{"id":15,"date":"2024-05-31T15:48:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T05:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncdconsulting.com.au\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T00:12:46","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncdconsulting.com.au\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15\" class=\"elementor elementor-15\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87d22f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f87d22f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc481c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcc481c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fb56e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76fb56e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nice to meet you<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c16cf6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24c16cf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68890400 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68890400\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec6172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fec6172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ncdconsulting.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nicdalessandro_consultant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-292\" alt=\"Nic D&apos;Alessandro\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncdconsulting.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nicdalessandro_consultant.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncdconsulting.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/nicdalessandro_consultant-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f79242 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71f79242\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eec4499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eec4499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m Nic D&#8217;Alessandro<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6165743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6165743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Education &#8211; teaching, learning, designing, facilitating, assessing &#8211; has been the majority of my thirty-year career. I&#8217;m a passionate educator who likes nothing more than seeing people and organisations learn, grow and develop.<\/p><p>I&#8217;m based in the city of Hobart, Tasmania (Australia) and thoroughly enjoy living and working here. Its a great place to be! I work throughout the state, interstate, and I can work online to anywhere with an Internet connection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73203cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73203cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3d210 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed3d210\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9818fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9818fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-offset-key=\"am1ic-0-0\">&#8220;Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"am1ic-0-1\">learn<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"am1ic-0-2\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><em>Benjamin Franklin<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e387b0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e387b0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd4c2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdd4c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These wise words sum up &#8211; in one neat sentence &#8211; my philosophy of education, and how I go about my work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8778cd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8778cd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b3cd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0b3cd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d3a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14d3a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why choose me?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13974e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f13974e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>KEY QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Master of Education &#8211; e-learning and education design major<\/li><li>Bachelor of Adult and Vocational Education &#8211; education design major<\/li><li>Diploma of Information Technology Leadership<\/li><li>Certificate IV in Training and Assessment<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2252f38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2252f38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af5b8c elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8af5b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/ncdconsulting.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NCD-consulting-logo-1400x1400-1-768x770.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-345\" alt=\"NCD Consulting logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncdconsulting.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NCD-consulting-logo-1400x1400-1-768x770.png 768w, https:\/\/ncdconsulting.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NCD-consulting-logo-1400x1400-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ncdconsulting.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NCD-consulting-logo-1400x1400-1-1022x1024.png 1022w, https:\/\/ncdconsulting.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NCD-consulting-logo-1400x1400-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ncdconsulting.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/NCD-consulting-logo-1400x1400-1.png 1395w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2aa09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d2aa09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I design, facilitate and consult with flair, creativity and insight; while balancing the unique needs of organisations and their stakeholders.<\/p><p>I have a strong track record of achievement and a professional reputation for producing excellent results, on-time and on-budget.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ecbb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64ecbb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea6f9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ea6f9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69851bc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69851bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CAREER HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Education leader, manager and academic staff developer with a major university<\/li><li>Project manager for education projects across groups of Australian universities<\/li><li>Education manager and leader in a public sector agency.<\/li><li>Education consultant to the vocational sector and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).<\/li><li>Education manager, ICT manager and academic registrar within various RTOs<\/li><li>Education consultant and mentor to faculties and schools in higher education.<\/li><li>Analyst and project manager with a public sector education department<\/li><li>Speaker at conferences in Australia and the U.K.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d0607e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d0607e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4798925 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4798925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>KEY SKILLS AND FIELDS OF EXPERTISE<\/strong><\/p><p>EDUCATION<\/p><ul><li>Education leadership<\/li><li>Organisational management and change<\/li><li>Policy review and development<\/li><li>Research and evaluation<\/li><li>Learning design \/ elearning design<\/li><li>Compliance<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY<\/p><ul><li>Learning Management Systems<\/li><li>Learning technologies<\/li><li>Video, audio and interactive experiences<\/li><li>Simulation in learning<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38956e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38956e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d699f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10d699f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TEACHING AND TRAINING<\/p><ul><li>Academic staff development<\/li><li>Coaching of teachers, trainers and designers<\/li><li>VET sector training &amp; 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