Annual report 2003/04

ISSN 0311-449X
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2004

Learning and knowledge development

Objective

The objective of this program was to develop crime prevention specialists for the modern world through the provision of training courses, seminars and workshops on a range of crime prevention and justice issues.

Description

Continuing on from the previous year, Learning and knowledge development activities were concerned with establishing this operation on a sound footing (development of courseware and product and promotional lines and recruitment and training of appropriate presenters), whilst simultaneously trying to maintain sufficient momentum (successful marketing of product line) to warrant continuing support from the board.

However, at the AIC board meeting in late 2003 it was decided that the Learning and knowledge development function would not be continued past the new year, as expectations of a sustainable training program on a national basis were not met.

In terms of capitalising on the work that Learning and knowledge development had done, it was decided that those training initiatives that had proven successful, such as in the area of ID-related fraud prevention would continue, but responsibility for organising and conducting them would ultimately devolve to the relevant AIC program, in this case the Sophisticated crime, regulation and business program.

Learning and knowledge development ceased operating as a discrete AIC unit early in 2004, upon expiry of the relevant contract.