On 18-23 November, CLAIR Sydney held our annual Australian Multicultural Study Tour in Melbourne.
This study tour is held for staff of Japanese local governments, international associations and related organisations to learn about best multicultural policies and practices in Australia, where approximately 30% of the estimated resident population was born overseas. This experience will be applied in the planning of multicultural policies and practices in Japan.
This year, 11 delegates from all over Japan visited to learn the advanced practices of 10 organisations, such as Victorian Government, Melton City, schools, non-profit organizations, a hospital, Metropolitan Fire Brigade and more.
In this study tour, participants were fortunate to hear directly from employees in exchange sessions and attain valuable information that is highly pertinent to their planning relating to Japan’s increasing foreign-born residents.
CLAIR Sydney will continue to research multicultural policies in Australia and assist Japanese local governments in their development of initiatives for facilitating an intercultural society.
