talanoa consultancy

Workplace Training & Development

Do you employ, engage with or support Pacific Islander and Māori employees in the workplace?

Do you want to increase levels of employee satisfaction, productivity, cultural safety and understanding?

Talanoa Consultancy Pty Ltd service the following sectors:

  • International Development

  • Health and Education

  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

  • Arts, Sport and Recreation

  • Employability Skills Training (EST)

  • Government and Associations

  • Technology, Business and  Finance

  • Media

  • Tourism and Hospitality

  • Human Resources, Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics

  • Labour Hire and Recruitment

  • Mining, Infrastructure and Renewables
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Sports, Inclusion and RedemptionDr David Lakisa, who has a PhD in managing Pasifika migration in the sporting workplace, said that achieving cultural understanding and respect in sport was crucial to helping it filter down into the community.The inaugural Global Pacific Arts, Culture & Sport Conference will be held at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, on Wednesday, 7th June 2023. The theme of the conference is ‘Navigating Pacific Contribution Across Culture, Arts and Sport’. The conference is bringing together industry, community, government, and expert leaders to accelerate the intersectionality work across Pacific cultural education, skills and diversity training, innovation, enterprise and investment in Pacific arts, culture, and sport.First Nations cultural circle: Educating the educators Aboriginal, Māori and Pasifika groups joined in the first cultural conference of its kind in a NSW school.
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OUR VALUES

Our company events and activities highlight our core values and culture of:
Respect   |   Authenticity   |   Innovation   |   Collaboration
 
Pacific Cultural Capability Knowledge Partnership with Tetra Tech International Development (2023)Cultural Safety Professional Development Talanoa Session (June 2022)Pacific Sport Talanoa Conference: Leadership Wayfinding in Sport as Pasifika and Māori, Nissan Arena, Brisbane (2022)26th Australia Fiji Joint Business Forum, Fiji, September 2022National Rugby League (NRL) Pacific Youth SummitGlobal Pacific Arts, Culture and Sport Conference, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney (2023)Pacific Cultural Safety Workshop (2024)Q&A: Sports, Inclusion and Redemption (August 2022), ABC Corporation
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what we do

Pacific contribution in the workplace is more visible than ever before. Talanoa Consultancy Pty Ltd helps optimise your skills and understanding in working with Pacific individuals and groups across workplace diversity management settings.

Diversity Management

WORKPLACE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

Strategic management and cultural capability training packages (virtual/in-person/hybrid) workshops or conferences tailored to organisational needs.

Professional services include:

  • Employability and life skills training

  • Recruitment and retention

  • Pacific Workplace Health Check Service

  • Human resource (HR) management assistance

  • Mediation & dispute resolution services

  • Guest or keynote speaker

  • Program design/curriculum development

  • Leadership development

  • Advocacy, mentoring and capacity building

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Research & Development

knowledge partnering

Are you seeking to optimise the skills and expectations of Pacific Islander and Māori employees in the workplace? Book a consultation to discuss:

  • Pacific cultural safety courses

  • Strategic planning

  • Program design

  • Research consultation

  • Diversity management initiatives

  • Media production design planning

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Online and Blending Learning

PACIFIC SPORT: DEVELOPING CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE COURSE

A global-first, self-paced online (hybrid option) course which draws upon exclusive insights, experiences and evidence-based research from Pacific Islander and Māori academics and industry-based practitioners. Ten (10) modules include:

  • Coach education

  • Cultural competency

  • Executive, leadership and non-playing roles

  • Pacific women and sport

  • Spirituality

  • Athlete wellbeing

  • Pacific cultural leadership

  • Sport business

  • Sport diplomacy and more.

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Education Workshops

engaging pacific islander & Māori learners in the classroom

Want to more fully engage Pacific Islander and Māori learners through differentiated learning strategies?

This workshop can be delivered face-to-face, hybrid or online format. Workshop content includes:

  • Australian Education Guidelines: Pacific Islander and Māori Learners

  • Lesson resource guides

  • Case studies

  • Pacific cultural knowledge, expectation and perceptions

  • Pasifika Student Success Team

The course is explicitly aligned with Australian Professional Standards for Teaching (APST) and a NSW Education Standards (NESA) accredited course.

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testimonials
Tetra Tech International Development
As Tetra Tech International Development’s Pacific knowledge partner, David’s approach and engagement with our teams in creating and facilitating culturally responsive workshops and courses has been invaluable to enhancing our cultural capability and strengthening our resources towards greater Pacific informed approaches.
Amy Gildea (Managing Director, International Development - Asia Pacific)
National Rugby League
David has pioneered initiatives that continue to unite and provide pathways for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people to thrive in our game. When you combine his unique professional experiences and qualifications, he is well-placed to support organisations who are wanting to improve diversity engagement in sport.

Steve Meredith (General Manager ‑ Wellbeing,   Diversity and Performance)
Teacher Training Association 
David has a proven history in creating and facilitating culturally responsive workshops and courses. His engagement strategies and resources are invaluable.
Miles Campbell (Founder & CEO)
Beyond Action
Talanoa Consultancy possesses deep expertise on Pacific Islanders in the workplace. David consistency produces professional and high quality work in a timely fashion.
Frank Chidiac (General Manager & Executive Producer)
Wellbeing Science Institute
David's PhD research on managing Pacific athletes in professional sport provides much-needed insights and strategies into diversity management and the importance of Pacific athlete wellbeing.
Steve Johnson (Founder & Managing Director)
Parramatta Eels
The Pacific Health Check conducted by Dr David Lakisa provided a valuable insight into how we can best engage our people at the Parramatta Eels. Creating awareness through this assessment has lead to a greater understanding and cultural appreciation of people with Pasifika and Maori heritage.
Mark O'Neill (General Manager of Football)
Wide World of Sports
Nine's Wide World of Sports is proud to knowledge partner with Talanoa Consultancy. We enjoy innovating this space together with David and his team who have tailored a program to our unique needs focusing on Pacific cultural competency and cultural safety. 
Simon Fordham (Head of Partnerships & Strategy)
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about us

David Lakisa (PhD)

Dr David Lakisa has worked across private and public sectors of educational leadership and management for the past two decades. He is of Samoan (Polynesian) ancestry and completed his PhD on 'Pacific Diversity Management' at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Business School. He also completed a Masters in International Sport Management at Southern Cross University (SCU) and a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

In an Australian first, he was appointed as the inaugural Pacific Islander Coaching and Development officer at New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) (2007-2011). A former physical education secondary school teacher, David was also been a sessional academic at Western Sydney University in the School of Education (2008 - 2016). He is also a member of the Australian Pasifika Education Network (APEN) reference group and Independent Director on the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) South East Region Board. In sum, David has been heavily involved in numerous education, sporting, government and community-based initiatives for Pacific Islanders and Māori in Australia and across the Pacific region for the past two decades.

WORKPLACE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

Want to become 'talanoa certified'? The Talanoa Certification Program (TCP) is designed for employees, executive teams or organisations who want to gain certification and approved skills to work with Pacific people. The Pacific-framed certification program consists of:

  • Online learning modules

  • In-person talanoa sessions

  • Workplace assessment
  • Certification
  • Compliance
  • Industry-Recognised
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