Andrew Cummings is a freelance trainer, writer and consultant who has worked in the community sector for over 30 years. His areas of specialism include working with young people, and working with refugee and migrant communities. Andrew’s previous roles include being Secretary General of the European Confederation of Youth Clubs; Executive Officer of the Settlement Council of Australia; Executive Director of the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition; and Executive Officer of the Multicultural Youth Affairs Network of NSW.Andrew has written extensively on youth issues, with over 40 published works. These include text books, training manuals and resource kits published by organisations such as the NSW Advocate for Children and Young People, MYAN Australia, CREATE Foundation, Beacon Foundation, Youth Affairs Council of WA, Australian College of Applied Psychology, Right to Play (Canada), UK Youth and the National Youth Agency (UK). Andrew has also developed a wide range of training programs on youth issues, delivering these to over 3,000 youth and community workers and more than 1,000 young people.