The IVET Group consists of three RTOs:
IVET Institute (RTO code 40548), IVET Trades (RTO code 32275) and the TAE Academy (RTO code 32413).
Founded by teachers in 2011, IVET Group is one of Australia’s leading RTO’s specialising in supporting and empowering Schools to deliver a wide range of VET in Schools programs across the Country.
With almost 20,000 students participating in IVET programs across Australia this year, the IVET Group is the preferred and trusted partner to hundreds of Schools. This is because at IVET we constantly strive to improve the ways in which we assist and support Schools and Teachers with all aspects of their programs.
Our aim is to ensure all Students and Teachers using IVET’s products and/or services achieve the best possible results, be it competency completion or scored assessment.
Drawing on years of collective experience as Teachers, working with Teachers, their Schools and Students, and as RTO professionals, IVET is committed to providing a high quality experience and achieving high quality outcomes, in and out of the classroom.
All members of the IVET team have a deep understanding of Schools and the structures within them, and ensure all of our processes and solutions deliver results for all stakeholders; students, families, teachers, schools and communities.
“To be the leading provider of innovative, client-focused education programs and services to schools in Australia.”
Goals/objectives
- To deliver innovative, client-focused education programs to all schools in Australia
- To ensure programs are consistent with future industry needs, providing students with the required skills to be part of tomorrow’s workforce
- To provide students with alternative pathways to positive educational outcomes, through VET certificates, short courses and other programs specifically designed to engage younger adult learners
- To ensure that IVET supports all communities across Australia
- To provide leadership in fostering partnerships, relationships and commercial sustainability for our business and students in turn
The IVET Group was founded by former Secondary School Teachers and is based in Melbourne’s inner Western suburbs.
Collectively, the IVET staff has decades of teaching and vocational education and training experience and together bring a wealth of knowledge and experience into its programs and services.
The IVET team currently comprises:
Schools Relationships Officers:
Victoria: Loretta Bartholomeusz, Kathy Hopkins, Nurettin Irgat
Queensland: Jen Blowers (State Coordinator), Joanne Cordwell, Lee Fudge, Kim O’Halloran
Western Australia: Sharyn Lancaster (State Manager), Bailee Harrison, Danielle Viti, Katherine Sherratt
Heads of Learning
Marisa Marchant – Hospitality & Kitchen Operations
Tim Hassell – Sport & Outdoor Recreation
Administration & Compliance
Kristy Tomlinson, Manager of Shared Services
Student Administration & Customer Support Officers: Emma Blackwell, Belinda Cachia, Olga Gjokmarkovic, Lorine Tratnjek
Niki Tsakilidis, Quality & Compliance Officer
Product Development
Brett Woolford, Digital Learning Manager
Ben Pell, Learning & Assessment Designer
Diana Makris, Learning & Assessment Designer
First Aid Trainers
Joel Stachlewski, Martin Wawrzynczak
Other key IVET Group Staff
Sarah Milligan, Portal Manager
Justin Rivette, Sales Manager – iVET in Schools
Matthew Trounce, Chief Executive Officer
Peter Solomon, Chief Financial Officer
Brent McGregor, General Manager – Product, Compliance & Training
