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Program: Building Human Capacity (BHC)

Program Goal

To build human capacity and skill to deliver transformational change for profitable, socially and environmentally responsible and drought resilient agricultural systems and supply chains.

The Building Human Capacity program has identified a range of themes and activities to grow and develop regional capability and is working with relevant Nodes to deliver these activities. 

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Student Scholarships

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Community Capacity Building Activities

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Building Human Capacity Overview

Each program has several activities or themes that various projects will be delivered through.

Educational Pathways and Industry Placements

Education and industry opportunities will grow capability across the sector increasing the pipeline of talent for current and future opportunities. Activities include:

  • Delivering a School to Industry Partnership Program where secondary students can apply to undertake a three-day intensive tour of agribusinesses in their region.

  • Delivering a JCU Work Integrated Learning Programs through TNQ Hub Nodes where undergraduate and postgraduate students can apply their learnings in a real-world professional environment.

  • Building networks and relationships with training, educational, and extension organisations to contribute to educational pathways and identify opportunities to increase practical competencies.

  • Offering TNQ Hub scholarships (full time and top-up) that are more regionally focused approach and will build academic knowledge in the agricultural sector. 

Governance & Financial Literacy

Increased Governance and Financial literacy will contribute to the building of community capacity and strengthen their wellbeing and social capital. Activities include:

  • Delivering a governance and a regional financial skills workshop through industry partners to build community capability.

  • Exploring opportunities to upskill small business or enterprise skills to increase community capability.

Succession Planning and Leadership Skills

Building leadership capability in the sector will enable better business decisions and improve people management skills. Activities include:

  • Delivering a regional leadership program to build community capability, resilience and adaptability, and future focused decision making.
Accessible Information & Data Analysis
  • Contribute to building inherent skills and capability by increasing awareness of available programs and tools to enable more future focused decision making. Activities include:
  • Delivering a stakeholder training workshop or forum with sessions from services such as Climate Mates, LongPaddock and Climate Services for Agriculture.
  • Developing training materials and information videos with industry experts to increase adoption behaviours. 
Social and Behavioural Change

Identify potential opportunities in existing resilience programs. Activities include:

  • Engaging with GrazingFutures Livestock Business Resilience Program to identify gaps and potential future opportunities to support decision making and build economic resilience in the region.

Jane Oorschot

Program Lead

  • jane.oorschot1@jcu.edu.au
  • 0481 158 989

Jane has extensive experience in human resource management, has held both technical and managerial roles in the public and private sectors, and has been a Senior Lecturer for several years.

Jane’s recent PhD explored the psychological contract, leadership, and employee engagement.

Jane’s skills will support the development of programs to enhance work skills through micro-credentials, industry research internships and other learning and developmental opportunities across the TNQ region.

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This program received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.
We acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of this country and pay our respects to the Traditional Owners and Elders, past and present, of the land on which we stand today, the Djabugay (pronounced Jap-ur-kai), Yirrganydji (pronounced Irri-kan-dji) and the Gimuy Yidinji (pronounced Goom-eye Yidinji) people (and all other country/people joining us today). In the spirit of reconciliation, we also acknowledge the valuable contribution that Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to make to James Cook University and the broader community.

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