ISSUE 3: JUNE 2006

GHD consults Chifley to deliver in-house training programs

Chifley Business School is privileged to announce a learning and development partnership with GHD, one of Australia's premier Engineering consultancies. GHD is also an international professional services company providing leadership in management, engineering, the environment, planning and architecture.

With more than 4,500 employees globally, GHD has grown rapidly and extensively in recent years, and continues to expand globally.

Chifley Business School has been an integral partner in the development of core curriculum for the GHD internal Business School for the development of staff across Australia. Internal courses are run for GHD by Chifley when required and have been specifically tailored to address the core competencies required by GHD in their workplace. All courses are co-badged with GHD Business School logo and the extensive course notes serve as an ongoing reference for participants.

Chifley Business School partnership enables the GHD internal Business School to develop and run specific business and technical courses that keep pace with the fast moving environment that GHD moves within. Courses are either written specifically or generic Chifley courses are customised for GHD.

Chifley has been selected because of its long-standing focus in management education of engineers and technical specialist. Its course leaders educate large numbers of people within this area of business both at the short course level and articulating into postgraduate education.

Chifley is delighted to assist the GHD Business School in the development of their company's staff through innovative and creative training to suit their business needs.

Chifley Board Goes External

Pictured left are Chifley Business School board members.

Front row (L-R):
John Vines and Neil Edwards.

Back row (L-R):
David Lloyd, Roger Lee, Tim Griffin, Alison Terry, Ian Cordiner, Loftus Harris, Dario Tomat.

APESMA's National Assembly has approved the appointment of four external directors for the board of Chifley Business School. The move follows a decision by National Assembly to strengthen the range of expertise on the board and links with industry.

Meanwhile APESMA's Chief Executive John Vines has been appointed as Chairman. Other APESMA nominees to the board include APESMA National President, Tim Griffin, and Senior Vice-President, Dario Tomat, as well as Chifley Business School's Chief Executive, Neil Edwards.

The mix of internal and external appointments will ensure that Chifley focuses on the needs of APESMA members, says Vines. "It will also help Chifley to develop its links with industry and help it to become a major independent business school in Australia," he says.

The new external directors for the business school are: Ian Cordiner—a principal with executive search firm Cordiner King. Cordiner is an engineer and previously held senior corporate positions;

Loftus Harris—the Director General of the Department of Industry in the NSW Government. Harris has previously had senior government roles in Queensland and as a Senior Trade Commissioner with Austrade;

David Lloyd—currently the Chief Operating Officer of the Baker Heart Research Institute, previously the Chief Executive of Melbourne University Private;

Alison Terry—brings a legal and government relations background in her position as Executive Director Corporate Affairs with General Motors Holden.

Chifley gains accreditation from AIPM

Enforcing Chifley's vision in delivering quality programs, we have recently gained accreditation from the Australian Institute of Project Management for our Diploma of Project Management course and the two project management units of the APESMA La Trobe MBA program (Unit 303: Project Management and Unit 501: Advanced Project Management).

This recognition increases and strengthens the value of Chifley programs which is combined with accreditation from the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA.