Training & Assessment Professional Development
As the CEO of a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) for over 13 years and a qualified Trainer and Assessor with more than 20 years of experience, I have dedicated my career to empowering professionals to excel in their fields. This podcast is designed to elevate your skills and knowledge, equipping you to become a leader in your industry.
I specialise in developing strategies that transform the way you deliver training, helping you forge meaningful connections with your learners and achieve exceptional outcomes. Professional development is not just an option—it’s the cornerstone of success—and my mission is to guide you in discovering your unique flow and implementing best practices as a professional trainer and assessor.
Through this podcast, I’ll help you master every aspect of training design, delivery, learner support, and assessment. You’ll gain the tools to stand out where others cannot because they haven't made the commitment to invest in their own growth. Let’s unlock your potential and set you apart as an industry leader.
Episodes
36 episodes
Create Your Vision - Thoughts Become Things
Creating a Vision for Your Future with Gratitude and VisualizationSegment 1: Understanding the Power of MindsetBefore we get into the "how," let’s talk about the "why." Life can throw challenges our way – setbacks, d...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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28:32
Understand and Embrace Fear
Understanding FearFEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real) is a natural, instinctive response to perceived threats or danger. It activates the "fight, flight, or freeze" response, preparing your body and mind to respond to pote...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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22:33
When the Trainer needs Coaching
Segment 1: Recognizing the Need to Train YourselfAsk yourself:Am I feeling less motivated, stuck, or overwhelmed?Do I find myself going through the motions rather than feeling inspired?
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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20:57
Conscious Competence - The 4 stages and how to impliment
Hello, and welcome to the Training and Assessment Professional Development Podcast. I'm Donna Moulds, and today, we’re exploring an essential framework for trainers and assessors—the Conscious Competence Ladder. Understanding this model can hel...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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7:24
Don't drag your sorry self into 2024
It's that time of year, you know, that time where if you were fortunate to have a break then you at some point will be returning to work, your job, your business your passion hopefully.So how can you return to work without feeling that h...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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13:44
A Time to Reflect as we end 2023 and begin 2024
Season #6, Episode #4A Time to reflectAs we bring 2023 to an end and we move into 2024, now is a great time to reflect, in this episode I share some tips to use and reflect on the year that has been and what you want for 2024<...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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30:15
Mentoring - Share your knowledge
Season #6, Episode #3Mentoring - Share your knowledge.As Coaches and Mentors, we want our students to get the most from our sessions and when we understand why shared knowledge is important to are more willing to share skills and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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16:03
Adult Learners and Principles that are the key to learning.
Season #6, Episode #2Adult Learners and Principles that are the key to learning.Learning Face to Face will always be a desire of many adult learners.As educators we want our student to get the most from the our sessions and...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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26:00
Welcome back it's 2023
Season #6, Episode #1Welcome to 2023Firstly let me say I am so glad you are here again and thank you for joining me again in a new year. I look forward to doing a podcast each month and making this year the best it can possibly be...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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9:13
Are You a Crappy Trainer?
Episode NotesSeason #6, Episode #1Are you a crappy trainerI recently spoke to a friend about her experience in her recent Training & Assessment course, it made me furious and prompted some questions to you, my listener...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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11:13
Trainer and Assessor Currency
Trainer and Assessor CurrencyIn this podcast we talk about why currency is important in your career, what does currency look like, how to stay current, and what are the pitfalls if you don’t stay current, this can effect your financially...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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11:57
Traps Trainers Fall Into
Episode NotesSeason #5, Episode #2Traps Trainers Fall IntoAs trainers we can fall into several traps, have you?Trap #1Wanting to deliver a program and spending weeks developing without going to the mark...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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9:52
How to create a powerful Vision Board
Episode NotesSeason #5, Episode #1How to Create a Powerful Vision BoardCreating a Vision Board is a powerful way to design the year and life you desire, in this podcast I’m going to share with you how you put ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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16:45
Are you up for the challenge?
Episode NotesSeason #4, Episode #9Are you up for the challenge?This is our last Podcast for 2020 and I am so grateful as we just hit 1500 downloads whoo!!Take time to reflect on this past year, its easy...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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14:38
Kick FEAR to the kerb and thrive in 2021
Episode NotesSeason #4, Episode #8Kick FEAR to the kerb and thrive in 2021FEAR is an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real and its one you should always remember because it forms a story in our head and holds us back fr...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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30:27
Professional Development Plan to Kick-Start 2021
Episode NotesSeason #4, Episode #7Professional Development Plan to Kick-Start 2021Now is the time to start your professional Development planning and kick off a new year fresh, organised and ready to make a difference. Refl...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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16:55
Accountability Works Both Ways
Episode NotesSeason #4, Episode #6Accountability Works Both WaysAs a trainer and/or a manager you play a massive role in how students experience learning especially when they have previously had bad ex...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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9:55
Dealing with Difficult Students
Episode NotesSeason #4, Episode #5Dealing with Difficult StudentsAfter 17 years in the industry I know that at some point going to have to deal with difficult students. Its just part of the jou...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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21:02
Workshop Activities and Icebreakers - The Benefits
Workshop Activities and Icebreakers - The benefits are HUGE, let me reiterate the benefits are really huge for the people attending your workshops and also for you as the trainer. Lets start with benefits of an ICE Breaker at the s...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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11:17
Use Feedback to Improve your Skills
As a trainer we know how important feedback is even if it makes us feel a little uncomfortable at times. As we head toward the end of the year we know that training slows down if you are in VET and even if you do non accredited training for Gov...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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9:38
Tasks that engage and enable learning
As a Trainer you want to make sure that you engage your learners and learning new concepts is achieved. Group activities can at times go horribly wrong if you are not organised and don't know what the main objective is. In th...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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14:35
The Journey Out is In - With Nathan Hawken
In this 5 part series we are going to share such some really powerful tools and insights.Nathan talks to us about mindfulness, awakening your consciousness and healing. As a very successful Coach he shares his insights into the jo...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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47:23
Coaching a student to realign focus
If you are a Coach, Mentor, Trainer and Assessor you know that its not easy to keep clients on the path to success. It's our job to support and encourage students to progress but this needs to be on their terms. Helping students realign and get...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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11:25
How NLP is a game changer - My Guest Nathan Hawken
I sat down with Nathan Hawken all the way from Dublin and what a conversation we had.Nathan is a successful Coach and Entrepreneur who teaches NLP at the Practitioner and master Practitioner level. Here we talk about how NLP is a game c...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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44:17
Adult Learning Principles - The Art of Story Telling
As educators we want our student to get the most from the our sessions and when we understand the Adult Learning Principles we can be more conscious about planning our session to include this and encourage others to share. It doesn't matter whe...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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15:07