Koula Achillea

Koula Achillea

International Software Trainer

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location of Koula AchilleaWinter Garden, Florida, United States

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Learning and Development Professional/ Project Manager

  • Education

    • INLP Center

      2013 - 2015
      Certified Practitioner Neuro linguistic Programming Pass

      Changing habits by changing your mindset.

    • Working Mens College

      2004 - 2006
      City & Guilds certificate in Adult Education teaching level 1&2 Adult education Pass
    • AVADO

      2018 - 2019
      CIPD Learning & Development level 5 Pass

      People development course, focusing on, designing, implementing and assessing the right course, for the learner to remain engaged and motivated.

    • London Metropolitan University

      1991 - 1993
      Higher National Diploma Business & Finance
  • Experience

    • Dataworks

      May 1996 - Aug 2001
      International Software Trainer

      Traveling to different countries, implementing software training, assessing, acting as phone support. being the instrumental contact between Dataworks and it’s clients.

    • Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

      Sept 2001 - Sept 2003
      Media resources & IT Skills Tutor

      Teach basic IT skills and help in library.

    • Working Men's College

      Sept 2003 - Dec 2006
      IT Skills Teacher

      Designed, implemented and marked courses from basic to intermediary level. Worked closely with adults with mental illness, unemployed and foreign students.

    • Mary Kay Cosmetics

      Jul 2007 - Jul 2010
      Cosmetics consultant

      When motherhood becomes Smother hood Evening cosmetic sales is a great option. Giving you freedom to find yourself again.

    • Passion Parties

      Jun 2010 - Jul 2012
      Passion Parties Consultant

      Educating women on nurturing their inner goddess, with or without a partner, and discussing challenges they face, and finding resolutions.

    • Bayville Free Library

      Sept 2013 - Dec 2014
      IT Skills Trainer

      Trained the elderly in how to use the Internet, basic word and sending an email using outlook.

    • Paraquad

      Apr 2015 - Jun 2016
      Skills Trainer

      Empowering and skilling, disabled adults.

    • HealthWorks! Kids'​ Museum St. Louis

      Sept 2015 - May 2016
      Health Educator / Actress

      • Acted and organized shows to school children ages 4-14, on health matters to create awareness• Organized events such as Galas, 5K run, Candy exchange, and Golf event• Helped the team in managing the events in theatres and museum• Conducted training to new recruits of the museum • Coordinated and assembled promotional tools for use at schools and community health events• Worked with Local schools on art projects and raised funds through Galas

    • IKEA Group

      Nov 2017 - Jul 2019
      Community Project Manager, India

      • Handled end-to-end community and sustainability course activities in all Stores and touch points; designed, implemented and assessed community courses • Worked together with United Nations, to source and provide skilling courses for the underprivileged• Launched large scale retail learning programs, and coordinated with cross-functional teams throughout implementation process• Developed process flow by ensuring best practices and toolkits for enabling sustainability and knowledge transfer to leaders and HR business partners• Tracked and analyzed training programs by examining performance. Recommended changes to training programs and/or solutions to known problems• Maintained a positive learning environment throughout the program• Designed and implemented programs for trainees, developed training manuals on numerous topics• Utilized internal and external resources to ensure the design and delivery of high-quality programs Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Koula Achillea
      Received appreciations from external stakeholders for connecting with the local people including adults and children (incl. special children) using shows/educational programs on various themes -
    • Awarded to Koula Achillea
      Received appreciations from the board members of IKEA for doing a good job in creating and implementing the Disha program in India -
    • Awarded to Koula Achillea
      Successfully delivered the 50:50 gender ratio that was required from the business plan for the retail segment -