Business Owner Award 2008 - Ruth Bayley
Ruth's award citation reads...

"Ruth Bayley is Managing Director of Bayley & Associates, a registered training organisation that delivers competency based training and assessment services nationally. Founded by Ruth in 1996, the company now employs a team of nearly 20 staff and contractors. Bayley & Associates’ focus is to grow and operate profitably by delivering innovative methods of training and competency assessment in a way that saves experienced employees time, money and frustration, while also providing productivity benefits for employers. Ruth is responsible for the overall strategy and direction of the company, and continues to deliver training and assessment services for clients."

"Through her involvement in the overall strategy and direction of the company, Ruth instils her core business values into every aspect of the company – from the way staff work with clients and each other, to the way team members are treated internally. Ruth finds that by going the extra mile for her team, her staff will do the same for both her and her clients."

Business Woman of the Year 2008 - Ruth Bayley (Winner)
Details of the award...

"The Chamber of Women in Business recognises that our members’ achievements often go unrecognised and wish to pay tribute to those women who put in outstanding effort in their chosen vocation. The Awards encourage, acknowledge and reward valuable contributions and outstanding achievements. The focus of the awards is small to medium size businesses and individuals providing leadership and initiative and enhancing the social, economic, commercial and environmental prosperity of their region."

"Business Woman of the Year - This award is for the businesswoman who demonstrates leadership, tenacity, compassion, encouragement, pursuit of excellence and is a role model for other business women, eg by implementing new initiatives in the workplace, providing employment opportunities, being visionary."

Visit the Chamber of Women in Business website (www.cwb.org.au).

Bayley & Associates submitted one of its recent projects for award consideration. This project was selected as a finalist by the ACT Government using the following criteria:
   • Excellence and Innovation
   • Client Focus
   • Impact of the Training Initiative
   • Sustainability of the Initiative

The Project
ACT Procurement Solutions - Customisation and delivery of Government Procurement Qualifications (Competency Based Training) at Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma levels.

The Challenge
How to deliver AQF qualifications that reflect the client’s work place, with a design that suits busy people but does not compromise learning.

The Process
Based on participant feedback, the ACT Government approached Bayley and Associates to deliver a program for the new work team – specifically tailored to their work environment - without lots of after hours ‘homework’ and to encourage participants to attain a full AQF qualification.
After extensive client consultation, many realistic and practical workplace simulations were incorporated into the materials that met all three needs. By taking an holistic view of competency requirements, the program design allowed participants to simultaneously meet the requirements for most of the qualification through the completion of the ‘Procurement’ units. Any remaining competency requirements were covered by a two day assessment workshop or flexible learning options.

The Result
This large-scale project delivered tailored programs to suit the expressed training needs of the client, and was so successful that further deliveries have been undertaken. The project demonstrated Bayley’s ability to provide:
   • extensively tailored training to suit client needs and meet AQF requirements, and
   • flexible delivery arrangements to suit busy people and fit in with work pressures.

Business Woman of the Year 2007
Ruth Bayley (Highly Commended)
Details of the award...

"The Chamber of Women in Business recognises that our members’ achievements often go unrecognised and wish to pay tribute to those women who put in outstanding effort in their chosen vocation. The Awards encourage, acknowledge and reward valuable contributions and outstanding achievements. The focus of the awards is small to medium size businesses and individuals providing leadership and initiative and enhancing the social, economic, commercial and environmental prosperity of their region."

"Business Woman of the Year - This award is for the businesswoman who demonstrates leadership, tenacity, compassion, encouragement, pursuit of excellence and is a role model for other business women, eg by implementing new initiatives in the workplace, providing employment opportunities, being visionary."

Visit the Chamber of Women in Business website (www.cwb.org.au).

Ruth's award citation reads...