Experience

Orana Early Childhood Intervention

• Australia
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Manager

  • Jan 2021 - Present



Skillset Limited AU

• Dubbo NSW

• Manager Engagement Skills and Support

  • Apr 2018 - Oct 2020

  An exciting change in career path has led me to NGO SKILLSET. I have had the opportunity to manage a new vertical business line maximising opportunities for young people in Western NSW. This currently includes Land Works, Youth Connect, Skills4Trade and TradeUp. My current focus is building Schools based Apprentice and Trainee job opportunities for young people while still at school to retain skills and knowledge in the region whilst enabling employers to grow their future workforce. I continue to connect with new and previous colleagues and business contacts to change lives in communities and people in regional NSW. Show less



TAFE NSW

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• R/Manager Educational Programs

  • May 2017 - Apr 2018

  I am currently managing Educational delivery programs for Services sector including Hospitality and Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, Information technology, Hair and Beauty and Creative industries across TAFENSW West Region ( Western RTO). Our teachers are skilling our community workforces for the future. My role is to support head teachers managing local delivery to ensure quality and compliance and to give valuable customer experience to our students. We are now working towards building TAFE One across NSW to leverage the expertise of the whole Organisation in working collaboratively. Show less



TAFE NSW Western Institute

• Business Capability Coordinator

  • Jan 2013 - May 2017

  I work with Industry based clients to maximise training opportunities that meets their needs.TAFE Western has realigned its business units to a Business Capability Units streamlining processes and strengthening relations with industry.

• Educational Leader

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  Liaising with Head teachers across Tourism, Hospitality,Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy to ensure Educational compliance and to assist the Director of Educational Delivery of the Community Services health, Tourism and recreation Faculty at TAFE Western.

• Faculty Business Consultant

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2011

  My role was to work with the Community Services, Health Tourism and Recreation Faculty especially the Head Teachers to develop their commercial business. This involved large tenders state wide and national, customised training for SME companies, lodging funding applications on behalf of customers for State Training funds and trainees both new and existing workers. I was the manager of the very capable team with 3 others to win business ,process and acquit all funds.

• Teacher, Hospitality

  • Jan 1988 - Jul 2005

  I came to TAFE with industry experience and was trained at UTS to teach vocational students. I thoroughly enjoyed my teaching experiences which ranged from Commercial cookery apprentices and catering students, Dietary practices, Job seeking students, young mums cookery and nutrition, personal interest courses such as Chinese cookery, BBQ, Italian, Microwave and Entertaining. I also developed and managed several commercial delivery programs for Clubs and Regional Development NSW along with a plethora of other topics and audiences in my 17 years. Show less