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In 2009, Advance Institute of Business in partnership with New Dynamic English School delivered management training to senior managers of Swiss agricultural science and technology company Syngenta in Nantong, China. Syngenta wanted their senior managers to learn western business techniques, which are far different than the Chinese management style. The objective was to change the…

In 2015, Advance Institute of Business was contracted by the Australian Business School to set the school up as a new Registered Training Organisation in Brisbane, Queensland. This involved obtaining registration with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) and getting a series of Business and English courses registered with ASQA. The Australian Business School were…

Between 2001 and 2002, Advance Institute of Business General Manager Craig Hill took on a role as Manager of the Mrangalli Aboriginal Corporation in Tingha, NSW. Mrangalli had contracts throughout Guyra Shire with the Shire Council. They tended to the cemetries in the shire, ran a succesful market garden in Tingha and operated a large…

In 2011, Advance Institute of Business was contracted by Southwestern University of Finance and Economics 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…

From 2018 to 2019, Advance Institute of Business contracted with Registered Training Organisation BSI Learning to upgrade BSI’s Foundation Skills programs for prisoners in correctional centres throughout Australia. These were Certificates I & II in Foundations Skills, delivered inside prisons in every state of Australia. The aim was to teach prisoners to read and write,…

From 2005 to 2007, Advance Institute of Business General Manager Craig Hill worked as a Journalist and Support Worker with Big Issue Magazine in Brisbane. Big Issue Magazine works to provide employment opportunities and find housing for the homeless. During this time Big Issue developed a system whereby a client could approach Big Issue in…

In 2011, Advance Institute of Business took on a contract to train Senior Managers of US retail giant Walmart in the Chinese city of Chengdu. Walmart wanted their senior managers to learn western business techniques, which are far different than the Chinese management style. The objective was to change the business culture of Walmart stores…

From 2018 to 2019, Advance Institute of Business took on a contract assessing the TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment online for Registered Training Organisation Blueprint Career Development in Brisbane. This involved assessing for students who had studied the full course, or were undertaking Recognition of Prior Learning and gap training. The students studied…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…