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Chairperson of Australians for Reconciliation in Goulburn, NSW
From 1998 to 1999, Advance Institute of Business General Manager Craig Hill took on the role of founding Chairperson of the Australians for Reconciliation group in Goulburn, NSW. This was at the invitation of the Australians for Reconciliation Territory Coordination Team in Canberra. The position involved organising meetings in the local area and publicising the…
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Teaching English at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China
In 2011, Advance Institute of Business was contracted by Sichuan University in Chengdu, China to teach English courses to university students. The students were studying dual degrees, a Chinese degree and a degree from a western university. This involved doing language level assessments on the students and conducting English courses with vocabulary relevant to the…
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Delivering English and Accounting Courses for Queensford College
From 2016 to 2017, Advance Institute of Business worked with Registered Training Organisation Queensford College to deliver and assess the nationally recognised Certificates II & III in Spoken and Written English (CSWE). These were delivered to international students studying in Australia on Student Visas, and were delivered in the classroom at Queensford College’s Brisbane campus.…
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Area Coordinator for Australian Red Cross in Goulburn, NSW
Between 1998 and 1999, Advance Institute of Business General Manager Craig Hill was Area Coordinator of Red Cross Calling in Goulburn, NSW. Red Cross Calling conduct the annual doorknock appeal throughout Australia, and the Goulburn branch was charged with overseeing this in the Goulburn region. Red Cross Calling is the biggest single fundraising event which…
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Training Senior Managers at Symantec in Chengdu, China
In 2011, Advance Institute of Business, in partnership with English First, provided corporate training to senior managers of software giant Symantec in the Chinese city of Chengdu. Symantec are the producers of antivirus software Norton. Symantec wanted their senior managers to learn western business techniques, which are far different than the Chinese management style. The…
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Teaching Business Courses at Holmes Institute
From 2017 to 2018, Advance Institute of Business conducted training for Registered Training Organisation Holmes Institute in Brisbane, delivering Business courses. The courses delivered were the Certificate IV in Leadership and Management, the Diploma of Leadership and Management and the the Diploma of Hospitality Management. These were delivered to international students. Holmes Institute also delivers…
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Training the State Emergency Service in NSW
In 1998, Advance Institute of Business was approached by the New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) to deliver the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to the Controllers, Training Officers and Administration Staff in Southern New South Wales. This was the part of the SES strategy to make the training of its volunteers more…
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Teaching the Master Class at Hangzhou Greentown Yuhua High School, China
In 2011, Advance Institute of Business took on a role teaching students at Hangzhou Greentown Yuhua High School in China.. These students were referred to as The Master Class, and were selected from the top 5% of high school students from around China. The Master Class were chosen based on their potential abilities to become…
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Training Teachers for IVET
From 2021 to 2022, Advance Institute of Business took on a contract with Registered Training Organisation IVET to help clear a backlog of assessments in the TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, and to do general compliance work required to satisfy government regulations. The clients were mainly secondary school teachers who used their teaching…
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Teaching Prisoners in Townsville Prison
In 2019, Advance Institute of Business took on a two week contract, in partnership with Registered Training Provider BSI Learning, to teach prisoners at Townsville Correctional Centre in North Queensland. This was done on a week’s notice to fill in for a BSI teacher who had left with no notice. The job involved getting a…
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Training Senior Managers at Volvo-Geely in Chengdu, China
In 2011, Advance Institute of Business, in partnership with English First, provided corporate training to senior managers of Volvo-Geely in the Chinese city of Chengdu. Volvo-Geely wanted their senior managers to learn western business techniques, which are far different than the Chinese management style. Volvo-Geely recognised these differences, and wanted to recreate the same corporate…
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Setting up English Programs for The Business School
In 2022, Advance Institute of Business was approached by The Business School, a new Registered Training Organisation, to establish their upcoming English as a Second Language courses for international students. This entailed flying from Brisbane to Sydney for three days, and making sure all the courses were compliant with government standards. It also involved making…
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Writing a Policy Manual for Kurbingui Aboriginal Community Wellbeing Services
In 2022, Advance Institute of Business was approached by Kurbingui Youth and Family Development to write a policy manual to comply with state and federal legislation and regulations. Kurbingui is a Not-For-Profit (NFP) Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation providing Family, Community, Cultural, Education, Training and Social Wellbeing Services across the Greater Brisbane, Moreton Bay and Southeast Regions.…
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Teaching Management at Chengdu University of Technology, China
In 2010, Advance Institute of Business partnered with China’s Chengdu University of Technology to deliver the Australian accredited Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management to Chinese students studying at the Chengdu campus. This was done as a dual award at the campus, with the students also qualifying for a Chinese degree in Hospitality and Tourism. Advance…
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Teaching Business Courses at Lexis Training
In 2022, Advance Institute of Business was approached by Australian RTO Lexis Training to take on an emergency role of delivering and assessing business courses. This was due to unprecedented demand on their courses, and we rose to the occasion without question. Within 24 hours, we were delivering the accredited courses online and it proved…
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Sunnycare Aged Care Week 7
This week, Advance Institute of Business Trainer Craig Hill continued his journey teaching the Skills for Education and Employment program (SEE) at Sunnybank Aged Care Facility in Brisbane’s southern suburbs. The training is conducted for Registered Training Organisation Navitas. In the seventh week, we talked about making introductions, dealing with accidents and emergencies, reporting accidents…
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Training Senior Managers at Procter & Gamble in Chengdu, China
In 2011, Advance Institute of Business, in partnership with English First, provided corporate training to senior managers of Procter & Gamble in the Chinese city of Chengdu. Procter & Gamble wanted their senior managers to learn western business techniques, which are far different than the Chinese management style. The plan was for these managers to…
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Australian Democrats
From 2019 to 2022, Advance Institute of Business General Manager Craig Hill served on the National Executive of the Australian Democrats political party. From 2019 to 2021 he was National Vice President, and from 2021 to 2022 he was National Treasurer. During this time he wrote policy, wrote media releases, organised interviews for candidates, served…
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Rockhampton Council: Digital Literacy Skills
This week, Advance Institute of Business Trainer Craig Hill met with council workers in the beautiful Central Queensland City of Rockhampton to discuss an upcoming digital literacy course. The training will be conducted for Registered Training Organisation Navitas. In the first session, we conducted assessments and interviews with council workers to determine if they are…
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Sunnycare Aged Care Week 6
This week, Advance Institute of Business Trainer Craig Hill continued his journey teaching the Skills for Education and Employment program (SEE) at Sunnybank Aged Care Facility in Brisbane’s southern suburbs. The training is conducted for Registered Training Organisation Navitas. In the sixth week, we talked about toxic workplaces, bullying in the workplace, taking notes at…