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The Australian horticulture industry is a major producer and employer.  

In 2020/2021, the industry produced around 6.6 million tonnes of fresh produce and was a net exporter.  The distribution and value of that produce from farm gate to consumer is shown in the diagram below. Source:  Hort Innovation, The Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2020/21. 

The Australian wine grape industry produced a further 2.0 million tonnes of grapes and 1.5 billion litres of wine in the same period. Some 474 million litres were consumed domestically and 693 million litres exported. Source: Wine Australia.

The horticulture industry employs some 60,000 people in 15,400 diverse businesses with about 100,000 contractors required at peak harvest.  The Australian wine industry comprises a further 2,156 wineries and some 6,000 grape-growing businesses. Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Wine Australia

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We are pleased to announce an exciting new partnership between Satinbird Education and the Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AACCI), aimed at delivering quality Australian education and workforce training in the MENA region.

The President and National Chairman of AACCI, Mr.   Mohamed Hage OAM said: “Across the MENA region, education and training are key drivers in every National Government's strategy for the future, for both economic and societal development.   Investing in education and training is investing in your future.  Our business relationship with Satinbird Education will provide easily accessible, quality education and training for AACCI members and other businesses to grow the Chamber’s presence in the region adding real value for our current and prospective members.” ...

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We provide a connected curriculum of microcredentials, helping you to develop learning, skills and careers through a high-quality, online learning experience.

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Satinbird Education delivers a range of microcredentials that have been inspired from nationally-accredited VET sector training packages.  The development process behind the scenes was to look at the most critical components of a job role, and to create short, sharp, high impact programs that allow a participant to rapidly acquire the skills or knowledge relevant to that area of interest.

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Dr Rob Forage

BSc, DPhil, GAICD

Executive chair  

Rob is CEO and Chair of SBE Holdings. He previously led UNSW Global, an international education and assessments business, for 11 years as Director and CEO, to a premier industry position with record scale and profitability. Together with an experienced executive team, Rob ingrained a collegiate corporate ethos alongside a personalised, high quality learning environment for international students.
 
In 2015, Rob’s passion for international education was recognised by receipt of the Universitas 21 award for Sustained Excellence in International Education in Santiago, Chile.  Rob trained in life sciences and earned his doctorate as a Rhodes Scholar. His career in the biotechnology industry spanned innovative research in genetic engineering, IP management and technology commercialisation. 

Mr Simon Paine

GDipMIS, MAICD
 
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Simon is a thought leader in educational technology and has delivered transformational value in the school, vocational and higher education sectors. As CDO, he has responsibility for SBE Holdings group technology strategy, delivery, partnerships and services.
 
Previously, he transformed UNSW Global’s business, aligning technology solutions with new offerings and markets. He enabled its rapid online teaching and learning shift in response to Covid.

At NSW Dept Education, Simon delivered new enterprise capability for schools and TAFEs. He was the NSW lead on the national Flexible Learning Advisory Group that helped lift e-learning in NSW 12-fold in 5 years. 

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This is only the start of the journey! 

SBE Holdings Pty Ltd is planning to grow its business internationally with investment capital.
 
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We bridge employability gaps, addressing a global problem by delivering quality learning with experience.

The modern workforce needs employees with demonstrable capability but current education and recruitment practices mainly reward those with knowledge.

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Furthermore, our training solutions are readily customised for the ever-changing needs of business and learners.