Yolanda Yosra Ballan, Corporate Curriculum Manager

Yolanda Yosra Ballan

Corporate Curriculum Manager

Laureate Vocational

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة - الشارقة
التعليم
ماجستير, Entrepreneurship
الخبرات
38 years, 0 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :38 years, 0 أشهر

Corporate Curriculum Manager في Laureate Vocational
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الرياض
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ أكتوبر 2016

Responsible for streamlining all Vocational delivery and assessment content and processes in Diploma programs across 5 female colleges in KSA.

Successfully achieved KPIs in 15 month period
* delivering teacher training to over 28 trainers through coaching, mentoring,
* project management of curriculum development and improvement in Business Studies, IT Support, Accounting, Tourism & Hospitality, Event Management.
* improving institutional rating from 21 to 6th place (of 38 colleges)
* retention rates of 90%
* pass rates of 80%

Instructor/Assessor/Instructional Designer في Higher Colleges of Technology
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - الشارقة
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ مارس 2017

Development of new program aimed at preparing undergraduate learners for employability in the private sector.

Head of Business faculty في Laureate Saudi Arabia Colleges of Excellence
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - مكة المكرمة
  • أكتوبر 2015 إلى سبتمبر 2016

Head of faculty.

Quality Adviser/Curriculum Design (own company) في Global Adult Learning Services Australia
  • استراليا
  • فبراير 2012 إلى أكتوبر 2015

Self employed consultant specializing in
* Business Development for start up programs for major GCC based tertiary institutions
* instructional design for major Australian tertiary institutions
* Corporate training for major Australian tertiary institutions and organisations with Australian and overseas institutional managements on audit, compliance and establishment of newly created programs and initiatives.
•Review and collaboration relating to existing assessment practices; compliance with qualification rules, participation in peer coaching and faculty professional development; and significant trialing of delivery and assessment methods to allow for the integration of functional workplace skills at all levels taught in the colleges’ qualifications.

Lead Assessor/Instructor/Corporate Trainer في Australian College of Kuwait
  • الكويت - حولي
  • أغسطس 2007 إلى فبراير 2012

Management / Leadership studies team leader, lead assessor, including curriculum design, validation & moderation processes, industry and government liaison, teacher training and implementation of new training programs in line with regulatory compliance.
•Consulting, customizing and delivering training programs for “Manpower” the public department for workforce development in Kuwait in areas of national language soft skills shortages

Business Development Manager في Chisholm Institute of TAFE
  • استراليا
  • أبريل 1996 إلى مايو 2002

Chisholm Institute of Technical and Further Education
•Conducted Training Needs Analysis, customized and delivered institute services for corporate clients including major banks, government departments and NGOs.
•Undertook numerous research projects to inform new strategic directions for college.
•Managed delivery, budgets, scheduling and monitoring training projects against agreed KPIs.
•Direct involvement in writing numerous successful tender submission documents.
•Coached heads of business units in business planning & strategic HRM in response to education sector reform.
•Initiation and management of major stakeholder relationships and partnerships within government, all levels of education support service, community and corporations.
•Oversaw department budget of numerous accredited and non-accredited programs.
•Developed and delivered new short course programs in consultation with stakeholders.
•Oversaw the implementation of workplace training programs for employees of SMEs.
•Chairperson of Marketing sub-committee for 21 member statewide network of Enterprise centers.
•Implemented compliance, Quality Control and continuous improvements of programs including management of facilities, reporting to funding bodies, learner journey processes and monitoring of performance .

Project Director في Melbourne Citymission Community Enterprise Programs - Port Melbourne
  • نوفمبر 1993 إلى مارس 1996

Programs

State Coordinator في Monash University
  • استراليا
  • فبراير 1992 إلى نوفمبر 1993

of Youth Business Initiative Scheme -

Manager
  • فبراير 1990 إلى ديسمبر 1991

Moorabbin Technical and Further Education - Small Business Centre
•Established significant collaborative relationships with local enterprises, government bodies and industry stakeholder groups.
•Developed business programs in consultation with key economic development groups.
•Hosted statewide “Tough Times” seminar involving Minister for Small Business, the Victorian Chamber of Commerce & Industry and local industry.
•Regular presenter on popular radio small business segment.
•Managed the activities of over 40+ staff working for the centre.
•Liaised with college personnel to co-ordinate physical and human resources.
•Coached contract trainers and administrators.

Secondary School Teacher
  • فبراير 1981 إلى ديسمبر 1989

Subjects taught: Accounting, Economics, Legal Studies, Management / Communications/ Social Studies and English as a Second Language/Remedial English
•Delivered professional development programs for Victorian Commercial Teachers Association.
•Head of Business department.
•Developed and delivered alternative vocational stream of studies.

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, Entrepreneurship
  • في Deakin University
  • سبتمبر 2012
ماجستير, Educational Policy and Management
  • في Monash University
  • أغسطس 2010

Master of Adult Education with a focus on transnational education model and change.

دبلوم, Training and Development
  • في TAFE
  • أغسطس 2009

Only recognized vocational training qualification in Australia for delivery of learning in the workplace under a competency based system.

دبلوم عالي, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  • في TESOL- Holmesglen Institute of TAFE
  • يناير 2009

Postgraduate Qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Undertaken to help me work with tertiary level learners of non-English speaking backgrounds.

بكالوريوس, Business Studies
  • في Deakin University
  • يناير 1981

Specialties & Skills

Assessment
Quality
Adult Education
Curriculum Design
Training
ACCOUNTANCY
BUDGETING
BUSINESS PLANS
CONSULTING
DELIVERY
MARKETING
QUALITY CONTROL
REPORTS
GOVERNMENT
PROCESS ENGINEERING

اللغات

العربية
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس