The Audit Express Team

Kevin has extensive experience working in senior management positions across the training and education sector. Having built and managed a registered training organisation, Kevin understands the importance of ensuring there is the right balance between growth and compliance. Prior to this Kevin worked in the advertising sales industry where he gained valuable skills in business development and marketing.

Matthew has a wealth of experience working in a range of roles across the Vocational Education and Training Sector, having worked as a former policy advisor to the Victorian Minister of Skills & Training, also as the National GM of Quality & Compliance for a large RTO, and as an RTO manage prior to establishing Audit Express. Matthew has had experience with applying for and managing various state & federal funding contracts. Matthew is passionate about improving the overall quality of education.

Kath has more than 20 years’ experience in the VET Sector. Having owned and operated an RTO, Kath has the hands-on skills to provide pragmatic advice and solutions to training organisations and ensure compliance with both the registration standards and funding contracts. Kath has expertise in funding contract compliance, data management, internal quality auditing, student file audits, assessment validation and governance.

Fleur has more than three decades of experience working in the Vocational Education and Training sector. Fleur has established and managed a number of Registered Training Organisations including her own. Fleur has extensive experience of the Aged and Community Care sector, working with providers, proposing innovative education and training strategies to enable the building of a skilled and competent workforce to ensure a high standard of care and support to its consumers. Fleur has contributed greatly towards numerous projects regarding the development of training packages for the Community Services sector, sitting on a number of Industry Training and Advisory Boards.

Nam has been involved in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector for well over 10 years. Nam has held various roles within the sector, ranging from leadership and management to quality assurance.

Nam is passionate about the opportunities the VET sector provides to students, employers and community and aims to use his experience and insight to contribute to the development of a workforce that can serve employers and the community.

Dennis’ career spans teaching, management, and leadership roles in the vocational education and training (VET) sectors in Victoria and Northern Territory. The career has been interspersed by delivering VET projects in South East Asia and training at Portland Community College in the USA on a Fulbright scholarship. Dennis is passionate about providing learners with career opportunities in the vocational sector. To achieve this, he has led the development and implementation of quality management systems to achieve optimum outcomes for learners, industry, and community.

Stephen has worked in Human Resources and Training for more than four decades, with a focus on Vocational Education and Training (VET) since the mid 1990’s. Stephen is an experienced educator and specialist in the areas of quality assurance, compliance and audit, and has experience working in a range of management roles across both the public and private sectors. . Stephen has established RTOs, managed Training Package review and development processes, provided quality assurance services on Training Packages, and worked TVET projects in India for the Asian Development Bank, the National Skills Development Corporation and the International Labour Organisation. Over the past 12 years, Stephen has worked as a consultant and auditor, working both independently and as a panel auditor for a range of government departments and regulators, including the VET Regulator – ASQA. Stephen is passionate about improving the overall quality and outcomes for students in the Australian VET sector.

Pip has 15 years experience in the education sector, including Higher Education, Vocational Education and Training and Vocational Workplace Learning. She has driven projects in private, government and non-government organisations, with the focus of instilling a learner’s lens within the stakeholders she encounters.

Sarah is an experienced hospitality and customer service professional who excels at providing tailored solutions to training organisations across Australia and internationally. Over the last 5 years, Sarah has been working in the vocational education & training sector specialising in learning resources, micro-credentials and digital badging. With a keen eye for detail and knack for processes and workflow, Sarah prides herself on delivering personalised solutions to her clients and continuing to impact and assist the VET sector.

Graham who is originally from the UK has over 35 years experience working internationally in the Hospitality sector as an Operations Manager running multiple venues and more recently in the last decade has transitioned into the education and training sector having worked for a number of RTO’s as a qualified trainer and assessor. During this time Graham has also worked on a number of government funded projects including two industry specific mentoring programs for apprentices and trainees and another that was designed to fill employer vacancies by bridging skills gaps through training and work experience opportunities for unemployed under 25 year olds in Australia. In recent years he has been involved in the development, design and ongoing support of many Microcredentials for clients looking to offer their employees new skills and knowledge and also an opportunity to provide their customers with a better understanding of products and services. As part of the team that successfully launched Australia’s first and highly successful Covid-19 Hospitality specific Microcredential Graham saw the many benefits of Microcredentials during this difficult and challenging time and believes this and other exciting new trends within the personal development space especially for more experienced workers many of whom are time poor have huge potential for employees, employers and organisations both large and small.

Malcolm was formerly the Deputy Dean at Deakin University in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment. In these roles he led the Faculty in developing teaching and learning outcomes for students and staff and enhancing the curriculum. Key projects have been Chair of the University Teaching and Learning Committee, Change Manager and Chair of the Implementation Team for the University Learning Management System, and project lead for the Faculty course enhancement process. In 2010 Malcolm was awarded an Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) national citation for his leadership of teaching and learning.
Malcolm’s interest in authentic learning has been realised through the development of a number of initiatives around Work Integrated Learning (WIL) and membership of two OLT projects on WIL Leadership. Malcolm’s teaching interests focus on Computer Interface Design and Human-Computer Interaction however he is a skilled software developer working mainly on web systems. He is also skilled in professional development of staff teams, curriculum design and the development information support systems.

Dr Asheley Jones FAMI, CPM, MACS (Senior), CP is a highly autonomous, senior education executive with over two decades experience in the education, technology and professional service sectors. She has held strategic leadership roles in education and future work initiatives as COO of DeakinCo. the commercial arm of Deakin University and Head of Education and Workforce Development for the Australian Computer Society, (ACS), and currently chairs the Accreditation, Education and Employability portfolio for the Australian Council of Professions offering strategic advice to the CEO and sits on a number of private higher education academic and curriculum advisory boards. Ash is also member of the TEQSA register of experts & is a previous chair of the Accreditation and Education portfolio for the Australian Marketing Institute. Ash has extensive experience in building and deploying innovative educational models for collaborative partnerships between industry, academic and professional bodies, one of which earned a Victorian State International Education Innovation award in 2014. Ash has undertaken TEQSA and professional association accreditation audits for several private higher education providers.