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The Graphic Arts Merchants Association of Australia (GAMAA) has announced that applications for the 2005 GAMAA Leadership Programme Scholarships have now opened. Now in its third year the GAMAA Leadership Programme provides middle to senior managers currently working in the graphic media and printing technologies industry with an opportunity to advance their leadership and business management skills.The programme allows successful applicants to study the programme of their choice at any recognised Australian tertiary institution. Applicants are encouraged to select from a range of post-graduate management or business education programs, which fall within the prescribed criterion. Students thus far have undertaken Masters of Marketing, Masters of Management and Graduate Diploma of General Management in addition to MBA studies.
David Rands, GAMAA president, says "Scholarships are open to all individuals working in the graphic media and printing technologies industry who have demonstrated commitment to the industry, who have the support of their employer and can meet the academic requirements of entry".
A core requirement for successful applicants is attendance at an industry tailored three day residential workshop per semester, which is specifically designed to provide participants with a range of management and leadership tools that complement their studies, and will assist them in addressing the issues they daily face in their workplace. These workshops challenge participants’ current work practices, and provide them with a range of tools to create new strategies for the future.
Each workshop also has a limited number of places available for middle to senior managers within the industry who are not undertaking formal studies but who wish to develop their leadership skills. As such the workshops also enable the exchange of information amongst different companies within the industry.
Application forms for the 2005 GAMAA Education Scholarship programme can be obtained from the GAMAA website at www.gamaa.net.au or contact Anni Rowland-Campbell at .
Limited industry places are also available for the second leadership workshop, "Developing Leadership", to be held from 27 to 29 August in Sydney. For information, contact on or visit www.gamaa.net.au
