Name/
Organisation/
Contact
Teresa Howie
TAFE SA
Regency Park (Adelaide)
Nominating
organisation
Australian
Council of
TESOL
Associations
(ACTA)
Teresa.howie@tafesa.edu.au
Sue-Ellen Evans
Industry Skills Council
Disability Peak Body NDS
NSW
Hunter Metro
Sueellen.evans@nds.org.au
1
Community
Services &
Health ISC
Roles
 Senior lecturer ESL
 FS course coordinator and lecturer
 ISLPR assessor
 Convenor, ESL NETA1
 SEE assessor and lecturer
 learning support for vocational
students
 SA TESOL
 President
 ACTA
 Councillor
 Adult Working Group
 Professional Teacher standards EAL/D Elaboration2
 SACAL
 Executive Committee member
 Workforce Advisor
Expertise/Experience
Localised
Practitioner
Networks
TAFE
SA TESOL
ACTA
SACAL
SA-based
university preservice
education (EAL)
 Design and delivery of FS programs for EAL/D
learners
 SEE assessor and trainer
 State FS curriculum developer - English Proficiency
Certificates
 SA TESOL Committee
 ACTA Council
 SACAL Executive Committee
 30200QLD delivery for trainers in institute and
community





 Workplace Literacy/Numeracy
 AWPN rep NSW
 Volunteer Tutor Program
 Disadvantaged Youth WELL- broker
 WELL practitioner
 SEE- delivery
 SEE- coordination
 HTAN
 AWPN
 Central Coast
Aged Care
Educators
network
 Hunter
Disability
Network
 ISC FS network
NETA - Network for Excellence in Training and Assessment
EAL/D Elaboration - document to support the Professional Teacher Standards for specialist EAL/D teachers, other teachers working with EAL/D learners,
and principals
2
Name/
Organisation/
Contact
Tina Berghella
Nominating
organisation
Roles
 Consultant
 Researcher
 Resource developer
 Trainer
 Design and delivery of integrated FS in the
workplace context
 Resource development - professional development
and training and assessment resources to support
FS strengthening in the workplace
 Assessment tool development - numeracy
 Research – Adult numeracy, Skills shortages and
skills gaps, Access and equity and Workforce
development
 Training package development – member of the
Training Package Quality Assurance Panel
SkillsDMC
 Instructional designer
 Consultant trainer
 TCAL
NT
Government
- Senior Lecturer, Foundation skills
and languages unit
 Manage a team designing,
delivering and evaluating FSK
programs across the Territory,
primarily with indigenous learners
in both urban and remote locations.
 Design, delivery, assessment and management of
FS programs for Aboriginal people, second chance
learners, disengaged young people, prisoners and
vocational students
 Workplace training using WELL and accredited
courses including remote community workplaces
 TAELLN411 delivery for vocational trainers in
Institute
 Instructional design writing plain English resources –
CLM, horticulture, digital literacy
 Program management and academic leadership in
FS within a TAFE College
 Providing staff development on implementing FSK
 Co-developing foundation skills strategic plan for
adoption within Batchelor Institute Localised
practitioner
Australian
 Manager, Education and Training –
 Oversight of SEE and AMEP programs for the
 TAFE NSW -
Melbourne
tina@oggiconsulting.com
TASWA Training
Consultants
Launceston, Tasmania
cath@taswa.com.au
Kim Davis
Batchelor Institute
Northern Territory
kim.davies@batchelor.edu.au
Kath Hinton
Localised
Practitioner
Networks
 AWPN Inc
(professionals
supporting FS
strengthening in
the workplace
context)
Manufacturing
Skills Australia
Oggi
Consulting
Catherine Ralston
Expertise/Experience
 NT president of
Career
Development
Association
Australia
 Working with
RJCPs across
the Territory
Name/
Organisation/
Contact
Nominating
organisation
Roles
Expertise/Experience
Industry Group
Education Pathways
Institute
TAFE NSW Riverina
Institute
 Management of the design and delivery of
Foundation Skills programs for all learners in these
programs within the Institute
Albury
Localised
Practitioner
Networks
Foundation
Skills Reference
Group
 Member of TAFE NSW Foundation Skills Workforce
Development Community of Practice
kathie.hinton@tafensw.edu.au
 Leading the TAELLN4111 delivery for vocational
trainers and assessors in the Riverina Institute
 20 years’ experience in Adult Language
Literacy/Numeracy delivery, course development,
workplace delivery, project management and
leadership roles
Les Retford
Queensland
Government
 Research and Policy
 Integrating FS into VET delivery
Skills DMC
 Manager WELL and Commercial
Programs for Foundation Skills
 30 years’ experience in Adult Literacy and
Numeracy in teaching, coordination and
management positions
Dept. of Education,
Training and Employment
Brisbane
les.retford@dete.qld.gov.au
Cath McHugh Hunter
Hunter TAFE
Regional NSW –
Lower and Upper Hunter,
Central Coast
cath.mchugh@tafensw.edu.au
 -State Training
Services
Industry
Network
 -AWPN
 -NSW TAFE
Name/
Organisation/
Contact
Nominating
organisation
 LLN Teacher
 Coordinator of LLN WELL/
Commercial programs
 TAELLN411 Teacher / Assessor /
Coordinator
Suzanne Blakemore (Cath
McHugh’s proxy)
suzanne.blakemore@tafensw.
edu.au
Ann Irving
Chisholm TAFE
121 Stud Road,
Dandenong 3149
Roles
National
Access
Education
Leaders
Network
(NAELN)
 Manager Foundation College
Tasmanian
Government
 Coordinate and oversee the
delivery of foundation skills
programs to equity clients around
Tasmania
 Design and deliver LLN
professional development
programs to staff, business
partners and clients
 Volunteer literacy tutor with LINC
Tasmania
 Business owner and managing
director
 RTO manager
ann.irving@chisholm.edu.au
Monica Wiggins
Avidity Training and
Development
Northern Tasmania
monica@avidity.com.au
Monica Mitchell
Monica Mitchell Consulting
Service Skills
Australia
Expertise/Experience
Localised
Practitioner
Networks
 WELL Network
 20 years’ experience teaching on LLN programs
including SEE and WELL.
 Coordinated and developed customised workplace
LLN training programs in aged care, civil and rail
construction and local government
 TAELLN411 delivery for vocational trainers in Hunter
TAFE, RTOs and industry
 Develop training materials/assessment tools for
workshop and online delivery of TAELLN411
 Adult LLN volunteer tutor coordinator
 Management of SEE contract across three service
delivery areas
 Management of foundation delivery across
campuses and sites throughout the greater SE of
Melbourne
 Management of ELICOS delivery on and offshore
 Management of workplace delivery of foundation
skills.

 Working with equity clients who aim to gain
employment or re-engage with formal education and
training
 currently studying Graduate Diploma of Adult
Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice
 -ISC
partnerships
WELL programs
 Working with employers in a wide variety of
industries to develop effective LLN skill building
programs since 1996
 AWPN in Qld
and nationally
 Industry




TAFE
SEE
providers
CMM
 Involved in
ACPET LLN
Capable RTO
project
Name/
Organisation/
Contact
Nominating
organisation
Roles
 Project manager including initial
scoping of project , implementation,
evaluation and reporting
 Project trainer
 Mentor to new trainers
Brisbane based but consult
to industry throughout
Queensland
monica@mmc.net.au
Merv Gardner
Adult Learning
Australia
 Lead organisation in the design
and implementation of adult literacy
programs
 Trainer of volunteer tutors for
foundation skills
Transport &
Logistics
Industry Skills
Council
 Coordinator of an NWDF WELL
Program in Transport sector
 Enterprise Based Teacher of
Foundation Skills programs in a
wide range of industries
 RPL Assessor and Trainer for
Certificate IV in Training and
Assessment
 Teacher and Facilitator of Diploma
of VET
Caboolture Community
Adult Literacy Group
Brisbane North,
Queensland
Expertise/Experience
 Working with Indigenous organisations and
employers to build capacity for employment
 Providing professional development for specialist
workplace literacy practitioners and for workplace
trainers and assessors
 Conducting LLN/foundation skills awareness
sessions for managers and supervisors in industry
 Providing professional development for VET trainers
and community based organisation in LLN and digital
skills
 Conducting workshops in foundation skills for welfare
and support agency staff
 Advocating for adult community education in
Queensland
president@llcq.org
Deborah Mullan
Training Th@t Works
Melbourne Victoria
ttw1@bigpond.net.au
 Project Management and Coordination of Industry
based programs, WELL, Traineeship and Fee for
Service
 Providing Professional Development workshops and
assessment of staff to support skills development
plans
 Developing and validating assessment tools and
training resources
 Building enterprise awareness and understanding of
foundation skills and designing tailored and
Localised
Practitioner
Networks
vocational
trainers
 Industry and
organisational
representatives
 Private RTOs
 President of the
Lifelong
Learning
Council of
Queensland
 President of the
Caboolture
Community
Adult Literacy
Group
 Member of the
Queensland
Council for
Adult Literacy
 Member of
Adult Learning
Australia
 Victorian VET
Practitioners
Network
 Australian
WELL
Practitioners
Network
 VPN Rep- GS &
FE Advisory
Group
Name/
Organisation/
Contact
Paula McKenry
Kangan TAFE
Metropolitan Melbourne
pmckenry@kangan.edu.au
Nominating
organisation
Victoria
Government
Roles
Learning Development Manager
 Managing 3 teams to assist
teachers provide blended learning
 Resource development
 Advising course coordinators on
FS & digital literacy requirements &
learner strategies
Expertise/Experience
contextualised training programs to meet their
workforce development needs
 Mentoring trainers for industry engagement
 Resource development CSWE, LLNP, TAELLN411,
WELL
 TAELLN411 delivery for vocational trainers in other
RTOs and industry
 FS implementation in industry settings in CYH sector
 Training package development and accreditation
 Experience mapping UoCs to ACSF in a range of
industry sectors (over 300 units to date)
 Developing and validating assessment tools and
training resources
Localised
Practitioner
Networks
 Aust Institute of
Management
Member
 VALBEC
 TESoL
 VISTA
 Local TAFE
area moderation
group
 AIM member