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Ms Carmel Thompson is the Managing Director of The Southern Cross Connection.
Carmel was previously the owner of Achievers International College & Achievers Business College in Brisbane which offered courses in Business, Travel, Hospitality, Management and Information Technology to both local and overseas students. In 1994 Carmel foresaw a shift in education and training out of the classroom into industry and high schools. She sold her colleges to the Educational Foundation Group of Japan and set up an international consultancy practice under the name of The Southern Cross Connection (SCC).
The training arm of SCC is Southern Cross International Learning Institute (SCILI) and they offer nationally accredited course in Australia (Registration No. 1602).
Carmel is a qualified Accountant who possesses a skill for getting the job done through the medium of collaboration and communication. She has had considerable experience in the international marketplace. This has resulted in the building of strong relationships with other leaders in this industry. |
Ms Carmel Thompson
Managing Director |
Carmel is a highly respected trainer specialising in Leadership & Management Programs and also Workplace Trainer Courses . She has a high profile in Australia and is serving on numerous committees. She is much sort after speaker at national and international conferences focusing on the importance of vocational training to the current day world of work and economic environment.
Carmel's credibility as a business consultant and trainer is enhanced by her business credentials, reputation and experience.
She also has the skills of attracting the right people to the right project. Her team comprises of those who are highly skilled, flexible and committed to thier clients.
Qualifications
- Master of Education (Quality Management)
- Post Grad. Dip. In Social Ecology
- Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)
- Dip of Management
- Dip. of Training and Assessment
International:
- Regional Vice President of IVETA for East Asia and the Pacific
- Member of the Senate Committee of Warnborough University, London, UK. .
- Member of the Board of International Accreditation & Recognition Council (Australia)
Australia:
- Treasurer, Board Member, Australian Institute of Training & Development
- Member of the Board of Aspire Training & Consultancy, (Publisher, Education & Training Organisation), Melbourne, Victoria
Current Memberships & Community Involvement
- Member of the International Vocational Education & Training Association
- Member of the Australian Institute of Training and Development
- Member of International Accrediation & Recognition Council
- Member of Study Gold Coast
Past Memberships & Community Involvement
- Member of Management Committee of Gold Coast Education & Training Network
- Deputy Chair and Qld State Director of the Australian Council for Private Education & Training (1998-2000)
- Member of the Board of Australian Council for Private Education & Training Providers (1994-1998)
- President of Queensland Association of Registered Colleges (1991-1994)
- Member of the National Flexible Delivery Working Party (1992-1994)
- Member of the National Staff Development Committee (1995-1996)
- Member of Reference Group for the Review of Australian International Education Foundation (AIEF)
- Member of the Queensland State Training Council (1996-1999)
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Di is a very experienced trainer who has been in education and training for over twenty years both in Australia and overseas. Her special skill is her flexibility. She is structured and focused yet her students are empowered to draw from their own real life and workplace experiences to provide evidence of their knowledge and skills. She currently specialises in Cert IV Training and Assessment and Frontline Management Courses. She loves the challenge or engaging her clients whether they are from outback stations in Northern Territory, Papua New Guinea or from industry such as construction and mining. She is also an expert on curriculum development.
Trainer - Certificate IV in TAA - Gold Coast and Brisbane |
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Jack has expertise in adult education, training texts, workplace training & assessment. He has a lifelong involvement in education and workplace training at all levels as teacher, principal, lecturer and administrator. He also has a special interest in the education and training of adults. His expertise lies in writing, editing and publishing training texts. He has designed, implemented, managed, delivered and evaluated various workplace training and assessment programs for numerous industry groups. He is a popular choice for industry organisations who require a 'Big Picture Approach' to training outcomes.
Trainer and Resource Developer - Certificate IV in TAA, Diploma of TAA, Diploma of Business (FLM)
Central Queensland (Gympie and surrounds) |
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RESOURCE DEVELOPER & SPECIALIST CONSULTANT |
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Management, strategic analysis, applied linguistics, editing, design and layout, text analysis and translation. Wordsmith, thinker, linguist, and champion of free choice. Not quite as fast as he used to be (but considerably improved), Kevin still manages to be as subversive as possible. He has difficulty with authority, and cheerfully lends his analytical and linguistic talents to deciphering bureaucratic nonsense and overcoming red tape. He has many satisfied clients.
Specialist Consultant and Resource Developer
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TRAINER & SPECIALIST CONSULTANT |
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Gloria is an experienced trainer and assessor who, for the past three decades, has consolidated her creative and professional competence within the education, government, health, hospitality, manufacturing, and tourism industries. Gloria has provided training and assessment services in senior management, disability services, career guidance, teacher, trainer, and assessor roles in private and public organizations. Gloria currently specialises in lead quality system auditing, research, strategic and business planning, education and project management, instructional design and support services.
Website: http//:www.thirdgeneration.net.au
Trainer & Assessor - Gold Coast
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Geoff Potter is a behavioural consultant and lecturer on supporting persons with challenging behaviour. He carries an active caseload of clients with challenging behaviour from all over the country and is very passionate about working hands on with the client and support staff in implementing programmes to overcome the challenging behaviour.
Geoff works with Certificate III and Certificate IV in Disability Work clients offered through the Southern Cross International Learning Institute. He is also a well respected international consultant in his field.
Trainer - Certificate III and Certificate IV in Disability
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| Vicki Roberts |
SPECIALIST CONSULTANT & RESOURCE DEVELOPER |
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Vicki’s specialist areas include training needs analysis, development of learning strategies, course development and upskilling of trainers.
She has developed e-learning and paper-based courses and learning materials to national and international standards which have met the diverse needs of governments, industry and individuals for training in Australia, USA, Canada and Kuwait.
Specialist Consultant and Resource Developer
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CERT IV TAA & DIPLOMA BUSINESS |
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Rhonda has a wide experience in all management functions as well as facilitating business development programs with clients from across all industries and professions. Her expertise includes Strategic Planning, Business Marketing, Systems Documentation and Implementation, Time Management, Human Resource Management, Customer Service, Business Mentoring, Business Coaching. She has a particular interest in "growing people" and helping them to achieve their greatest potential.
Trainer - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Diploma of Business FLM
Western Australia (Perth) and Gold Coast |
| Julie Hutchin |
TRAINER & ASSESSOR |
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Julie’s life has been a wonderful tapestry of experiences making her an effective and successful trainer in the areas of TESOL, Language, Literacy and Numeracy and Workplace Training & Assessment. She has home tutored via ‘The School of Distance Education Cairns’, worked on education and community programs with the Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Community and more recently has been a Trainer and Assessor for online training. We are very fortunate to have Julie in our team as we take up the challenges of online learning. Trainer & Assessor – Distance and Online Training, TAA, TESOL and LLN - Cairns
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| Georgie Fenton |
GRAPHIC DESIGNER EXTRAORDINAIRE |
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Georgie Fenton is our award winning Graphic Designer with 20+ years experience in designing and producing various projects including logo design, book design,illustration and branding. She has run run her own business, By George Design, for 16 years.
She has a BFA degree in Graphic Design and has taught Graphic Design at University level.
She also comes with a free sense of humor!! |
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