ABV Deputy CEO wins Endeavour Executive Award

Friday, 23 December, 2011

 ABV, Deputy CEO (Services) Beth Sywulsky, has been selected as one of only 122 special selected individuals to receive a 2012 Endeavour Executive Award. 

 The Endeavour Awards is the Australian Government's internationally competitive, merit-based scholarship program providing opportunities for citizens of the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Europe and the Americas to undertake study, research and professional development in Australia and abroad.

 Ms Sywulsky’s Award proposal is to monitor and evaluate Indigenous and First Nations projects in Canada, managed by CESO (Canadian Executive Service Organisation) and learn from their best practice and transition this knowledge to ABV. CESO has a strong presence in working with Indigenous and First Nations peoples, and the experience will be invaluable for ABV, given our foray back into working with Australian Indigenous communities.  She will undertake the project between May and August.

“Personally, the Award gives me a lifetime opportunity to research a topic of personal interest in what I consider to be the one of the two best countries, the second being Australia, in which to live and work,” said Beth.

The Endeavour Awards are a part of the Australia Awards initiative which was announced by the Government in November 2009. The Australia Awards have been established to maximise the benefit to Australia of its extensive scholarship programs, and to support enduring ties between Australia and our neighbours.

 The Australia Awards brings together the international development awards administrated by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Endeavour Awards under a single recognisable brand.

 ABV is proud of Beth’s achievement and looks forward to supporting her and learning from her Award experience in 2012.

  Further information is available at www.AustraliaAwards.gov.au.

 

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