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Edstaff company profile
Edstaff has provided education services in Australia and internationally since 1994. Edstaff offers a range of services to schools, universities, education departments and the corporate sector including:

teacher and school leadership recruitment
professional development
curriculum consultancy
curriculum resource development
sourcing and delivering curriculum resources
education conference and events organisation
Edstaff directors and consultants have delivered a range of award winning and innovative curriculum projects and have provided recruitment services in Australia, Asia and the Middle East. Their clients include:

The World Bank
The Asia Education Foundation
Education and Manpower Bureau, Government of Hong Kong
Education Ministry, Republic of Azerbaijan
The Victorian Department of Education and Training
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
The Curriculum Corporation
The Education Foundation
RMIT University
Austrade
Penguin Books
over 60 Australian and international schools

Edstaff Management
Peter Cole, B.Comm. B. Ed. M. Ed.
Director
Peter has worked with Edstaff since 1995 delivering recruitment and consultancy services to schools, the public and private sectors. Peter has worked with government and corporate clients to select teachers and administrative staff and manage a range of education programs. Peter was a teacher and as a senior executive with the Victorian Department of Education managed the Curriculum Programs, Training and Development sections. He has extensive experience in curriculum consultancy and educational policy development. Peter is an accredited school reviewer and has undertaken over fifty school effectiveness reviews for the Victorian government. Peter was a consultant to the Department of Education and Training's Middle Years Research and Development Project. Peter recently undertook assignments for the World Bank advising the Azerbaijan government on approaches to school curriculum and teacher development and advised the Hong Kong government on senior secondary curriculum and assessment reforms. Peter has worked on a number of international projects to recruit teachers to work in Asia and the Middle East.

Ricci Swart, B. Ec.
Director
Ricci joined Edstaff in 2000 as Business Development Manager. Ricci has worked to develop Edstaff's online software systems. Ricci has over 15 years experience producing educational resources. She pioneered the development of multimedia curriculum resources for schools and the tertiary sector. During the 1980's and early 1990's Ricci was Manager, Multimedia Education & Television Production at the University of Melbourne taking the unit from video production to cutting edge multimedia productions. Ricci was the inaugural Manager of the Victorian Government's Multimedia 21 Fund where she developed investment programs, conducted project assessments and developed online marketing strategies, including concept, development and implementation of the Learning and Education Applications Program. Ricci has worked on international projects to recruit teachers to work in Asia.

Diana Wolowski, B. Ec. Dip Ed.
Director
Diana established Edstaff in 1994. She commenced her professional career as a teacher in 1974. Diana has taught in a range of government and independent schools for over 20 years. Diana's curriculum and assessment expertise was recognised by her appointment to a statewide Examination Panel for the Victorian Certificate Education (VCE). In 2000, she became the Chair of the VCE Political Studies Panel. Diana is also the Chair of the Victorian Government's Digital Media Fund, member of the Board of Film Victoria and has served on the Board of the Victorian Association of Social Studies Teachers. Diana has provided curriculum and multimedia services to clients in the private and public sectors. Diana has worked with over forty schools to deliver teacher recruitment, professional development and curriculum services. Diana has worked on a number of international projects to recruit teachers to work in Asia and the Middle East.