Community Technology and Educational Consultancy
Community Technology and Educational Consultancy also trading as 1 < 2 > 1 Education, Software and IT. Pty.Ltd.
Profiles *
The Consultancy works as a contractor to government departments and private organisations in several related educational, community and information technology areas.
* Project Management
- Project Manager of Open Universities Australia’s VAS pilot program for value adding service to their online learning modules Worked with Murdoch University’s TLC and E-learning Department in creation of new online, Study Skills modules. www.open.edu.au formerly OLA.
- Management and development of Albany GateWAy www.albanygateway.com.au
- Project managed the community deployment of Networked Neighbourhoods Project - Bunbury Western Australia; WA Office of E-Government
- Consultant regional, community and business portal management services.
- Knowledge Information Management.
* Business plan, feasibility studies and funding applications researched/prepared.
Recent examples of contracts underway and completed are:
* The Learning City - Learning Region community review and audit for the Great Southern of WA contract was started on January 11, 2005 and will provide the foundation steps for building a learning community in the region. Stakeholder and community interviews are underway.
* The Great Southern Equine Pre-Feasibility Study for the Great Southern Horse Council will commence in early February 2005 and will research the feasibility of the industry’s needs in the region.
* WA Telecentre Network Futures Review for Department of Local Government and Regional Development with Community Technologies Australia (2004)
* Project Manager of Open Learning Agency Australia’s (OLAA) VAS pilot program for value adding service to their online learning module components (2004)
* Principal grant writer for the Nathan Drew Memorial Trust’s Coastal Safety Innovations and Industry initiative in Albany. Creation of major submissions to state and federal agencies for project funding to develop a geographical information system and safety devices to save lives off our coasts.(2004)
* Project management of successful deployment of the community building aspects of Networked Neighbourhoods project, for the Department of Premier & Cabinet’s Office of E-Government (2003 - 2004). As a community based social technology project, Networked Neighbourhoods empowers individuals to build relationships of their choosing online, in an attempt to create safer and better connected communities
* Business Plan and Research Report for the establishment of Rural Transaction Centres in four local Albany Shire towns. This was commissioned by the Albany City Council and involved extensive community consultation and research as part of the process ( November 2000)
* Business Plan and Funding applications for the Wellstead Community Resource Centre Committee. ( January 2001)
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Generic business plan for current and future regional portals to use as a guideline in defining the business and sustainability factors of such projects. (February 2001)
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Generic Request for Proposal (RFP and RFQ) document, to assist regional portal committees in defining and employing the best practice principles in community web development projects. (February 2001)
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Networking the Nation Grant Application for E-GateWAy 2001-2002
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Information and Technology On- Line ( ITOL/NOIE) Grant Application, August 2001
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Intelligent Search Project ITOL E-continuum Grant -
Albany Chamber of Commerce, University of Western Australia and Albany GateWAy (June 2002)
* Education and Training
-Open Learning Australia - VAS learning modules management
- Australian Flexible Learning Mentoring and committee membership
- Educational Consultancy - Tuition / Curriculum Development
- Internet and computing training ( WebIT DPS, Microsoft applications)
- Mediation, Facilitation and Counselling Services
- Interpersonal skills/facilitation and H.R.management within organisations
* I.T Brokerage
- 1 < 2 > 1 offers I.T. brokerage services to small I.T. businesses in rural and regional areas. We source contract work for programmers, web designers, media specialists and anyone wanting sub contractual work, matching skills to bigger I.T. companies elsewhere. Contact us for details.