About Us

Our History

paceLEARNING Pty Ltd had its origins in Ipswich in 1986. It was originally known as PACE…Personal And Career Education and was established as a way for Lifeline in Ipswich to fund its community work. Dr Hilda des Arts was instrumental in the development of PACE and during her life continued to genuinely assist individuals and business to improve their effectiveness.

Bruce Sullivan and Darryl Blake worked with Hilda des Arts in providing Professional Development programs from 1990 to 1993 during which time PACE as it was originally formed ceased to be. The company they worked for during this time was not satisfying the values that were common between Hilda, Darryl and Bruce and as a result PACE was reborn in April 1993.

Their belief was that if you were truly focused on meeting the needs of your clients, then the money will take care of itself. This philosophy has had proven results. The company has achieved outstanding growth throughout this period whilst operating in the most competitive segment of consultancy services.

As a leading Organisational Learning and Development group working at an international level, they have never had a failure in their product delivery. They believe the reason is their total commitment to understanding their clients business, objectives and desired outcomes prior to any course design, delivery or keynote presentation.

“We focus on providing a range of truly tangible skills, knowledge and attitudes that have been proven to deliver results in the workplace and at home. If you can make the learning process fun then people not only remember, they are more likely to use the information”

They recognise and also live by the view that long-term business relationships can only exist when the building blocks of quality, value and service are solidly in place.

Our director Greg O’Brien continues to satisfy the values of the businesses origin with a “who’s who” of companies, organisations and associations on their client list .

paceLEARNING… Making a Positive Difference!