Ok, so maybe I don’t have the qualifications to be called “professor”, but I thought I’d take this opportunity to fill you in on some of the other work I’ve been doing lately.

You may have read previously that I hold a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, and I am pleased to say that this qualification has now taken me from TAFE to University.

For the past three weeks, and with another to complete in a couple of weeks time – I have been presenting the tutorial and lecture for a first year commerce subject at Deakin University Warrnambool – yep, my old stomping ground!

While I’ve previously spent some time in front of a class at my local TAFE, being at Deakin has been a bit of a surreal experience.  The lecture theatre is a grand room and there is greater emphasis on the use of technology in presentations.  But of particular pleasure has been working alongside those who taught me while I was at University (we try not to mention that this happened around 20 years ago…that would make us feel old!) – however seeing the familiar names and faces has certainly been comforting.

And while the Warrnambool campus of Deakin University has expanded and changed in many ways since I was a student, it’s good to see that some of the landmarks are still identifiable – do any of my former classmates remember G101??

On a final note, it is really pleasing and exciting to see these students just starting out with their studies and looking forward to their careers…oh to be young again!

Regards