Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Future leaders in Indonesia’s film industry joined Course Leaders Dr Dean Chircop, Associate Professor Maragret McVeigh and Ms Martha Goddard for the short course aimed at promoting Indonesia’s creative industry for economic growth, strengthening participants’ skills in content creation, screenwriting, directing, and producing visual media projects. Key learning objectives included… Read More

This conceptual study critically examines the often-overlooked working conditions within the wellness tourism sector—a rapidly growing industry framed around health, wellbeing, and self-care. Despite its appealing image, the wellness tourism workforce frequently endures precarious, low-paid, and emotionally intensive roles. The project undertakes a narrative literature review to map the complexities… Read More

The Worker Learner Podcast is an initiative of the Griffith University Professional Learning Hub. The content includes stories and insights about working life, hosted by Griffith University academics. It features remarkable guests who are making a significant impact in their fields. The conversations not only discuss the skills needed for… Read More

As Griffith approaches it’s 50th anniversary we relect on the thriving community of artists, designers, musicians, performers and others who are shaping and changing the creative landscape of Brisbane. With arts education under pressure to demonstrate its relevance, Griffith has maintained its commitment to education across a range of creative… Read More

To mark World Children’s Day, an important knowledge sharing and capacity building workshop was held in Dublin, Ireland, about the steps that are needed from individuals, organisations, and governments to end orphanage volunteering and visits, and to promote child-centred, family-based care around the world. Global care reform is a long-term… Read More

Orphanage Trafficking, in which children are recruited and trafficked into institutions for the purpose of financial profit and other forms of exploitation, is a form of institution-related trafficking of children. This Roundtable, organised by CPA UK in partnership with the BGIPU, the OSCE and Griffith University from Brisbane, aimed… Read More

24/7 Respect – Respect at Work. This project provides academic knowledge and metrics to support the development of 24/7 Respect, a Hastings Deering’s program tackling bullying, discrimination and harassment to promote better workplaces, comply with new psychological safety legislation and improve employee retention. This project aims to encompass an approach… Read More

This project aims to scope Indonesian policy and business responses to forced labour and the impacts on vulnerable women and children, especially those exposed to natural disasters, exacerbated by climate change. The project took a particular focus on the risks of rising sea levels to coastal villages, the risk of… Read More

With the accelerating pace of social and economic change the HR discipline has rapidly evolved from being transactional to transformational. HR professionals need to understand the relationships between business strategy, organisational change strategy and HRM strategy and their role in each. The primary purpose of the course is to provide… Read More

The Australia Awards Short Course Aus4ASEAN Skills Forecasting for the Fourth Industrial Revolution was delivered under the Australian Governments Digital Transformation and Future Skills initiative, as part of a package aimed at supporting Australia’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the Association of South Asian Nations (ASEAN). The course was delivered to… Read More