Key Capacities

Curtain Consulting, Melbourne

• Major strength in capacity to synthesise diverse sources of information to produce knowledge that has strategic value 

• Strong research skills drawing on substantial expertise in survey design, administration and data analysis 

• Sound practitioner knowledge based on key roles in a number of workplace change processes 

• Strong international orientation to identify ‘best practice’ public policy  

• Particular focus in analytical work on young people in their transition from education to work and from dependence to independence 

• Good ‘reflective practitioner’ understanding of workplace dynamics and learning, strong capacity to diagnose ‘problems’ and to propose workable solutions

• In depth understanding of national skill formation policies and their relevance as reference points for reforms

•  Appreciation of the shortcomings of public policy processes and the value of finding new ways to engage citizens in developing policy