Corporate Curriculum Manager
Laureate Vocational
Total years of experience :38 years, 0 Months
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%
Development of new program aimed at preparing undergraduate learners for employability in the private sector.
Head of faculty.
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.
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
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 .
Programs
of Youth Business Initiative Scheme -
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.
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.
Master of Adult Education with a focus on transnational education model and change.
Only recognized vocational training qualification in Australia for delivery of learning in the workplace under a competency based system.
Postgraduate Qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Undertaken to help me work with tertiary level learners of non-English speaking backgrounds.