PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR AVIATION AUSTRALIA

Craig has tailored and delivered professional development training sessions for Aviation Australia instructors and staff since 2019, including:

CSI: Aviation Australia - Cultural Scenario Investigation  An Intercultural Workshop for Teaching and Engaging with International Students.

Aviation Australia is a world-class registered training organisation and the only Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved training organisation in Australia.

EDUCATION QUEENSLAND INTERNATIONAL ROADSHOW

Engaged by the Queensland Government, Craig has delivered state-wide professional development training sessions for teachers and education staff through the following program developed by Alphacrane Intercultural Specialists:

Enhancing Cross-Cultural Professional and Communication Skills  A Cultural Competency Accelerator Workshop for Education Professionals

Education Queensland International (EQI) is the commercial branch of the Queensland Department of Education and sits under the Department of Education International.

PROJECT GLOBAL CITIZEN

Our sister company, Project Global Citizen, co-founded by interculturalists Craig Shim and Astrid Hofmann delivers cultural competency programs to make tertiary students employable anywhere in the world.

The Project Global Citizen movement creates a foundation for global citizenship with cultural competence.

In 2021, Project Global Citizen expanded into the USA where our new program, Cultural Cohesion Code (CC Code) is being rolled out across locker rooms of college student-athletes.

Click the link below for programs available to students through Project Global Citizen and CC Code.

AUSTRALIA-ASEAN YOUTH FORUM FACILITATOR

Craig facilitated the Trade Committee for the Australia-ASEAN Youth Forum, bringing together 66 students from 11 schools to discuss key issues facing Southeast Asia from the perspective of Australia and ASEAN Member States.

Working in teams of six students per country, students practiced using cultural intelligence to walk in the shoes of their allocated country’s leaders, representing that country’s stance on contemporary regional issues: refugees, climate change and trade.

The Youth Forum was organised by Asia Education Foundation, the Queensland Government and hosted at Corinda State High School.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ISANA/IEAA MEMBERS

Craig has tailored and delivered professional development training sessions for teachers and international education professionals since 2019, including:

Influencing International Students and their Guardians, with Cultural Intelligence How to break through cultural barriers when rules get ignored

ISANA Inc International Education Association and International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) are both peak bodies for professionals working in international education.

COUNTRY MANAGER, SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

While based in Myanmar, Craig was the country manager for the Singapore International School (Yangon), MCTA (Mandalay), RVi Academy and RVi Institute.

Singapore International School: RVi Academy is the only school in Yangon to be accredited by both the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) and the Cambridge Assessment International Education (Cambridge International).

REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC ACCREDITED LECTURER

Accredited as a Problem Based Learning (PBL) Facilitator registered to teach Republic Polytechnic programs for RVi Institute, Craig delivered professional development subjects including Problem Solving, Organisational Behaviour and Communication Skills.

After several years’ teaching experience using the Problem Based Learning methodology, Craig subsequently embedded this learner-centred, inquiry-based approach into his own companies, Alphacrane Intercultural Specialists and Project Global Citizen. We are Australia’s only intercultural consultancies to exclusively use Scenario-Based Learning in our coaching and training programs.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING SUMMITS

Craig has delivered multiple keynotes and intercultural workshops to international students as part of Study Queensland’s IET Summits and leadership programs.

Working in small teams, international students were assigned the role of Cultural Investigators to solve challenges around cross-cultural communications, social integration and other topics covered in our signature Project Global Citizen programs.

Many students subsequently became ambassadors the Project Global Citizen movement and were awarded Project Global Citizen Scholarships.

ENTREPREURSHIP PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Craig is a judge, mentor and committee member for gen[in], a Trade and Investment Queensland sponsored program for secondary and tertiary education students.

Gen[in] builds the entrepreneurial mindset and skills of international and globally-minded young people across Queensland. The signature annual Innovation Challenge helps young people prepare for their future through ideation and collaboration.

Many of our Innovation Challenge pitch winners have gone on to become international award winners for their entrepreneurial ideas.