Paul Kearney
Biographical information

Paul Kearney is the Managing Director of Enterprise Design Associates Pty Ltd, (EDA) a Hobart based-company which specialises in products and services for vocational training and education. As a Registered Training Organisation, EDA develops and provides innovative recognition and assessment services to the larger VET system. These services mainly center round Training and Workplace Assessment credentials.

Paul has a long standing interest in emerging work patterns, workplace learning, and training system development.

Paul has been a teacher and program manager in Australia and the United Kingdom. His work in enterprise education is known internationally for its innovative, educative and socially responsible nature. He has a keen interest in learner- managed experiential learning, especially the learning through enterprise approach.

He believes that education should be bold, imaginative and transforming. Paul has worked in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and Ireland. Last year he researched a number of vocational initiatives in the United States.

Recent Assignments

• National Evaluator and Research Manager of the Small Business Professional Development Best Practice Programme - DETYA, 1998 and 1999

• Review of School Industry Links Demonstration Program - AusIndustry, 1998, and preparation of Enterprising Partners publications, 1999.

• Management, production and distribution of the Making It Happen - An Introduction to Enterprise Education multi-media package - DETYA, 1997

• National VET Best Practice Award - Australian National Training Authority 1997

• Research of the Relationship Between the Key Competencies and the Enterprising Capability, MCEETYA, 1996

• Designing the Evaluation Strategy for The National Staff Development Committee for Competency Based Training In Action Scheme, 1994/95

Major Publications

• Enterprising Ways to Teach and Learn, Four Book Series, Artemis Publishers Pty. Ltd., Australia, 1998

• Quality Training to the World - Vocational Education and Training Best Practice for Australian International Education Foundation, 1996

• Study in Australia - Australian Education International, 1999

• Big Pictures from the Small End of Town - Commonwealth Small Business Professional Development Evaluation, 1999

• The Business of Recognition, Australian National Training Authority, 1998

• Assessing Competence - on and off the job, videos and book published by InfoChannel Australia, 1996

• Quality Case Management - A Partnership, video published by InfoChannel Australia, 1994

• Cooperative Learning Techniques, Artemis Publishers Pty. Ltd., Australia, 1993

• Collaborative Assessment Techniques; Artemis Publishers Pty. Ltd., Australia, 1992

• Training Through Enterprise: Enterprise Briefs - A Practical Introduction, Artemis Publishers Pty. Ltd., Australia, 1991

• Student Enterprise: A Direction; Curriculum Resources, Education Department, Tasmania 1990

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First published October 31, 1999. Last modified November 8, 1999.