GPA and its associates have held positions and undertaken a range of projects on institutional strengthening of government departments, treaty partners, industry organisations and other non-government organisations. We have been highly active active in the training and education sector providing training in fisheries and environment, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), and tertiary education delivered at universities in Australia and New Zealand. GPA has run a wide range of workshops and training missions designed to strengthen the skills of staff so they can better deliver their services to the community.
| Start date | End date | Role | Employment / Project | Client | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2022 | Institutional strengthening, Delivery of training in fishery-related fields | Tobwaan Wara programme of fisheries development and management | Government of Kiribati, MFAT | Kiribati |
| 2021 | 2022 | Human resources and training | A study of the constraints to the career advancement of Pacific Island fishery professionals | Pew Charitable Trusts | Pacific |
| 2021 | 2021 | Production of a booklet on the strengthening of small-scale fisher associations | Fish FAD project | FAO | Pacific |
| 2020 | 2021 | Preparation of a manual on Nearshore Fishing Methods for Pacific Island Fishers | Regional fisheries support | SPC | Pacific |
| 2020 | 2020 | Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Adviser | Pacific American Fund scholarship programme for Pacific | USAID | Pacific |
| 2019 | 2021 | Institutional strengthening | Advisory services to the Vanuatu Fisheries Department | Government of Vanuatu, MFAT | Vanuatu |
| 2019 | 2019 | Institutional strengthening | Production of a model annual report for the Ministry of Fisheries | Packard Foundation | Fiji |
| 2018 | 2021 | Institutional strengthening | Kiribati Fisheries Human Resource Development | Government of Kiribati, MFAT | Kiribati |
| 2015 | Ongoing | Institutional strengthening; Fisheries Advisers, including training on a wide range of required skills | Advisers for Fisheries Support Programme | Tuvalu Government, MFAT, GEF, World Bank | Tuvalu |
| 2015 | 2017 | Training, M&E | Conservation of ecosystem services of the Fanga'uta Lagoon Catchment on the island of Tongatapu | Government of Tonga, UNDP, GEF | Tonga |
| 2015 | 2015 | Training on how to conduct Environmental Impact Assessments | Meeting Tonga's responsibilities under environmental legislation and treaties | Government of Tonga, MFAT, TBEC | Tonga |
| 2015 | 2015 | Training for longline skippers | Solomon Islands bycatch handling and release, data recording and regulatory requirements | National Fisheries Developments, Ltd. | Solomon Is. |
| 2014 | 2016 | Institutional Strengthening | Kiribati Fisheries Training Strengthening Programme | Government of Kiribati, MFAT | Kiribati |
| 2014 | 2014 | Training for longline skippers | Bycatch handling and release for longline captains | Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources | Cook Is. |
| 2014 | 2014 | Institutional strengthening | Improvements to the management of the bagan/anchovy fisheries | International Pole-and-Line Foundation | Indonesia |
| 2014 | 2014 | Training for longline skippers | Bycatch handling and release for longline captains | Luen Thai Fishing Venture, Inc | Marshall Is. |
| 2013 | 2013 | Institutional strengething | Building capacity of ACP member states of the SPC in fisheries information communication | ACP Secretariat | Pacific |
| 2012 | 2014 | Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), data management system, surveys, database construction, training | Kiribati Technical Vocational Education and Training Sector Strengthening Program (TVETSSP) | Government of Kiribati, DFAT | Kiribati |
| 2012 | 2013 | Institutional strengthening | Tuvalu Fisheries Sector Institutional Strengthening Programme, inception | Government of Tuvalu, MFAT | Tuvalu |
| 2012 | 2012 | Environmental audit and audit training for national staff | Capacity-building of Tuvaluan Environment, Home Affairs, Fisheries and Works Department for Reef Channels Project | Government of Tuvalu, MFAT | Tuvalu |
| 2011 | 2013 | Creation of Creel and Market Survey Manuals | Regional fisheries support | SPC | Pacific |
| 2011 | 2011 | Expert adviser, trainer | workshop on data collection and stock assessment of deepwater snappers in Pacific islands | SPC | Pacific |
| 2010 | 2010 | Planning and implementing workshop | Development and management of tuna resources in Pakistan | FAO | Pakistan |
| 2010 | 2010 | Institutional strengthening | Investigation of employment opportunities for Pacific islanders onboard foreign fishing vessels operating in the WCPO | FFA | East Asia |
| 2010 | 2010 | Institutional strengthening | Formulation of a program of crewing by Pacific Islanders on foreign fishing vessels | World Bank, Parties to the Nauru Agreement | Pacific |
| 2009 | 2010 | Management of Project, including 78 TA missions, workshops and training. Management of 17 supply contracts | Strengthening Fishery Products Health Conditions in ACP/ OCT countries | EU, ACP Secretariat | ACP states, Dutch and British overseas territories |
| 2009 | 2009 | Workshop training for fisheries administrations and training institutions | Mitigation of bycatch in WCPO tuna fisheries | SPC | Pacific |
| 2008 | 2009 | Review of approaches and lesson learned for institutional strengthening/ fisheries capacity-building | Institution strengthening for fisheries in 3 Pacific countries | FFA | Kiribati, Tuvalu, Marshall Is. |
| 2008 | 2008 | Scoping study | Institutional strengthening project in the Tuvalu fisheries sector | FFA | Tuvalu |
| 2008 | 2008 | Workshop | Turtle-Fishery Interactions in Pacific Island Tuna Fisheries | FFA | Pacific |
| 2008 | 2008 | Workshop | Turtle-Fishery Interactions in Pacific Island Tuna Fisheries | FFA | Pacific |
| 2008 | 2008 | EIA training for Environment Staff | Solomon Islands Road Improvement Programme (SIRIP) | Government of Solomon Is, ADB, DFAT, MFAT, Cardno | Solomon Islands |
| 2008 | 2008 | Training for national staff to carry out environmental assessments suitable for emergency response after the tsunami | Solomon Islands Emergency Assistance Project (SIEAP) | Government of Solomon Is., ADB, EU, Cardno | Solomon Is. |
| 2008 | 2008 | Training | Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness | NOAA | Cook Is., American Samoa |
| 2008 | 2008 | Training | Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness | NOAA | Fiji |
| 2008 | 2008 | Training | Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness | WWF Vietnam and Ibromar BV | Vietnam |
| 2007 | 2011 | Trainer, Data manager, Analyst | Australia Pacific Technical College (APTC) | DFAT | Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Vanuatu |
| 2007 | 2008 | Design of Institutional strengthening project | Kiribati Fisheries sector | FFA | Kiribati |
| 2007 | 2008 | Institutional strengthening | Development and documentation of competency standards for the establishment of a Pacific Island Regional Fisheries Observer qualification | FFA, SPC | Pacific |
| 2007 | 2008 | Institutional strengthening | Licensing arrangements and develop a national environmental and management policy framework for pearl farming | World Fisheries Centre (WorldFish) | Solomon Is. |
| 2007 | 2007 | Training | EU Fishery and Aquaculture Legislation | AETS / European Union (DG SANCO – Consumer Health and Protection) | Mauritius, UAE, Vietnam |
| 2007 | 2007 | Workshop | Lessons learned from fisheries institutional strengthening project in the Pacific Islands region | FFA | Pacific |
| 2007 | 2007 | Workshop | Lessons learned from fisheries institutional strengthening project in the Pacific Islands region | FFA | Pacific |
| 2007 | 2007 | Training | Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness | NOAA | Palau |
| 2007 | 2007 | Training | Fisheries observer training and longline industry bycatch issues awareness | NOAA | New Caledonia |
| 2006 | 2007 | Scoping study | Institutional strengthening project for the Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources Agency | FFA | Nauru |
| 2006 | 2006 | Workshop | Management approaches and systems for sea cucumber fisheries and manual on best practices | ACIAR | PNG, Pacific |
| 2006 | 2006 | Design scoping study | Capacity-building strategy for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Management Commission (WCPFC) | FFA | Pacific |
| 2006 | 2006 | Workshop | Seafood value-adding | IFC | PNG |
| 2006 | 2006 | Workshop | Women in fisheries business training | IFC | PNG |
| 2006 | 2006 | Training | Strategic planning and capacity building for PNG Surf Association | IFC | PNG |
| 2006 | 2006 | Training needs analysis | Training needs of the fisheries sector in Papua New Guinea | PNG NFA | PNG |
| 2006 | 2006 | Training needs analysis | Fisheries business management training in Polynesia | SPC | Polynesia |
| 2005 | 2006 | Development of form and content | Reef fisheries management information portal | World Fisheries Centre (WorldFish) | Pacific, Global |
| 2005 | 2005 | Institutional strengthening | Strengthening Yap State government services in coastal resources management | International Waters Project, SPREP | FSM |
| 2005 | 2005 | Training | Training of outer island data collectors in sea turtle life history, measuring, biopsy protocols for DNA sampling, and record keeping | NOAA | Marshall Is. |
| 2005 | 2005 | Training | Fisheries observer training and industry awareness, sea turtle by-catch mitigation | NOAA | PNG |
| 2005 | 2005 | Institutional strengthening | Development of a strategic plan for the Papua New Guinea Diving Association | Pacific Enterprise Development Facility of the IFC | PNG |
| 2005 | 2005 | Training | Commercialisation of Seaweed Production in Solomon Islands | Solomon Is. Government, EU | Solomon Is. |
| 2005 | 2005 | Workshop | meeting to determine the form and content of a reef fisheries management information portal | World Fisheries Centre (WorldFish) | Global |
| 2005 | 2005 | Training, industry awareness | Longline turtle bycatch mortality mitigation | WWF | Indonesia |
| 2004 | 2005 | Training | Women in fisheries training on seafood value adding | Pacific Enterprise Development Facility of the IFC | PNG |
| 2003 | 2003 | Training | National Fisheries College Strengthening Project | DFAT, ACIL | Papua New Guinea |
| 2003 | 2003 | Training and project review | Indonesia’s Coral Reef Management and Rehabilitation Project | DFAT, GHD | Indonesia |
| 2002 | 2004 | Information, Education and Communications Specialist | Institutional strengthening/ capacity-building for the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources and agencies | Asian Development Bank (ADB) | Sri Lanka |
| 1999 | 2007 | Institutional strengthening; Training to improve fisheries management capacity of National Fisheries Authority (NFA) and local levels of government (LLGs) | Coastal Fisheries Management and Development Project (CFMDP) phases I and II | Government of PNG, ADB | Papua New Guinea |
| 1999 | 2000 | Training in monitoring | Tuvalu Waste Management Project | Government of Tuvalu, Golder & Assoc. | Tuvalu |
| 1999 | 1999 | Preparation of English and French handbooks | Deep-Bottom Fishing in the Pacific Islands Region | SPC | Pacific |
| 1998 | 2001 | Institutional strengthening and training courses | Tonga Environmental Planning and Management Strengthening Project (TEMPP) | Government of Tonga, DFAT, AIMS, Hassall and AMSAT | Tonga |
| 1998 | 1998 | Preparation of English and French handbooks | Vertical Longlining and other methods of fishing around fish aggregation devices (FADs) | SPC | Pacific |
| 1998 | 1998 | Preparation of English and French handbooks | Fish Aggregation Device Site Survey and Deployment Procedures | SPC | Pacific |
| 1997 | 1999 | Trainer in environmental monitoring | Funafuti Marine Conservation Area Monitoring & Training Project | Government of Tuvalu, SPREP | Tuvalu |
| 1995 | 1995 | Training on EIA and marine biology | JICA Marine Environment Course and Fisheries Development Planning Seminar | JICA | Japan |
| 1994 | 1995 | Training for Fisheries, Environmental and Medical staff | Ciguatera monitoring and management in the Cook Is. | Government of Cook Is., FFA | Cook Is. |
| 1993 | 1994 | Training for Fisheries, Environmental and Medical staff | Ciguatera Monitoring & Management in Tuvalu, refresher | Government of Tuvalu, MFAT | Tuvalu |
| 1992 | 1997 | Lecturing | Tertiary education in biometrics and ecology | James Cook University, Department of Marine Biology | Australia |
| 1990 | 1990 | Tutoring / lecturing | Postdoctoral fellow with education in biometrics and reading journals | Auckland University, Department of Zoology | New Zealand |
| 1988 | 1988 | Training on ciguatera monitoring | Ciguatera Monitoring in Tuvalu | Government of Tuvalu, MFAT | Tuvalu |
| 1985 | 1988 | Tutoring / lecturing | Part time staff; summer school in marine biology, tutoring of 2nd year students | Sydney University and Workers Education Association (WEA) | Australia |