BRINGING EXPERTISE TO CHALLENGES
Aurora is an international practice of high-performance professionals dedicated to transforming knowledge and experience into value-added benefit for our clients. Our experience translates into your success. We offer expertise in the following core competencies:
MANAGEMENT
Organizational assessment, change and development,
- Organizing and managing resources,
- Enhancing/optimizing labor productivity,
- Benchmarking and performance enhancement,
- Conference planning and logistical support,
- Print and broadcast media campaigns with collateral materials,
- Prioritizing actions and pinpointing strengths and weaknesses,
- Policy assessment and development.
- Training system design and management,
- Vocational training,
- Veterans demobilization and training,
- Curriculum and instructional materials design and production,
- Evaluation and design of employment services,
- Employer outreach, job interviews, and vocational counseling,
- Human resources planning, development and job matching,
- Agricultural and rural development,
- Development and enhancement of personnel policies and procedures,
- Team building, staff development and wage comparability studies,
- Youth and community development services.
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| Military officials with Aurora staff, who are part of one of Aurora’s two ex-combatant reintegration employment and training projects. | Aurora’s Dr. Jim Statman in Guguletu Township in Western Cape South Africa with local youth group. |
FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Procurement and acquisition systems and transactions,
- Investment and trade promotion,
- Budgeting and forecasting,
- Small business and new enterprise development,
- Product introductions,
- Financial management systems,
- Cost/benefit analysis,
- Audit resolutions,
- Contract administration for government contracts.
PROJECT DESIGN, MONITORING AND EVALUATING
- Change analysis,
- Needs assessment,
- Strategic and project planning,
- Program monitoring and evaluation,
- Feasibility studies and case studies,
- Qualitative research,
- Surveys and operations research,
- Market research and product management.
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| Aurora corporate staff meet with program participants and the Deputy Chief of Party of the IMPACT Project located in Botswana. IMPACT is an important performance monitoring, evaluation, and reporting program for the Southern African Development community. One of the major goals is to evaluate the results obtained by USAID Regional Projects in the 14 Southern African Nations. Success stories from this project have been used in testimonials on Capitol Hill. | Aurora staff, U.S. Department of Labor and Nigerian officials meet with U.S. Secretary of Labor, Elaine L. Chao (center). |
- Technical assistance,
- Connectivity,
- Cost and quality control practices,
- Data processing,
- Systems design and internal/external information systems,
- Office automation including forms, data collection, storage and reporting.
- Curriculum design and development,
- Distance education,
- Non-formal education programs,
- Training and re-training programs,
- Scholarship, fellowship, and student exchange programs,
- Study tours and instructor exchange programs,
- Conference planning and management,
- Travel and logistical support,
- School management, policy development and governance.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
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| Industrial Sewing Training Program participants at Employment Services Center. | Aurora’s Vietnam
Employment Project Chief Technical Advisor and a project
consultant in Aurora’s Hanoi office. |
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