“A good and supportive trainer, always willing to go through scenarios in depth.”  Suba, May 2013

Adele “explained things well.  Very friendly and open.  Easy to talk to and ask questions.”  Jessica, September 2013

“One of the best presenters I’ve come across, inside or outside of Monash.”  Lisa, August 2007

“Adele was great!  Excellent, engaging training.  Loved all of it!  Thank you.”  Pauline, March 2016

“The facilitator was great, and always brought the room back to task in a professional way.”  Anonymous, September 2009

“The facilitator was very open, encouraging and enthused about the topic!  Thank you Adele, you are a brilliant facilitator!”  Nicole, Monash University, July 2009

“The presenter, Adele, was excellent – kept energy and engagement high in a very full program.  Thank you.”  Eileen, March 2016

“Adele is one of the best presenters I have seen.  Great engaging approach and excellent content knowledge.  Thanks for a valuable experience.”  Geoff, Monash Univeristy, March 2016

“Adele is an excellent trainer – knowledgeable and effective.  Very enthusiastic and understands the subject matter very well.”  Caitlin, Monash University, April 2007

“Adele is a great facilitator.  She has a lot of knowledge and provided real life examples.  Enjoyed it.”  Anonymous, April 2007

“Adele is a talented trainer.  She makes a boring subject interesting.”  Elizabeth, September 2007

“Adele was a lively and inclusive facilitator.”  Anonymous, September 2007

“The facilitator was superb – listens very well, multi-tasks, fair and friendly.  Thank you for so even-handedly, openly and ably fielding our complaints, questions and differences.”  Rob, Monash University, March 2016

“The facilitator was friendly, knew her subject matter well, and was an excellent presenter.  I would recommend future sessions with Adele to anyone.”  Nathan, Monash University, September 2005

“We identified an opportunity within our business to harness the power of our people through clear alignment of effort with strategy. To achieve this we engaged Consultrain. 

Adele redesigned our recruitment, induction and training procedures, resulting in a tailored induction and training framework that has proved very effective. 

Adele also created and implemented our new employee performance program that has run now for a few years, again proving very successful. 

Adele’s engaging approach with both the management team and employees fostered true buy-in from everyone that is so crucial to ongoing success. I would recommend her services to any business owner requiring human resource management expertise.” 

Russell Dupuy, Managing Director, Environmental Monitoring Solutions, August 2016

“The activities made it more fun and engaging.”   Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“I learnt what to expect and it enables me to be well prepared for an interview in the near future.”  Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“I learnt the types of questions asked at interviews and how to handle them in the correct way.”  Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“I learnt that doing a bit of background research can help you as you can prepare to answer questions better.”  Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“I learned a lot and it will help me in the future when I want to apply for a job.”  Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“I learned how to prepare and conduct yourself before and during the interview.”  Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“I learnt how to go into an interview, how to dress, how to answer questions, etc.”  Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“I learnt how to prepare for an interview as well as write a resume and cover letter, which was really good!”  Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“I learnt more on what to expect at an interview, which will help me prepare for one.”  Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“I learnt that you have to make eye contact with the interviewer, which will help me to make a better impression.”  Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“I learnt how to dress and present myself in different workplaces.”  Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“I learnt how to present myself in an interview and how/what to talk about.  It will help me in applying for jobs.” Anonymous student, Emmaus College

“Adele worked with me to develop best practice email communication training material. The course was well received by participants. Adele's expert knowledge and experience added great value to the program.”  Abderazzaq Noor, June 2013

“Thank you for a very informative session on Time Management.  I learnt a lot and have already started to put your tips and tools into action.  I have passed on to other colleagues how impressed I was with this training and you the facilitator.”  Lorraine, University of Melbourne

“Thanks Adele – very professional and very interesting and helpful and enjoyable.  Best run course I have ever been to!”  Alison, May 2013

“The facilitator provided good examples to help make sense of the [recruitment and selection] material.”  Tanya, May 2008

“The facilitator was very knowledgeable.  I appreciated her real life experiences/examples and statistics/research information.”  Anonymous, Recruitment & Selection training, September 2009

“Good discussion and review of the ways to positively carry out this [performance management] process.”  John, Monash University, July 2013

“This was a clear and well presented session which has given me lots of strategies to manage staff performance development.”  Blair, Monash University, February 2016

“Congratulations Adele on being inspiring and encouraging and for providing the empowerment and knowledge to be effective and efficient in this [performance management] process.”  Heather, Monash University

“Adele is a brilliant presenter.  Fantastic!  Best presenter yet for HR programs.” Jennifer, Monash University

“Over the past 8 years, Adele has regularly facilitated a range of training workshops to meet the development needs of administrative and academic staff at Monash University. She has a good understanding of the organisation and has become a valued facilitator who consistently receives very positive feedback from participants on her engaging, knowledgeable and supportive facilitation style. Adele has also designed and delivered several training programs for Monash in core HR policy areas such as recruitment, selection, induction and performance management. She puts a lot of effort into keeping up-to-date with policy and procedural changes that may affect her areas of training. I would recommend Adele to anyone seeking an instructional designer and/or engaging facilitator who will work collaboratively with their business to deliver solid learning outcomes for staff.”   Julie Spencer, Manager Staff Development, Monash University, June 2013

“I really enjoyed this workshop, very beneficial.  I enjoyed it so much that maybe longer would be good!”  Anna, May 2013

“The case studies and activities enabled me to apply the theory and put my learnings into practice.”  Anonymous, Monash University

“Really good facilitator and loved the interaction and role play.”  Karen, September 2013

“The learning environment was very enjoyable.  With the big load of information that is presented, the care taken to keep it enjoyable was greatly appreciated.”  Martine, August 2007

“The facilitator, Adele, was excellent.  She kept the session interactive and engaging and I’m sure that improved my comprehension of the key points.”  Tanya, Associate Director – International Marketing, May 2011