ADS

Title: Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) - Indonesia

Location: Indonesia

Client: AusAID

Firm: IDP Education Pty Ltd

Services: Management of the off-shore administration of the Indonesia ADS Program which awards 300 scholarships annually. The Program includes assistance to organisations involved in Australian government projects in Indonesia to utilise ADS for their human resource development needs.

Completion: 2006

The goal of the Indonesian ADS Program is to promote human resource development in priority areas determined by the Governments of Indonesia and Australia through the provision of postgraduate training to well-qualified Indonesian students.

IDP manages the administration and coordination of the Program including a capacity building component which involves working with organisations involved with AusAID projects to assist them in utilising ADS for their human resource development needs.

IDP also:

1 Undertakes targeted promotion of scholarship opportunities.
2 Handles the despatch, receipt, and recording of scholarship applications.
3 Convenes and manages a selection team of six Australian academics and six Indonesian academics to undertake short-listing of potential applicants and conduct a joint selection process through interview with each short-listed candidate throughout Indonesia.
1 Coordinates English language testing and manages, through sub-contract, English language training for all awardees.
2 Places all selected candidates into Australian university courses.
3 Facilitates course variations.
4 Encourages alumni activities.
5 Monitors and evaluates the Program to assess impact.