Case Study 
International Professional Exchange Program 

Collagis supported a prominent Australian energy distribution company to establish a scalable professional exchange program with peer energy distributors in the international market.

BRIEF 

The CEO wanted to create a repeatable process to select, develop and deploy staff to international opportunities with other energy distributors. The intent was to create opportunities for professional development as well as retention measure for talented staff.

The company had never undertaken such a project and Collagis assisted in creating all the selection processes and planning processes - including consideration of international tax implications and safety - and deployment support mechanisms. 

CHALLENGES

• No experience within the company in planning or deploying crews in an opportunity of this nature. 
• Limited understanding of tax implications for international work. 
• Full audit of safety procedures in overseas location required prior to deployment.
• Complex logistics in pre-deployment preparation of selected staff.

SOLUTION
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Collagis assigned a Senior Consultant to support the planning and execution of the exchange. 

The Collagis consultant worked with a project team assembled from across the company including legal, operations, HR and technical areas to ensure a well informed approach to all phrases of the exchange. 

The consultant was also responsible for maintaining communications and driving decision making from the overseas entity. 

RESULTS 

• A fully informed plan was developed for all phases of the exchange including pre-deployment, deployment and return to Australia. 
• Appropriate staff, and reserves, were selected to participate in the exchange. 
• A bridging program was developed to ensure staff were appropriately trained in safety procedures for the overseas entity.
• All aspects of the planning were codified to ensure a repeatable process regardless of the future overseas location being considered for an exchange activity.