Dr Adam Voak ~ Adjunct Associate Professor

Associate Professor Dr. Adam Voak is an International Human Capability Development specialist who applies his 25+ years of experience across Australia and the ASEAN region to assist organisations and governments harness their workforces’ power. More recently, Adam facilitated the design, development and implementation of Indonesia’s first Industry Reference Council, the Indonesian Supply Chain and Logistics Industry Reference Council, funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Education and Training through an Enabling Growth and Innovation Programs Grant.

Adam was also contracted as a Senior Transport Consultant for the ARISE+ program, working with the European Union, Senior ASEAN Government Officials, the ASEAN Secretariat and a group of Industry Representatives across all ten ASEAN nations. Their task is the implementation and operationalisation of the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Multimodal Transport.

Adam is working to critically understand the role of capability and talent development in supporting local economic and social advancement through improving public services. In addition, he closely observes and facilitates the development of individuals, communities, and organisations to build and support independent sustainable growth at the local level. As a trained lawyer, Adam is acutely aware of the global geopolitical and legal constructs and policy initiatives needed to support local skills formation. Including the development issues associated with eradicating gender inequalities, empowering indigenous and ethnic minority communities through skills development, fostering human well-being, and maintaining sustainable livelihoods through meaningful employment.

As adjunct Associate Professor at the Cairns Institute at James Cook University and as a CITBA Research Fellow at James Cook University Singapore, Adam is currently working closely with colleagues to investigate the concepts of global citizenry, cross border human capability mobility and the role of interculturalism in international trade and investment. Dr. Voak additionally holds Fellowships with the Institute of Occupational Learning and Training, the Society of Education and Training, the International Specialised Skills Institute and the Institute of Equality and Diversity Professionals. Adam is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Australia and a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.

Research Disciplines

• Education systems (3903)
• Transportation, logistics and supply chains (3509)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Learner and learning (1601)
• Religion (1305)

Awards

• Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Australia
• Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
• Certified Professional Career Development Practitioner - Career Industry Council of Australia

Fellowships

• Institute of Training and Occupational Learning
• Society of Education and Training
• Institute of Equality and Diversity Professionals
• International Specialised Skills Institute
• Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia

Memberships

• Asia Pacific Career Development Association
• Professional Member of the Career Development Association of Australia
• Career Development Institute (UK)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU.

Journal Articles

• Helmy A, Fairman B and Voak A (2023) Reflecting on Teaching and Learning-Implications for VET Practice, Post COVID-19 Pandemic. TVET @sia, 20.
• Afriansyah A, Voak A, Fairman B, Suryono I and Muslim F (2022) Implementing Kampus Merdeka: The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with One Tentative Step. Journal of Resilient Economies, 2 (2). pp. 48-54
• Fairman B, Voak A and Babacan H (2022) Human Mobility and Dismantling Cultural Dominance: Creating Collaborative Conversations to Secure Talent in a Post-Covid world. Journal of Resilient Economies, 2 (1). pp. 96-101
• Siminjutak P, Voak A and Fairman B (2022) A historical account of VET interventions in Indonesia: Which way forward? Asian Journal of University Education, 18. pp. 544-553
• Voak A (2021) Fake: The Rise of Food Fraud in the Halal Supply Chain. Nusantara Halal Journal, 2 (2). pp. 82-88
• Voak A and Fairman B (2020) Anticipating Human Resource Development Challenges and Opportunities in ‘Halal Supply Chains’ and ‘Halal Logistics’ within ASEAN. Nusantara Halal Journal, 1 (1).
• Voak A and Fairman B (2020) Crossing Borders: Anticipated Challenges in Building a Body of Knowledge for the Digital Printing Sector to Promote Relevant Human Capability and Mobility in a Local Context. Journal of Printing Science and Technology, 57 (1). pp. 29-32
• Voak A and Smith M (2020) The Rise of 3D Printing: Its Human Capability Impacts and the Nature of Emerging Interdependencies Along the Global Supply Chain. Journal of Printing Science and Technology, 57 (1). pp. 23-28
• Smith M, Gunasekera D, Wimalasuriya R, Newth D and Voak A (2019) Effects of ASEAN Transport Connectivity Enhancement. Australasian Agribusiness Review, 27. pp. 148-176

Conference Papers

• Fairman B, Voak A, Abdullah H and Indarjo A (2020) Re-skilling vocational education and training practitioners in Indonesia. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. In: IConVET 2019: 2nd International Conference on Vocational Education and Technology, Singaraja, Indonesia, 1 November 2019