Geoff Barbaro
My CV, Thoughts and Information
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Educating Learner

 

Educating Learner

I have been involved in education as a student, educator, manager and leader, and am a lifelong learner. I have found that educating, training, mentoring and guiding help me to achieve better results in my professional careers and help me stay up-to-date with current practices and likely future developments. I have been involved in higher, professional and vocational education.

I thrive in environments where I can deliver real value and delight to others, and find working in education invigorating and challenging, especially as we strive to find new ways to deliver improved value, experiences and results for students, staff and communities.

 
 
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Formal Learning

Higher Education Degrees
I completed my first degree in Law at Adelaide University in 1983
I obtained a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from University of South Australia in 1984
During these studies, I focused on criminal law and practice, administrative law, evidence and legal ethics.

I completed a Master of Arts in Communication Management at UTS (Sydney) in 2013
During these studies, I focused in multicultural and inter-cultural communication, knowledge management and transfer, and social networking and media.

I completed my first fully online degree studies in May 2017 for a Graduate Certificate in eLearning from the University of New England
During these studies, I focused on online and blended learning environments, professional and vocational education, Universal Design for Learning, and designing learning environments and courses for multicultural classes, mainly for students from the Asia Pacific.

Professional Education
I also hold professional qualifications as a Company Director, Chartered Manager and in Public Relations

I graduated from the International Company Director Program run by the Australian Institute of Company Directors in July 2014
The international intensive program was held in Singapore in May 2014 and focused on International Director’s Duties, International Strategy Development, Financial Governance and Performance, Cultural Environments and Decision Making, Risk Management, and International Board effectiveness and meetings.

I successfully completed the assessment and gained certification as a Chartered Manager from the Chartered Management Institute in August 2017.

I passed the Public Relations Institute of Australia entrance exams and additional requirements in March 1998.

 
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Educating

I have demonstrated a longstanding commitment to the education, training and development of others, and can provide education leadership, direction and innovation. I have a genuine understanding of these fields as a leader, manager, educator, trainer, mentor and as a student, all based on first-hand experience, including:

  • Currently working in vocational skills, education and training leading stakeholder and industry engagement to identify skills and set skills standards

  • Having been general manager of an education and training organisation (ACPSEM)

  • Completing a Graduate Certificate from UNE

  • Roles as a University lecturer, tutor and program coordinator

    • Experience in distance and on-campus learning as student and educator, and with universities in the NT, Victoria (Melbourne and Geelong) and NSW

    • Five years full time experience as a lecturer in communications

    • Four years experience as program manager, undergraduate programs

    • Sessional lecturing and tutoring experience from 1989 until 2011 covering law, communications and strategy

  • Enrolment as a student in postgraduate degree programs, including an eLearning degree, and undertaking professional education and training

  • Positions as a government communicator responsible for community engagement, consultation, education and information campaigns

  • Delivery of Corporate and Individual training programs at Corporate Growing Pains, Delaware North Companies International and RMIT University

  • Teaching workshops and classes on advocacy and public speaking from 1988 until 2005

Examples of my education work include:

  • Researching, drafting and finalising industry skills forecasts and skills standards development proposals for multiple industries for Skills Impact

  • Have led and worked on Skills Impact Insights and contributions to multiple national skills reforms processes, including submissions to the Productivity Commission and Review of the Australian Qualifications Framework, and the Australian Industry and Skills Committee reform processes, and working with various Industry Reference Committees to prepare responses and submissions

  • Worked on the development of the Agricultural Workforce Digital Capability Framework as part of the Skills Impact/KPMG team with contributions from Faethm and The University of Queensland [(2019) KPMG and Cotton Research and Development Corporation, Australia].

  • Overseeing Emergency Responses to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee to identify potential and existing issues as a result of COVID-19, including the readiness of skills products for the response and recovery processes

  • Created the ACPSEM Education, Training and Development Framework providing for operational growth and innovation, including working with partner organisations, training providers, international experts and universities (See Presentation)

    • The framework was designed to also include opportunities for ACPSEM members to develop career and life pathways outside of the membership professions

  • Guided the development and implementation of the first ANZ Radiopharmaceutical Science Clinical Training program

  • Oversaw and contributed to the review of all ACPSEM assessment programs working with consultant from the Australian Council for Educational Research and

  • Managed an international review of medical physics training programs and arranged for the audit recommendations to be considered and implemented where accepted and practical

  • Led the improvement of ACPSEM eLearning services including the first virtual classrooms and foundations for developing a blended clinical training environment

  • Designed and delivered Corporate and Individual training programs at Corporate Growing Pains, Delaware North Companies International and RMIT University

  • Trainer and communicator for the Delaware North GuestPath training program focused on delivering high quality customer service

  • Designed and delivered of University courses, seminars and workshops on values and ethics, communications, strategy and leadership

  • Led the redevelopment of an undergraduate public relations degree and participation in developing a new Bachelor of Communications degree

 
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Publications & Presentations

Publications

  • The Leader’s Beacon: The 55-minute Guide to Leadership Communication, 2011, Verb Publishing (UK), ISBN 978-0-95646-726-3

  • Defining Realities: why community consultation needs to start with the problem, not the solution, 2006, Vol 10 P 44, Journal of Communication Management (Peer-reviewed)

  • Planning for the Best: The Tripartite National Strategic Plan for Radiation Oncology (Australia) 2012-2022, www.radiationoncology.com.au

  • Smith I, Barbaro G, Rivers J, The Economics of Radiation Risk Reduction in Medical Imaging, Poster, EPSM 2017 (Sydney, Australia)

Presentations