Faculty & Preceptors

Nigel Phillips

(Cert.IV.Train&Assess.B.A.Grad.Dip.Ed.Grad.Dip.Bus.MBTI.NLP.Trainer)

Nigel Phillips founded Careers Fast Track in Melbourne in 1999 after a 15 year career working within the education and training system.  Investing 2 years researching and developing a new paradigm for career management he launched the Careers Fast Track systems model of career development in 2000.  With a primary interest in strategies to build human capital value, Nigel developed a keen interest in researching the drivers of career-life success.

Careers Fast Track now provides career services and products across the life-span from pre-primary school to post-retirement.  He has extensive experience spanning career counselling and coaching individuals (entertainers to CEO’s) to corporate consulting (with some of Australia’s top 100 companies). Additionally, he is author of a range of materials and publications that include The Career-Life Skills Development Series™ that include a range of integrated resources.  He is also the editor of TBQ Magazine Australia’s first glossy career-life magazine designed to develop foundation skills, The Big Question series of books, My School Passport, a resource to develop self-management and goal planning skills. 

The Careers Fast Track system is now used internationally.

Paul Stevens

(B.Bus)

Paul Stevens founded The Centre for Worklife Counselling in Sydney in 1979 following a 21 year career in Human Resources Management and The Worklife Network – a national and international affiliation of adult career specialists – in 1986. He wrote his first published contribution to adult career development in 1981, Win That Job closely followed by Stop Postponing the Rest of Your Life. Over 35 further titles, booklets and career assessment instruments have been published since, the latest being A Passion for Work: Our Lifelong Affair and Portfolio Lifestyle Planning (for the 45+ age group). Paul’s dedication to assisting adults in transition has been recognised in many ways – he is Fellow of the Australian Association of Career Counsellors (AACC) and in April 2000 was awarded their highest honour, Life Membership; former Research Fellow in Adult Career Development, University of Wollongong; former Member, Board of Governors, Institute of Career Certification International (ICC International); Member, Asian Accreditation Panel for Career Management Certification (AAPCMC); Fellow Practitioner and World Council Australian Representative, Association of Career Professionals International; Honorary Member, Professional Résumé Writing & Research Association; Board Member, The Career Development Leadership Alliance; Honorary Member, Elite Performers Lifeskill Advisers Association; Honorary Member, Asian Association of Career Management Professionals (AACMP); Director of Studies for the eLearning global facility, The College for Career Practitioners, recipient of the Career Counselling Excellence Award from the AACC in conjunction with its sponsor, New Hobsons Press; and Author and Designer of Worklife’s CareerMastery® Virtual Career Centre.

Global Network of Preceptors

The College arranges for a number of leaders in the career development profession in several countries to contribute their skill and experience as Preceptors to enrolled students. Preceptors contribute to the development of enrolled students by being on call for advice on a wide range of issues where guidance on local practice, direction on useful sources of information in the student’s geographical area.