{"id":1370,"date":"2021-08-04T20:47:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T13:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/vacdemo\/?page_id=1370"},"modified":"2026-09-09T17:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:47:08","slug":"areas-of-focus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vietauscentre.org\/?page_id=1370&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Areas of focus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section page-aof dark\" id=\"section_858917201\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill bg-loaded \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1824927697\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-145067873\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2189037316\" class=\"text main-tittle\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\">AREAS OF FOCUS<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2189037316 {\n  font-size: 2.4rem;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-167241668\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4234027022\" class=\"text content\">\n\t\t\n<p>Through the VAC, Vietnam and Australia are collaborating across three key areas to strengthen Vietnamese public sector leadership and policy development, and build a strong relationship.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4234027022 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1149949883\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1959497390\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"328\" 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class=\"row\"  id=\"row-728371150\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-115849452\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-width:3px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3528489744\" class=\"text align-left sub-title\">\n\t\t\n<p id=\"strategic-leadership\" class=\"lead\"><em>Leadership and professional development<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3528489744 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2005735136\" class=\"text content\">\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Strategic Leadership Course: <\/strong>The VAC\u2019s flagship leadership program equips current and emerging public sector leaders with contemporary strategic leadership capabilities and strengthens their ability to engage effectively on international and cross-sector issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women in Leadership Journey: <\/strong>This program strengthens the skills, knowledge, networks and confidence of senior and emerging women leaders, supporting their leadership advancement and contributions to gender equality and broader inclusion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specialist Certificate in University Teaching: <\/strong>This professional development program builds the teaching capabilities of lecturers from VAC partner organisations to support the continuing professional education of Vietnam\u2019s future .<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategic Leadership Workshops for the HCMA Advanced Political Theory (APT) Program:\u00a0<\/strong>Delivered annually, these workshops strengthen strategic thinking, leadership capability, and policy engagement among public sector officials operating in an increasingly dynamic reform environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leadership Competencies for Government Senior Executives (LeadCom). <\/strong>An initiative designed to strengthen modern leadership and management capabilities among senior provincial leaders to address emerging national, regional and global challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2005735136 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div id=\"policy-research-analysis-advisory-services\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_467588162 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n  padding-bottom: 50px;\n  background-color: rgb(223, 84, 56);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section page-aof\" id=\"section_985988471\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill bg-loaded bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1006826315\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-91077318\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-width:3px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2032340255\" class=\"text align-left sub-title\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\"><em>Partnerships and Knowledge 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These activities strengthen relationships between government agencies, research institutions, and the private sector organisations in both countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vietnam Australia Forum:<\/strong> The Forum is the VAC\u2019s premier annual dialogue platform, bringing together policymakers, government officials, experts and thought leaders from Vietnam and Australia to exchange perspectives on shared priorities and emerging regional opportunities and challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1757878631 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div id=\"building-vietnam-australia-relationships-cross-cutting-themes\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_985988471 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n  padding-bottom: 50px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 154, 80);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section last page-aof\" id=\"section_344507622\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill bg-loaded bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-409498194\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1489723700\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-width:3px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4192746296\" class=\"text align-left sub-title\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\"><em>Research and Evidence-informed Policy <\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4192746296 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4004668134\" class=\"text content\">\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Gender Equality Index Research:<\/strong> This collaborative initiative between Vietnamese and Australian partners, through the Centre for Gender Studies and Women&#8217;s Rights (GWR), is developing an evidence-based index to measure and advance women&#8217;s leadership representation in Vietnam\u2019s public sector. 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