Author Archive for: ‘Heidi’
A personal post…
It’s now almost two years since I started Mirror Professional Development. For the first year, I was trying to offer too many different types of training, and not really getting anywhere. Last July, I decided to focus solely on RPL for Certificate IV and Diploma of Business and Management. With this defined niche, business has [...]
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Is RPL too easy?
Whether or not something is hard or easy is subject to interpretation. I consider mountain climbing and jigsaw puzzles hard, but public speaking and skydiving easy. I know that others would disagree with me. RPL can be really easy. I’m always telling people how easy it is. In the ideal scenario, it is easy. The [...]
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New Year, New Career
The New Year is traditionally a busy time for career changers. There is a combination of New Year’s resolutions, and people on holidays that had time to think about how they spend 40 hours a week. After some time off, there are those that dread going back to work enough to do something about it. [...]
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November Special
I’m very excited to have a brand new ad in the current issue of Business Matters Magazine! Unfortunately, in my excitement, I made a mistake. We currently have a special offer of a $100 Coles Myer voucher to anyone who books and pays before 30 November (oops, not 30 Oct that I accidentally put [...]
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8 LinkedIn Profile Tips
8 LinkedIn Profile Tips LinkedIn has become an invaluable tool for millions of business people around the world. It’s easier than ever to connect to people you otherwise wouldn’t be able to connect with. However, when someone is deciding whether or not to connect with you, they only have one thing to go on – [...]
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What to look for in an RPL provider
What to look for in an RPL provider There are a few registered training organisations (RTO’s) around that offer recognition of prior learning for their qualifications. There are fewer that specialise in recognition of prior learning (RPL). I often meet trainers who don’t know how to assess RPL, or work for RTO’s that use a long and complicated [...]
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Experience V Qualifications
News.com.au is today reporting that ‘overqualified graduates struggle to find work’. This discusses that university graduates can find themselves in limbo as overqualified for entry-level positions, but not experienced enough for higher level positions. This comes back to the old argument of experience v qualifications – which is better? I have a degree which I [...]
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Have an hour? Get a Diploma of Management. Legitimately.
Recently, I sat down with Sue at her office. She had been about to enrol in a Diploma of Management, when she get a message from me via LinkedIn saying that she might not need to study at all. Of course Sue was very interested, so we made a time to meet. Sue has managed [...]
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Redundancy
Has your job just been made redundant? People facing redundancy are often at a bit of a loss, and don’t know what to do next. When someone has been in a job or organisation for many years, they may be scared of change because they don’t know what to expect. People often fear what they [...]
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Qualifications and self-esteem
This week, I contacted my LinkedIn connections to see if I could help them or anyone they know with RPL. This is part of my message: “I specialise in matching people’s skills and experience with nationally accredited qualifications. This might help you or someone you know who is looking for a career change, promotion, or [...]
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