Systems before heroics
Integrated management systems aligned with ISO 9001:2015 mean quality is repeatable — not dependent on individual effort. Continuous improvement is championed as culture, not campaign.
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The Story
Thirty-five years of disciplined leadership.
From hotel administration in Coffs Harbour, Katherine and Alice Springs to the general management of Australia's most respected education and training consultancies.
Professional Summary
A career built on quality.
Anna Haranas is a strategic, results-driven executive leader with more than 35 years of cross-industry management experience, specialising in vocational education and training, quality management systems, integrated compliance frameworks, and large-scale organisational transformation.
As Director and General Manager of Academia Group and General Manager of Career Calling International, she has led multi-divisional operations across two of Australia's most respected education and training consultancies, delivering end-to-end solutions in compliance, quality assurance, training resource development and professional development for Registered Training Organisations nationwide.
Her career spans VET, Early Childhood Education and Care, Allied Health, Hospitality and Retail, with deep hands-on experience in Federal and State regulatory audits, ASQA compliance, and the transition to the Standards for RTOs 2025. Certified across six ISO management system standards and holding Lean Six Sigma Green Belt credentials, she embeds continuous improvement into organisational culture while building high-performing teams and enduring client relationships.
Quality is never an accident. It is the product of systems designed with intention and led with care.
The Haranas approach
The Approach
How Anna works
Evidence-led compliance
Deep hands-on experience in Federal and State regulatory audits informs frameworks that stand up to scrutiny — the same discipline behind audits with no adverse findings.
People-centred change
High-performing teams, professional development at scale and enduring client relationships — because transformation only lasts when people own it.
Contemporary pedagogy
Innovation in resource design through modern pedagogy and technology-enhanced learning, from instructional design through quality review to client delivery.
Commercial rigour
Budgets, resource allocation and P&L performance managed across divisions, coordinating compliance consultants, resource writers, instructional designers and ICT specialists.
Sector citizenship
Support for sector events and forums including the VET Quality and Innovation Summit, with thought leadership through publications and industry advocacy.
In Practice
Systems, seen at work.
Multi-divisional operations in motion — the day-to-day discipline behind audits with no adverse findings.
Community & Recognition
Service beyond the role
Community
Volunteer English Teacher
Cheltenham Community Centre — supporting Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Chinese students on their language journeys.
Community
Volunteer Support Worker
Sandybeach Community Centre, Sandringham — assisting elderly people and people with disabilities.
Practice
Contract Auditor & Writer
Compliance auditing, writing and editing learning and assessment material across the Community Services and Health training packages.
Recognition
Awarded Along the Way
VECCI Staff Member of the Month (2004) for exceeding quarterly targets by 200 percent, and Suzanne Grae Staff Member of the Year (1999) for outstanding customer service.
Next step
See the full career record
Every role, from 1987 to today — faithfully documented.