Dr Alan Montague was a senior lecturer and Program Director for RMIT University's masters program in human resources management. His research interests include skill shortages, apprenticeships and traineeships, education policy, ageing and aged care. He worked in government until 1996 as a manager involved with labour market programs and apprenticeships. From 1997 he managed the apprenticeship and traineeship schemes at RMIT University until he commenced full time as a lecturer in 2007.