinces.

This Australia Award will consist of a 2-week in-Australia course at the Griffith University and the University of Sunshine Coast. As part of the award cycle, there will be a 3 day Pre-Course Workshop (venue TBC) prior to the commencement of the short course and a 3 day Post-Course Workshop (venue TBC) approximately 3 - 5 months after the course.Learning objectives

The learning objectives of the award are participants’ improved skills and ability to:

understand the concept of sustainable tourism and the importance of responsible consumption in the tourism sector (SDG 12)

understand the role of community, province and central level operators in tourism management and identify ways for effective collaboration

enhance tourism business planning processes, including the utility of digital platforms, and cooperation between tourism operators, travel agents, associations, local and federal governments

improve the governance and sustainable planning of tourism destinations

analyse key drivers (legal, social, political, environmental, economic) that enable and limit tourism

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sector development and understand their impact on the sector

identify through benchmarking different methods and benefits of running sustainable tourism operations in Indonesia and Australia

develop a tourism strategy for a specific tourism sector (to be confirmed once the participant selection is completed)

develop business and marketing plans (market/competitor/product analyses, strategies, operational plans incl. productisation and commercialisation of tourism products, monitoring, financial management, access to finance)

analyse the role of existing policies and regulations plays in developing the sector

identify key factors in ecotourism and tourism businesses built on natural resources (to be confirmed once the participant selection is completed)

understand the role tourism plays in developing economic growth and providing work opportunities (SDG 8)

strengthen linkages and relationships between tourism businesses in Australia and Indonesia

examine the particular challenges of tourism planning and development for remote destination, such as water, sanitation and waste treatment, physical and digital connectivity, and access to information on tourism services, through case studies and discussion

consider the role of online tourism platforms, within an ecosystem of tourism industry players, in planning, marketing, and developing more remote tourism destinations

To achieve these outcomes, the proposed short course offers a structured learning process for participants that will utilise a range of learning methodologies, such as classroom sessions; case studies; site visits; workshops, discussions, and planning sessions; simulations and role plays; networking events; an in-depth individual course project.

Dates and location1. Pre-course workshop (location TBA): 31 March – 2 April 20202. A 2-week Short Term Award in Australia: 8 – 19 June 2020 (depart on 5 June, return on 21 June)

3. Post-course workshop in Indonesia (location TBA): 29 September – 1 October 2020

Course participant profile:

Participants should come from the below targeted provinces:

o NTB

o NTT

o Sulawesi provinces (South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo)

o Maluku

o North Maluku

o Papua

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o West Papua

o Three Kalimantan provinces (East, West and South)

Tourism professionals from outside the targeted provinces with strong interest and with outstanding qualifications and relevance to this program are also welcome to apply.

Participants from government:

Local government official form the targeted provinces working in tourism sector will be invited to apply

Central government participants (through nomination process):

1. Ministry of Tourism

2. Ministry of National Development Planning / Bappenas

3. Ministry of Villages Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (Directorate General for Village Development and Empowerment)

4. Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (Directorate General of Sea Water Management - conservation and marine biodiversity)

5. Ministry of Forestry and Environment (Directorate General of Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems)

6. Ministry of Public Works and Housing

Participants from private sector:

Regional tourism association representatives

Regional and provincial tourism association representatives

Large tourism operator representatives (e.g. hotels, travel agents, transport companies etc.)

Representatives of relevant programs funded by the Australian Government

Australia Awards alumni who have studied tourism-related courses and currently work in tourism-related field will be invited to apply

Participants from tourism colleges/major in universities will also be invited to apply

To be able to apply, you MUST:

Be a member of a regional or district tourism association; or owner/employee of a tourism operator (e.g. travel agent, hotel, tourism transport companies); or a representative of relevant programs funded by the Australian government, or an Indonesian government official working in tourism sector with minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant experience,

Be an Echelon IV with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience or staff-level with minimum of 5 years of relevant experience for participants from central government ministries;

Have a Diploma (D3) degree or higher;

Have an endorsement from your current manager/supervisor;

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Be committed to prepare and implement an Award Project (Return to Work Project) as part of the award;

Be committed to engage actively and foster networks with multiple stakeholders;

Be committed to disseminate learning from the award with colleagues and peers;

Have on going / existing sustainable development tourism project in the target provinces.

Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to the development of the tourism sector in their respective home provinces;

Have professional working proficiency in English. Interpretation assistance will not be provided (language assistance with specific terminology may be provided in Australia, if required).

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a phone interview in end of February 2020. Further instructions and phone interview invitation will be emailed to shortlisted candidates by the third week of February 2020. If candidates failed to join phone interview, AAI would not consider them to the next step of review process.

Gender equity will be a consideration and encouraged but not a constraint, given that participants are selected through a competitive selection process.

Participants will be identified through a competitive process whereby there is a call for proposals; applicants submit an online application which is reviewed by Independent Panel Reviewers, Australia Awards and the Australian Embassy to explore motivation and other demonstrated competencies to ensure commitment and interest in the study program.

Applicants shall submit their application forms directly through https://www.australiaawardsindonesia.org/id/SustainableTourism2020 by Sunday 9 February 2020.

Please prepare documents below when submitting:

1. Copy of KTP

2. Latest academic certificate (Ijazah)

3. Recommendation letter from supervisor/ tourism association/ regional tourism department

4. Proof of English (e.g. overseas education certificate, training certificate, TOEFL IELTS, etc.)

The selection panel will convene to select up to 25 participants. The short-listed participants will be informed of the outcome by mid March 2020

To be eligible, all participant must: be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of commencing the Short Term Award (on 31 March

2020);

not have Australian permanent residence status or be applying for permanent residency;

be a citizen of and residing in Indonesia;

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not be current serving military personnel;

not be married or engaged to, or be a de facto of a person who holds, or is eligible to hold Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency;

have been working in Indonesia and in an area relevant to the STA preceding the date of the proposed comnecement of the STA;

be able to satisfy all requirement of the Department of Home Affairs for a Visa;

be able to participate in the nominated STA activities at the time and for the duration proposed by Australia Awards;

be able to travel without family members as DFAT will only fund and provide visa support letters for individual participants, not their family members

Practical Arrangements

Logistics – Australia Awards Indonesia will cover the cost of:

Return participant travel to the pre-course training

Return participant flights from their home base to the course location

Return participant travel to the post-course training

Per diems to cover living expenses while attending the course

Travel insurance for the duration of the course in Australia

Accommodation during pre-course and post-course workshop and the course in Australia

Transportation to and from the airport, to and from meetings and site visits (including transportation to and from pre- and post-course workshops)

Visas to Australia

Accommodation

In Australia, participants will share two-bedroom apartments, with each person having their own bedroom

During pre- and post-course workshops, participants will be required to share a hotel room

To respect Indonesian cultural preferences, male participants will share with another male and females will share with other females

Language support

The course material will be made available in English (language level to be confirmed)

Interpretation will not be provided (language assistance with specific terminology may be provided in Australia, if required)

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Steps of Application

Participants will be identified through a competitive process whereby there is a call for proposals; applicants submit a written application which is reviewed by Australia Awards and Australian Embassy to explore motivation and other demonstrated competencies to ensure commitment and interest in the study program.

All candidates should complete an online application form which explores their motivation, role, experience in the relevance to this course. (Deadline 09 February 2020)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a phone interview in the end of February 2020 (TBC). If candidates failed to join phone interview, AAI will not consider them to the next step of review process.

The selection panel will convene to select up to 25 participants. The short-listed participants will be informed of the outcome by mid March 2020

Gender equity will be a consideration and encouraged but not a constraint, given that participants are selected through a competitive Expression of Interest (EOI) process.

Navigating (Moving Through) The Application Form

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation at the bottom page

You can click 'next' to continue the application and you can click 'back' to review your previous answer.

You can move to the next page after fill all mandatory field on one page.

Saving Your Draft Application

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save' and system will be asking email to get link for continuous next or automaticaly fill with your email address input previously. Make sure you put correct email address and press send for sending "link" for your next session fill in. From your inbox just click "Resume Now" for continous your fill up application form.

Attachments and Support Documents

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

Please prepare documents below when submitting:

Copy of KTP

Latest academic certificate (Ijazah)

Endorsement letter from supervisor/ tourism association/ regional tourism department. Please use and download Australia Awards in Indonesia endorsement letter template.

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Proof of English (e.g. overseas education certificate, training certificate, TOEFL IELTS, etc.)

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 2MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 2MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

Submitting Your Application

Complete the application with your personal information based on your ID Card (KTP). You will find a Submit button at the bottom of the Last Page. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' buttom. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email included copy of your application form.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email, then you should presume that your submission has NOT been successful.

Deadline Submission:

09 February 2020; Time 23.45 WIB

(AAI will only review applications submitted within the deadline. Late submission will not be considered. One candidate only has one chance to fill in the application. Please answer the application form correctly)

Queries :

Telephone : 021-5277648

Email : [email protected] (please write in the subject line: “Sustainable Tourism Management 2020 Short Term Awards”)

Download Link

Preview applications

Endorsement letter template

Frequently Asked Questions

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Personal InformationTitle

Full Name as in ID Card/KTP

Gender Male Female

Place of Birth

Date of Birth

Contact InformationCurrent Address line

Write Until Subdistrict

District/Town

Name of District

Province/State

Postal Code

Phone Number

Alternate Phone Number

Email

Email 2

Nationality informationNationalites at Birth

Current Nationality

Curriculum Vitae SectionThis Curriculum Vitae Section is included in the assessment process and is worth 40% of your total assessment score

Latest Education

Doctoral Degree

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Level of StudyDoctorate (S3)

Education Complete? Yes No

Exact title of degree/certificate

Main Major or topic of study

Begin date (year)

End date (year)

University name

City

Country

Master's DegreeLevel of StudyMaster (S2)




Begin date (year)

End date (year)

University name

Country

City

Diploma/Bachelor Degree

Level of StudyDiploma/Bachelor


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Begin date (year)

End date (year)

University name

City

Country

Working ExperienceCurrent Working ExperienceOrganisation/ Institution Categories

Central Goverment Detail

Organisation/Institution name

Work unit

Position

Type of employment

FromMonth

Year

ToMonth

Year

Echelon Level/Rank (if applicable)

Description of duty/roles

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Please describe in details min 100 characters and max 300 characters

Achievements

Supervisor’s Name

Supervisor’s Email

Supervisor's Phone Number

Business Phone Number

Workbase City

Workbase Province

Previous Working ExperienceMax Working Experience is Two (2)

Previous Working Experience 1SectionFromMonth

Year

ToMonth

Year

Position

Echelon Level/Rank (if applicable)

Work unit


Type of employment

Organisation/Institution Category

Description of duty/roles

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Please describe in details min 100 characters and max 300 characters

Achievements

Workbase City

Workbase Province

Professional Development/Training/CertificationPlease only list trainings and certifications which are relevant to this course. You can list up to three (3) relevant trainings and/or certifications.

Training 1Participating as: Resource Person/ Facilitator Attendee/Participant

Training title


Start date

End date

Topic area

Training description

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Country

If you have relevant publication, please provide link below

Have you participated in any Australia Awards Indonesia program? Yes No

Long Term Awards Program Degree and University

put (-) if not attended

End Year Program


Name of Australia Awards Short Term Award


End Year Program


Other Program in Australia, name of program and University

English Competency Basic Intermediate Advanced

1. Basic

I can get by with simple sentences in situations with which I am familiar. When I’m listening I just get the general idea without any detailed understanding.

(Saya bisa menggunakan kalimat-kalimat sederhana dalam situasi yang sering saya hadapi. Pada saat menyimak saya hanya mengerti gambaran umumnya tanpa memahami secara terinci atau mendalam.)

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2. Intermediate

I can understand and communicate okay in most situations although I make a lot of mistakes of expression and in listening comprehension.

(Saya lumayan dapat memahami dan berkomunikasi dalam hampir semua situasi walaupun saya membuat banyak kesalahan dalam penggunaan ungkapan dan dalam pemahaman lisan.)

3. Advanced

There may be some mistakes I make that a native speaker would not make, but I can express anything I want to say.

(Saya membuat kesalahan yang tidak dilakukan oleh para penutur asli, tapi saya mampu mengekspresikan apapun yang ingin saya ucapkan.)

Disability InformationAustralia 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 course workshop, Australia course and post course workshop activities.

Do you identify yourself as having a disability? Yes No

Under Australian law, disability includes physical, intellectual, psychiatric, sensory, neurological, learning disabilities, physical disfigurement, and the presence in the body of disease-causing organisms

If yes, please describe your disability in your own words:

Please provide details if you require special assistance or equipment to participate in the scholarship selection processes or to live and undertake studies in Australia?

You can use the questions below to guide you.

Hearing and Speaking - to communicate with others do you require or use any specific assistance? (For example, hearing aids, sign language interpreter, lip reading, other communication assistive device or additional time.)

Writing and Reading - to access information and communicate using written materials do you require or use any specific assistance? (For example, large print, Braille, computer software (e.g.

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Jaws), lap top / computer, someone to transcribe for you, or additional time.)

If you use an assistive device, please tell us what kind of device it is and/or if you have ever used a different type of device.

Do you require any specific changes or adaptations to move around?

Please provide more information if you are working with any disability organisation (name of the organisation and your position)

Are you willing to support a participant with a disability with (non-personal care) support during the course if necessary? Yes No

Selection QuestionEach of the three selection questions below is worth 20% of your total assessment scorePlease describe in detail how your current work relates to this course.

Minimum of 750 characters and maximum of 2200 characters

Please explain what specific aspect of your work, organisation or community you hope to improve as a result of participating in this course.


Please choose up to two learning objectives listed below that are most relevant for your work duties and explain why these learning objectives are of interest to you.

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Evidence DocumentsPlease note: You are responsible for providing all supporting documents. If you do not provide all required documents your application will be rejected.

Only file on "PDF" and Picture (JPEG/JPG/BMP/PNG) format is acepted by system

Maximum file can upload is 2 MB

Use Filename Format as "YOUR NAME_Name of Documents". example below:

o Budi Satria_KTP

o Budi Satria_Academic Certificate

o Budi Satria_Endorsement Letter

o Budi Satria_TOEFL/IELTS

File or Documents without "YOUR NAME" in the filename, may be successfully uploaded. But COULD NOT read and store at our system

ID Card (KTP)Latest Academic CertificateEndorsement Letter from manager/supervisorCopy Evidence of IELTS/TOEFL or other English language competence (if any)such as evidence of any previous English language studies and/or participation in any overseas forum/seminar/training

Eligibility Checklist

Do you have Australian permanent residence status or are applying for permanent residence? Yes No

Please give more details

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Are you currently serving as military personnel? Yes No


Have you ever been charged with any offence that is currently awaiting legal action or be the subject of an ongoing investigating/court case? Yes No


Are you married or engaged to, or be a de facto of a person who holds, or is eligible to hold, Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency at any stage of the application, selection, mobilisation processes or while on-scholarship in Australia? Yes No


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Are you able to participate in the nominated Short Term Awards (STA) activities at the time and for the duration proposed by Australia Awards? Yes No


Are you able to travel without family members for the three cycles of the course (Pre-Course Workshop, in-Australia Course and Post-Course Workshop)? Yes No


Do you have any personal relationship with any Australia Awards in Indonesia staffs or have had prior engagement with any? Yes No

Please explain what your relationship status or prior engagement with AAI staff(s) is.

Applicant’s authorisation, agreement, declaration By submitting this form, I authorise DFAT, or its appointed managing contractor, to : access and/or obtain information, including copies of any of my relevant academic records/reports that I have for the following purposes:

for use in the selection process for an Australia Award

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to brief relevant Australian officials, Ministers and members of Parliament.

Should I receive an Australia Award, I consent to the Australian Government using and disclosing extracts of my application (relating to my academic background and achievements, leadership skills and my proposed study program in Australia) in promotional material in hardcopy and on the Internet. I note that promotional material may include, but is not limited to, media releases and information circulated to DFAT’s offshore Posts and Australian universities, concerning the Australia Awards Scholarships or Short Term Awards.

I authorise DFAT to disclose the personal information collected in this form to other Australian Government departments for the purpose of promoting and managing the Australia Awards Scholarship, Short Term Award.

Understanding

I understand and confirm that:

DFAT has the right to vary or reverse any decision regarding an Australia Awards Scholarships, Short Term Awards made on the basis of incorrect or incomplete information;

Decisions of the selection panel are final and confidential and no correspondence about outcomes of the selection process will be entered into.

My Declaration I declare, in submitting this application form, that the information contained in it and provided in connection with it is true and correct.

My acknowledgement I acknowledge that giving false or misleading information is a serious offence under the Criminal Code Act 1995 of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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