Mrs Leah Shmerling

Career Coaching and Training

Elsternwick, VIC

Leah Shmerling is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Career Coaching and Training and is a Certified Retirement Coach. With numerous higher level and vocational qualifications, and over thirty-six years experience in career development, education, and training, she brings professionalism and depth of understanding to mentoring and professional development, career counselling and coaching, job seeking, and retirement coaching. Since commencing employment, Leah has undertaken work in complementary areas that include corporate training, academic teaching in the tertiary sector and vocational training, career counselling/coaching and retirement coaching to clients from a range of backgrounds, and published writing. Leah is the developer, writer, and producer of a range of online professional development short courses noted below. The courses contain theory and a broad range of interactive activities to meet a range of learning styles to enhance professional and personal development. The course categories include: • Career courses • Career counselling-coaching – Foundation in Career Development Practice course consisting of 9 courses and an Introductory course. • How to adopt from face-to-face to online teaching and training • Interpersonal skills • Personal Development • Workplace Challenges • Improve Your Career • Next Stage Additionally, Leah was a Workshop Leader for Small Business Victoria, facilitating programs across Victoria. Programs include: • Marketing Your Business: How to Get it Right the First Time • Business Planning Essentials: How to Build the Roadmap to Success • Effective Business Networking: Tips to connect with ease • Effective Time Management: How to get more done For many years, she facilitated training programs for professional associations: Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI), CPA, the Australian Retailers Association of Victoria, and the Australian Institute of Management (AIM). Leah has a strong background as a career counsellor/coach. She has worked in outplacement with clients from various levels and expertise, tertiary students (TAFE and Higher Education) and students between the ages of 15-19 years who are making the transition from school. She has worked as a Case Manager with the unemployed, clients with a disability, and with a drug and alcohol background. Leah is a qualified and experienced retirement coach where she assists individuals to plan a meaningful retirement. With a strong writing background, Leah is a published author with Macmillan Education Australia of two books titled: Job Applications: The Winning Edge 1993, which sold nationally and overseas, with a second edition published in 1998, and Communication In The Workplace, 1996, using a competency-based approach for the TAFE and professional market. For many years, Leah worked as a freelance journalist for The Age - Education, Employment and Business, and is a former columnist and freelance writer with the Herald Sun - Learn. Leah has also written professional and business publications. Currently, Leah is a Published Writer on LinkedIn and online professional publications. Leah holds a Master in Professional Education and Training, Graduate Diploma in Career Development, several Diploma qualifications in Vocational Educational Training and Training and Assessment, and Certificates in Life Coaching, Mediation Skills, and Psychodrama. Leah is a professional member of the Career Development Association Australia (CDAA). She has international accreditation and is Board Certified as a Career Management Fellow with the Institute of Career Certification. Leah is a Certified Retirement Coach with Retirement Options. Leah possesses a positive approach to life, work, and people. Contact Leah Shmerling:: Website: careercoachingandtraining.com.au