Jane is an experienced learning designer and professional development consultant with thirty years of experience working with local, national, and international organisations across the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors - helping them to establish, revive, retune, and embed exceptional capability and culture. This includes twenty years in regulatory learning and development working with government regulatory agencies to build their capability, culture, and leadership.
Jane’s experience includes:
providing strategic learning and development advice
designing, developing, and delivering customised, practical, experiential learning programs (accredited and non-accredited)
creating/curating learning materials and resources
writing/editing learning content
conducting training needs analysis and learning design reviews
conducting behavioural aptitude assessments
facilitating workshops and conferences.
Qualifications and accreditations
Applying Behavioural Science to Create Change (micro-credential) (2021) Behaviour Works Australia/Monash University.
Master in Adult Education (Global) (2016) Monash University.
Certified PRISM Brain Mapping Practitioner (2013) PRISM Brain Mapping Australia.
Diploma of Management (2009) Mt Eliza Executive Education.
Diploma in Training and Assessment Systems (2007) RMIT.
Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development (2006) Monash University.
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (1999 – 2016) Diverse Training Concepts.
Associate Diploma of Jazz Studies (1985) Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Jane’s experience includes
Consultant
Director, JBass Consulting Pty Ltd trading as JBass Learning (2013 – ongoing).
Practitioner
Country Fire Authority Victoria (2018 – 2019)
Executive Manager Organisational Development
Focus and responsibility: As a job-shared fixed-term senior leadership role, the focus and responsibility were to realign and reposition the organisational development team for success, deliver the 2018/19 Organisational Development (OD) Plan and develop the 2019/20 OD plan.
Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (2016 – 2018)
Training Manager Compliance Division
Focus and responsibility: restore operations training; design and manage the delivery of the VCGLR Compliance Division’s Annual Learning and Development Program, Certificate IV in Regulatory Compliance, authorised officer induction program, and operations leadership development.
Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria (2011 – 2016)
Program Manager Training
Focus and responsibility: establish EPA’s Operational Learning and Development Program and team; design and deliver Authorised Officer Training & Re-authorisation Program, Authorised Officer Induction Program, and annual Operations Learning & Development Plan.
WorkSafe Victoria (2003 – 2011)
Manager Operations Learning & Development
Focus and responsibility: managed Operations Learning & Development team to co-create/co-deliver Operations Learning & Development Programs including inspector/investigator induction, tailored qualifications (Diploma of Government Workplace Inspection, Diploma of Government Investigation, Certificate IV in Government) and continuing professional development.
Jane jamming in Tokyo.
And before that…
Project Coordinator Telstra Learning Project, Global Pacific Construction Project Management Australia.
Training Officer, K.Y.M. Employment Services Victoria.
Manager, PeopleWorks Association Inc Victoria.
Professional musician (bass player), Sydney NSW.
Publications
Hudson, J (2017) Putting Learning Experience Design into Practice, Training & Development magazine October 2017, published by the Australian Institute of Training and Development.
Hudson, J & Pink, G (2017) Continuing Professional Development of Modern Regulators: Innovation and Discovery in Program Approach in ISSN: 2186-2303 The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences 2017: Official Conference Proceedings, 153-169, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Nagoya, Aichi Japan.
Hudson, J (2016) Case Study: A Brain-Based Workplace Induction Program, Training & Development magazine October 2016 Vol 43 No 5, published by the Australian Institute of Training and Development.
Pink, G. & Hudson, J. (2016) Teaching and Learning: The Approaches of a Modern Environmental Regulator (International Academic Forum) IAFOR Journal of the Social Sciences, Volume 2 – Issue 2. Pp.43-59. December 2016.
Conference presentations
Continuing Professional Development of Modern Regulators: Innovation and Discovery in Program Approach (virtual presentation), The Asian Conference on Social Sciences 2017, Kobe Japan.
Teaching and Learning: The Experiences of a Modern Regulator (virtual presentation), The Asian Conference on Social Sciences 2016, Kobe Japan.
Authorised Officer Induction Program, the journey to becoming, 2015 AELERT Conference Brisbane Australia.
Facilitating self while facilitating change, International Association of Facilitators Oceania, Melbourne Australia 2015.
Clever Brain Power Usage for Smarter Learning Design, idesignx Instructional Design Conference Melbourne Australia 2015.
Facilitating self while facilitating change, 17th International Association of Facilitators Asia Conference, Singapore 2014.
Brain Friendly Learning, Knowledge Management Round Table Forum, Melbourne Australia 2014.