The Crawford Fund Training Program aims to increase practical skills of scientists and technical personnel employed in agricultural development in developing countries. The Training Program operates with the participation of government and non-government organisations and particularly with the scientific communities in the public and private sectors in Australia.
The Fund's training scheme offers short-term, hands-on training for men and women from developing countries who are engaged in agricultural research and development. Practical, highly-focused instruction is given to trainees who are selected from, and return to, on-going research and development projects in countries in which Australian firms, institutions or agencies are already playing a role. Training can either be individual, through a training award, or in a group through training courses.
A large part of the training scheme is managed by the independent program committees in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, The Northern Territory, Victoria, the ACT and Western Australia.The activities of the State committees are supported financially and in-kind by local industries, State Governments, and universities. They provide a focus for topics in which local companies or institutions have particular interests and expertise. Some training courses are given in Australia, but most take place overseas, predominantly in South East Asia or the Pacific region. All training applications need to be made through an Australian collaborator and sent to the State Coordinators
For more information on the Crawford Fund's Training Program you can contact our State Coordinators; Dr Eric Craswell, or our head office in Canberra