Staff Portal
Think Pacific is trusted by over 80 global Higher and Further Education Institutions to provide short term mobility and remote programs. With over 1200 participants joining our programmes annually to Asia-Pacific, we strive for the most comprehensive processes for student safety, support and ethics in global mobility.
The following information is provided to help you, as an educational partner, gain further insight into the Health and Safety policies, detailed processes and In-Country Support as we work together, to create the highest standard of international programming.
- Comprehensive planning, Risk Assessments & Crisis Management
- Public, Employers and Professional Liability Insurance
- Comprehensive In-Country Orientation for Students
- 24/7 Project Guidance and Expert Pastoral Care
- Student Preparation including Pre-Departure Training
- 70 + Members of Staff Based in our overseas destinations annually.
- Projects under Formal Partnership with the Government Ministries
- Best Practice of sustainable, empowering, ethical programs
- Compliant with BS8848, H&S Executive and DFAT
- Comprehensive Mental Health Support
- Policies in Safeguarding, PSEAH and Inclusion
- Responsible, Trusted & Award-winning programs
We have built a reputation as an expert provider of global mobility for the higher education sector. We’re passionate supporters of expanding cultural knowledge, boosting employability and increasing soft skills of university students through international experience.
Risk Management
Our priority is to enable enriching opportunities for global learning, whilst conscientiously and professionally managing risks abroad. Our Risk Assessments are tailored to each destination and cover each project. Please download the following PDF documents.
Health & Safety
The health, safety and security of our students is our top priority. Having a HQ in Fiji and Bali with over 70 x annual staff ensures we have layers of in-country support. Our Fiji team comprises of Trustees, Directors, Management, Project Coordinators and Leaders with vast experience to guide projects with the upmost professionalism and high standards. The following documents have been completed by our staff for use in day-to-day delivery.
Safeguarding & Well-being
The following policies have been designed to provide comprehensive support and protection, whilst meeting national and international standards, including DFAT and Health and Safety Executive. We are an equal opportunities organisation, striving to facilitate quality experiences for all.
Training, Support & Supervision
Responsible Global Mobility
Think Pacific strives to be the highest standard of ethical, sustainable and responsible international projects for university partners. Please download our Responsible Volunteering Guide for our thoughts, background and measures to achieve best practice in this area.
Whether designing a be-spoke Study Tour or guiding students on one of our existing placements or volunteer projects, we aim to be the epitome of purposeful, responsible and empowering projects for Fiji. Central to this is the depth of our association with local communities, government departments and organisations within Fiji, of which we are very proud.
Connect With Our Charities Impact
Hear what the British High Commissioner, Government Secretaries and NGO Directors have to say about our projects in Fiji.
Our projects are guided by the action plans of the National Centre for Health Promotion and the government directive, ‘Towards a Healthy Fiji Programme’ (TAHF). This is a holistic development approach being implemented in rural areas, which supports combined initiatives to achieve whole solutions to poverty issues by developing knowledge and education, facilitating vital infrastructure and empowering Fijian people to live healthy, sustainable lives.
Think Pacific hold a memorandum of understanding with the National Employment Centre of Fiji. Through this agreement we work closely to maximise the transfer of skills and to strengthen Fijian expertise and capacity. We promote village based businesses, facilitate training for Fijian youths and invest in local skills. We engage unemployed Fijian youths in employment and placements annually. We proud to provide the first opportunities of work based learning, career experience and often long term job opportunities for young Fijians registered through the NEC.
Think Pacific signed an MOU with the Ministry of Youth & Sports on the 12th June 2014. Think Pacific support and implement on our projects, the Ministry’s concepts and initiatives for expanding opportunities for young Fijians to develop themselves, including nurturing sports teams and youth groups, providing mobile skills training, supporting youth mentoring and growing extra-curricular activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme in Fijian schools.
Think Pacific signed an MOU with the Fiji National Sports Commission on the 21st May 2014. The key areas of co-operation between Think Pacific and the Fiji National Sports Commission include the facilitation of key sporting concepts and initiatives such as the Sports Outreach Scheme, the Educate the Educators training programme as well as supporting National events and developing grass roots Youth & Sports clubs in rural settings.
- Think Pacific has an MOU with Swansea University to deliver short term mobility
- The programme is part-funded by the university for 40 undergraduates annually
- Students develop leadership, transferable skills and cultural intelligence.
- Students work with rural communities and gain practical experience in public health, mental health, sports, education and enterprise.
- Students live in rural communities and immerse into Fijian life.
- Achieves aims of The Fiji National Development Plan and MoH specific initiatives.
“I’ve received in excess of fifteen case studies and pictures from our students so far – every single one has said the programme was an amazing experience”
Lucy Wiliams, Study Abroad Manager, Swansea University, August 2019.
“The organisation of the projects is always second to none”
Chris Gale, Program Manager, Global Opportunities.
Our 5 year partnership has seen over 250 Cardiff students volunteer in Fiji
“Think Pacific are so easy to work with and really understand the needs of students”
Cara McCosh, Program Manager, Leeds Beckett Study Abroad.
Think Pacific designed a bespoke Sports Development Project for Carnegie Faculty
We would be delighted to put you in touch with our university partners for references. Please email Simon Darker, Director simon@thinkpacific.com so we may introduce you to our university contacts.