an has 25 years’ experience in the international education industry, with experience in every aspect of ELICOS where he started as a teacher, a CELTA trainer, and a DoS before working across sales and marketing, admissions, IT, and then executive management.
Ian also has five years’ experience running a consultancy offering services including strategy development, mergers and acquisitions, financial performance improvement, market analysis and economic impact studies, regulatory reform and compliance, as well as executive and sales coaching. His clients included federal, state, and local government bodies, industry peak bodies, and education providers from universities to multi-nationals to small family operations.
Spanning more than 10 years, Ian’s corporate governance experience includes previously sitting on the English Australia Board for nearly 6 years, on the board of StudyNSW for a term, and serving as Chair of a not for profit for nearly 5 years. He graduated the AICD Company Directors Course (Order of Merit) and holds an MBA (Distinction), a Masters in Professional Education, and the CELTA and DELTA.
Ian Aird, CEO of English Australia, presenting.