Consulting is off to a fresh start in Brisbane!
Consulting will be based out of Brisbane rather than Melbourne from now on and we look forward to this new era. The first benefit is the availability of our consultants to service Queensland more. In the recent past we have delivered Tender Writing / Tender Response and Proposal Writing workshops in Queensland to Bremer TAFE, the Gladstone Engineering Alliance, Cordell (Tenders Online), Chifley Business School and more. Now we are able to add our broad range of consulting skills in social research, evaluation, skills needs analysis, eLearning and course development to Queensland. Our wider range of one day short courses in team building, dealing with conflict, managing people and many more are now available in Queensland along with our new procurement course for non procurement professionals.
As eLearning professionals, we look forward to continuing the eLearning work we have been doing in Brisbane for over 6 years, but with the added benefit of having consultants at hand to work closely with our clients.
Trials of our highly innovative eLearning manual handling project continue in locations in Melbourne and Brisbane, particularly in the energy industry and we look forward to starting high end broadband eLearning work in construction and civil engineering this year.
Current Consulting projects September-December 2011
Dr Ron Aspin is conducting an evaluation of Disability Awareness programs for Scope.
Rosanna Kirn is preparing tenders and grant applications and providing mentoring for company clients across several states.
Margaret Aspin is delivering Sydney and Brisbane Tender Response workshops for Cordell.
Margaret, Layla and Shannon are conducting a three month PD consulting project for the Gordon TAFE in designing, developing and delivering VET courses online. Developing for eLearning is now a skills set commonly required by TAFE and Polytechnic teachers in Australia and New Zealand.
Procurement Course under development for November 2011 roll out
Dr Ron Aspin will convene our new version of the procurement course now in final development. The course trains government and company personnel how to effectively and efficiently procure goods and services and covers Value for Money and other evaluation methodologies and calculations, Sustainable Procurement, writing the Request for Tender and other specifications using Plain English, researching the market, how to source including online portals, good practice in tender templates, and answering tenderer's questions. Organisations can enquire now.
Margaret Aspin joins the Business Boroondara Steering Committee
Margaret Aspin is now on the Business Boroondara Steering Committee. The committee decides on the direction for seminars and workshops for businesses in the Booroondara Shire.
Aspin wins Platinum Award
Aspin Group has just won the highest award at LearnX for Best Frontline Management Training Program 2011. The award was won for the Origin Energy eLearning Management Essentials program. The Platinum award will be presented to Aspin at a presentation ceremony on Thrusday 15th September at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.
In 2010, Aspin and Origin Energy won the Gold Award for the Best Bespoke Learning Solution.
Thankyou to all who made it happen and to all who supported us!
Dr Ronald Aspin joins the company
We are delighted to announce that Dr Ronald Aspin will join the Aspin Group full time on 18/7/2011. Dr Aspin, a Social Scientist, has spent the past years working as a Senior Policy Analyst at the Department of Human Services. Prior to DHS Dr Aspin was with the Institute for Social Research at Swinburne University.
Despite these busy roles, we have been fortunate in the past to have some of Dr Aspin's time working on Aspin's clients and internal projects including scoping reports into online counselling for Crisis Support Services, the Carlton Baseline Report for the Office of Housing, Parenting After Separation Programs for Lifeworks, and research and evaluations in Aspin's two successful Telematics Trust grants. In an earlier career Dr Aspin was a Metallurgist, working for ten years at the CSIRO, and in management positions within Australian and international companies.
Dr Aspin is available for research and evaluations, plus will work as part of Aspin's growing tendering and procurement consulting team. To discuss your needs with Dr Aspin or one of our staff, please contact us on our free call number 1300 754 771 or email Dr Aspin directly from 18th July on raspin@aspinonlineconsulting.com.au
Radio interview on over 50s workforce
Margaret Aspin was interviewed on radio about over 50s in the workforce. Visit our podcasts page to hear.
Telematics Trust Funded Project Trials Commence
Aspin has won a Telematics Project to deliver effective manual handling training using highly innovative technology.
The trials will commence in August 2011 at a range of large industry, Baking and Health organisations.
Dr Ron Aspin will be evaluating the project and can be contacted on raspin@aspinonlineconsulting.com.au .
Brisbane Office Opening 1st August 2011
Aspin's Brisbane office opens on the 1st August 2011 on level 22, 69 Ann St Brisbane 4000.
