Brian Fairman
- brian.fairman@jcu.edu.au
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1255-6204- Senior Research Fellow, Developing Social Enterprise in FNQ
- The Cairns Institute
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Senior Research Fellow
Senior Research Fellow
Biography
Dr. Brian Fairman has lived and worked in Indonesia and Timor-Leste for more than a decade. Dr Fairman worked for the Government of Timor-Leste developing a national plan for a national vocational education and training system, providing policy advice and technical advice on physical and social infrastructure requirements for the design and ongoing implementation of a national training system. In Indonesia, Dr Fairman has focused on vocational educational reform and human capability development as well as conducting leadership and specialised training programs for mid-level public servant management. Brian has also worked in the Australian University sector for; James Cook University, Victoria University, The University of Queensland and The University of Melbourne managing numerous aid and development projects. Dr Fairman and Dr Voak, have recently edited and published a Book on Developing a Culturally Relevant Workforce in Indonesia, focusing on human capability development and western models of engagement.
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Fairman, Brian; Voak, Adam (2023) Building a Culturally Relevant Workforce in Indonesia: Preventing Vocational Imperialism. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: [Edited Publication]
Other Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Helmy, Abdullah; Fairman, Brian; Suparto, S.; Voak, Adam; Babacan, Hurriyet (2025) 'Shaping the future: Satryo Brodjonegoro’s blueprint for education in Indonesia'. Research and Development in Education, 5 (1):28-42. [DOI]
Voak, Adam; Jamroji; Fairman, Brian; Suparto, Suparto (2024) 'Creating Community-Based Tourism Resilience: The Transformative Impact of Service-Learning in Jodipan'. Journal of Resilient Economies, 4 (1):16-25. [DOI]
Voak, Adam; Helmy, Abdullah; Fairman, Brian; Afriansyah, Anggi (2024) 'Kampus Merdeka: Indonesia’s Once-in-a-generation Response to Educational Reform'. TVET @sia, 22 :1-21.
Zalzulifa; Fairman, Brian; Afriansyah, Anggi; Voak, Adam; Suryono, Ivan Lilin; Muslim, Fikri (2024) 'Pancasila and Kampus Merdeka: Striking the Right Balance'. International Journal of Religion, 5 (10):2428-2438. [DOI]
Voak, Adam; Fairman, Brian; Helmy, Abdullah (2024) 'Building Sustainable Futures: Developing a Halal Supply Chain Leadership Competency Framework'. el-Jizya, 12 (1). [DOI]
Muslihati, Muslihati; Sobri, Ahmad Yusuf; Voak, Adam; Fairman, Brian; Wonorahardjo, Surjani; Suryani, Ani Wilujeng (2023) 'Engaging With Industry Through Internships in Order to Acquire the Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes for the World of Work: The Indonesian Student Experience'. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 23 (9). [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Helmy, Abdullah; Fairman, Brian; Voak, Adam (2023) 'Reflecting on Teaching and Learning-Implications for VET Practice, Post COVID-19 Pandemic'. TVET @sia, 20 .
Voak, Adam; Fairman, Brian; Helmy, Abdullah; Afriansyah, Anggi (2023) 'Kampus Merdeka: Providing Meaningful Engagement in a Disruptive World'. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 23 (8):223-234. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Voak, Adam; Fairman, Brian; Wahyuni, Hana Catur (2023) 'Halal Supply Chain Competencies: A Framework for Human Capability Development'. Journal of Resilient Economies, 3 (2):13-23. [DOI]
Voak, Adam; Fairman, Brian (2023) 'Building Practitioner Resilience: Reflections on Developing Industry-led Occupational Standards in Indonesia'. Journal of Resilient Economies, 3 (1):18-27. [DOI]
Afriansyah, Anggi; Voak, Adam; Fairman, Brian; Suryono, Ivan; Muslim, Fikri (2022) 'Implementing Kampus Merdeka: The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with One Tentative Step'. Journal of Resilient Economies, 2 (2):48-54. [DOI]
Fairman, Brian; Voak, Adam; Babacan, Hurriyet (2022) 'Human Mobility and Dismantling Cultural Dominance: Creating Collaborative Conversations to Secure Talent in a Post-Covid world'. Journal of Resilient Economies, 2 (1):96-101. [DOI]
Siminjutak, Payaman; Voak, Adam; Fairman, Brian (2022) 'A historical account of VET interventions in Indonesia: Which way forward?'. Asian Journal of University Education, 18 :544-553. [DOI]
Fairman, Brian; Voak, Adam; Babacan, Hurriyet (2021) 'Meaningful Practice Intervention: What Does It Look Like?'. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 11 (22). [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Voak, Adam; Fairman, Brian (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):29-32. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Voak, Adam; Fairman, Brian (2020) 'Anticipating Human Resource Development Challenges and Opportunities in ‘Halal Supply Chains’ and ‘Halal Logistics’ within ASEAN'. Nusantara Halal Journal, 1 (1). [DOI]
Managing the Challenges of Vocational Education and Training in Indonesia-The Mire of Uncertainty!
2021
Helmy, Abdullah; Fairman, Brian; Voak, Adam (2021) 'Managing the Challenges of Vocational Education and Training in Indonesia-The Mire of Uncertainty!' Journal of Education and Practice, 12 (33) :22-27. [DOI]
Journal Contribution
ResearchOnline@JCU
Fairman, B.; Voak, A.; Sujatmaka, U. (2022) In Managing Learning Organization in Industry 4.0 . In: Rachmawati, Indira;Hendayani, Hatih eds. Training needs analysis implementation: Dilemmas and paradoxes Bandung, Indonesia, [DOI]
Implementation and acceptance of online learning in the Indonesian civil service: are we there yet?
2021
Fairman, B.; Salak, A.M.; Maliki, M.A.; Voak, A. (2021) Proceedings of the International Conference on Education Implementation and acceptance of online learning in the Indonesian civil service: are we there yet? Virtual, [DOI]
Fairman, Brian; Voak, Adam; Abdullah; Amaripuja (2020) KnE Social Sciences The ‘Malang Declaration’: Models of Engagement within Research Programs Virtual, [DOI]
Fairman, B.; Voak, A.; Abdullah, H.; Indarjo, A. (2020) Journal of Physics: conference series Re-skilling vocational education and training practitioners in Indonesia 1 November 2019, [DOI]