Charlton Brown chief wins education acclaim

PRIVATE vocational education and training group, Charlton Brown, is a company that truly practises what it preaches – and Kay Ganley’s win in the 2016 Women in Business Awards proves the point.

The CEO behind one of the most successful private vocational education and training providers in Australia was recently named the Business Achiever of the Year at the 2016 Women in Business Awards of Australia. 

Ms Ganley’s view that education is more than just a business – that it’s about providing people with skills for life – has seen her turn a six-week training and placement college for nannies, into multimillion-dollar registered training organisation with more than 175 staff members, 2000 students and an international arm that exports training to more than 20 countries worldwide.

Ms Ganley said one of her greatest achievements to date has been expanding the Brisbane-based college’s operations into Asia.

“We saw an opportunity to improve the standard of vocational education and training in Asia and in 2003 expanded our training offering,” Ms Ganley said.

“At the time, quality vocational education and training in Asia was limited and Charlton Brown had the resources and skills to expand the company’s reach and grow the business.

“Australia is also recognised as a leader in the industry so there was an opportunity for us to set a higher standard of education across the Asia Pacific.” 

Ms Ganley said Charlton Brown’s success both in Australia and internationally has stemmed from maintaining a strong focus on quality training and education.

“Quality can easily be lost when you start expanding and growing rapidly and I wanted to ensure that we maintained a high standard across every country we operated in,” she said.

Charlton Brown was also named Queensland’s 2016 Small Training Provider of the Year.

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