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Welcome to our AWARD-WINNING team! The trainers and lecturers at the WISE Academy all have between 5 – 30 years practical experience in their respective area of expertise. Additionally, we are proud to have an international faculty having either worked, taught and/or lived in the following countries:
- Australia
- Canada
- Fiji
- Hong Kong
- South Africa
- Various parts of Southeast Asia
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vietnam
We are always looking for great people to join our team. Currently, our trainers are based in Canberra, Syndey and Gold Coast and are available for interstate and international training opportunities.
If you would like to lecture or present at The WISE Academy, please email us your resume to courses@thewiseacademy.com with JOBS in the subject line.
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Dr Dion Klein, CEO/Founder
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Dr Dion has been involved in a variety of industries beginning his career in health, physical education, and media at West Chester University (USA). He has enjoyed success over the past 20 years nationally and internationally mainly as lecturer/trainer, consultant, personal coach and massage therapist, and business owner.
In the United States he owned a small marketing consultancy and had his own massage practice before being appointed as a lecturer and course convenor at the University of Canberra in Sport Administration in 1994 where he enjoyed the opportunity to teach in Hong Kong and present strategic planning and marketing to the Oceanic National Olympic Committee NGOs. After six years, he worked as an Internet Strategist/Business Analyst at MIMS Data Systems before embarking on his personal entrepreneurial endeavours in IT, education and health. He was the founder of the Corporate Health and Fitness Challenge, the Health and Fitness Expo, and most recentely the Australian Get Healthy Challenge. He served on the Board of Fitness ACT for eight years, four of them as President (ended 2004). He is a past president of the Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA) - ACT Branch and is currently on the management committee of the Australian Council of Private Education and Training (ACPET) - ACT Branch and serves on the National Board of ACPET. He also serves on the management committee of the Australia India Business Council (AIBC) ACT Branch.
Dion has always enjoyed learning having undergraduate and graduate degrees in Health & Physical Education/Sports Administration from West Chester University (PA), Temple University (PA), and the University of New Mexico. He completed his MBA (Internet Marketing/International Business) from Charles Sturt University, and received a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from the University of Canberra. He holds a Certificate III in Fitness, Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment, and holds an equivalent Level 2 in Massage Therapy. He has a Statement of Attainment in Career Counseling and is currently completing his Diploma in Professional Counseling.
He appreciates the importance of life balance having to manage both Canberra-based companies: Diverse Concepts International Pty Ltd t/a Healthy Worksites and The WISE Academy. He previously owned an educational information website called Conference Papers Online. He also is the founder of the Australian 'Get Healthy' Challenge.
Dion's an avid reader and feels his mission in life is to create opportunities for business and allow people to have fun, and become healthier.
Awards:
- Monty Dortkamp Professional Contribution to the Industry (2006)
- Winner of the BreadTV (Australia) Foreign Correspondent Competition (2005)
- Innovation Award 2002 from the ACT Bureau of Sport and Recreation for the Fitness ACT Corporate Health and Fitness Challenge (2002)
Download Dr Dion's Curriculum Vitae.
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| Postal Address: PO Box 981, Belconnen ACT 2616. (Ph) +61 2 6162 0919 (Em) info@thewiseacademy.com [ABN: 20124018944] [NTIS No. 88136] |
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