Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange Program Schedule 2021
This new and exciting program offers the opportunity for 18 Indonesians and 18 Australians to share seven weeks interacting and engaging with each other, with alumni and others who hold influence and experience in the Australia-Indonesia diplomatic, academic and business world. Learn more about the details of the program before you make your application.
Dates
The program will have a duration of seven weeks starting on 16 November 2020 with a closing ceremony on 4 January 2021.
Time Commitment
Participants should expect to spend approximately 20 hours a week engaging in the program, which includes self-paced online learning, project work and live sessions throughout the seven weeks of the program.
Week 1
Formal opening with government representatives
Welcome and introductions, establish group dynamics and counterparts
Engage in online learning and initiating language passport Start the Global Competence Certificate*
Alumni led social activity
Introduction of internship
Week 2
Continue online and language learning, progress counterpart activities
Start of internship
Alumni led social activity
Professional development mentoring
Explore language and culture
Guest speaker event
Week 3
Online and language learning continues, strategies to suspend judgement and explore different communication and work styles in Australia and Indonesia
Continuation of internship
Professional development mentoring
Alumni led social activity
Explore language and culture
Guest speaker event
Week 4
Online and language learning continues, sessions on conflict styles, exploring diversity and inequalities in Australia and Indonesia
Continuation of internship
Professional development mentoring
Alumni led social activity
Explore language and culture
Guest speaker event
Week 5
Online and language learning continues, exploring power and privilege, leadership styles in Australia and Indonesia
AIYEP Group Project
Professional development mentoring
Alumni led social activity
Guest speaker event
Week 6
Finish Global Competence Certificate
AIYEP Group Project
Alumni led social activity
Explore language and culture: Christmas Week
Online and language learning resumes, continue engagement for bilateral relationships and taking action to affect change
Week 7
Explore culture: New Year’s Week
Closing Graduation Ceremony with an opportunity to showcase AIYEP experience and project outcomes to program sponsors and other guests
Evaluation and feedback
Next steps, staying connected, future Australia-Indonesian engagement, Alumni opportunities
AFS Global Competence Certificate
* The AFS Global Competence Certificate (GCC), is a combination of online learning and live training delivered through 18 modules. Each module has a series of videos, forums, quizzes, and activities to help participants enhance their learning.
The program brings the content of intercultural learning through a modular, blended, and experiential learning approach. It can be self-paced. This curriculum serves as the basis for further individual and group reflection and experimentation during live online facilitated components delivered throughout the duration of the program.
The content of the online modules helps each participant reflect on his or her own cultural identity and supports participants as they learn about others, manage their emotions, and build meaningful relationships across differences.
