SEEK Learning
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Education |
| Founder | Andrew Bassat, Paul Bassat, Matt Rockman |
| Headquarters | 541 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia |
Number of locations | Two |
Area served | Australia and New Zealand |
Key people | Andrew Bassat (CEO) |
| Services | Training course advice and enrolment |
| Revenue |
 A$ 240.8 million (2014) |
Number of employees | 143 |
| Parent | SEEK Ltd. |
| Website |
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SEEK Learning is a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian and New Zealand employment website SEEK Ltd.,[1] and a part of SEEK Education.[2]
SEEK Learning is a course aggregator service which specialises in connecting adult Australians with career-related education (primarily online-based courses). SEEK Learning's primary service offering is matching prospective students with the course that best aligns with their career goals, financial situation and lifestyle commitments. SEEK Learning have assisted in enrolling 200,000[3] students since 2004 via their ‘Learning Consultants’; trained staff who counsel students about the education options available and which course would best suit them, and who assist with the course enrolment process.
History
Parent company, employment marketplace SEEK was founded in Melbourne in 1997 by brothers Andrew and Paul Bassat, and Matthew Rockman.
In 2004 SEEK Ltd acquired online training company SelfCert, which was renamed SEEK Learning.
In January 2011, Swinburne University of Technology announced that it would expand its online degree offerings through a $10 million joint venture with SEEK.[4] Initially called Swinburne Direct, the venture subsequently became known as Swinburne Online.[5]
Ownership and structure
SEEK Learning is owned in full by SEEK Limited. The business is overseen by a Board of Directors, and day-to-day management is undertaken by the trans-Tasman executive management team. as of 2014 the chairman was Neil Chatfield; the CEO was Andrew Bassat.
Locations and staff numbers
SEEK Learning has 40 staff based in Melbourne and 155 located in Sydney.
Providers and Courses
SEEK Learning are not an educator themselves; rather they have partnerships with over 20 Australian educational institutions, from universities to TAFE's and other vocational education providers. Together, these educators provide SEEK Learning (and SEEK Learning users) with access to over 300 online and on-campus courses across a range of industries including education, building and construction, design, IT, community services, business and accounting, health, and communications.
| Provider | Date of Partnership |
|---|---|
| Australian College of Applied Psychology (RTO 0500) | 2007 |
| Australasian College of Natural Therapies (RTO 0269) | 2008 |
| Australian Institute of Food Safety (RTO 31731 for NSW courses / RTO 41127 for non-NSW courses) | |
| Australian National College of Beauty (RTO 0269) | |
| APM College of Business and Communication (RTO 0269) | 2008 |
| Billy Blue College of Design (RTO 0269) | 2008 |
| CATC Design School (RTO 0269) | 2008 |
| Deakin | |
| Ducere | |
| Dynamic Web Training | |
| Holmesglen (RTO 0416) | 2010 |
| Jansen Newman Institute (RTO 0269) | 2010 |
| JMC Academy | 2010 |
| Kaplan Professional Education (RTO 90116) | |
| OTEN Tafe Western Sydney Institute (RTO 90004) | |
| RapidLLN (RTO 31731) | 2015 |
| Rosetta Stone | 2015 |
| SiERP | |
| Skillsoft | |
| Swinburne Online | 2011 |
| Australasian Training Academy (TESOL College) (RTO 31228) | |
| William Blue College of Hospitality Management (RTO 0269) | 2010 |
References
- ↑ "Nielsen Online Ratings, Market Intelligence Data".
- ↑ "SEEK Director's Report" (PDF). SEEK Ltd. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ "Appendix 4E and Statutory Accounts" (PDF). SEEK Ltd. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "Swinburne University to go it alone with its online courses". The Australian. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ "Swinburne Online". Swinburne Online About Us. Retrieved 12 January 2015.