Doctor of Business Administration · Gold Coast, Australia

Your experience
has value.
Let's prove it.

Dr Kate Martin has spent two decades helping military, police and emergency services personnel — and anyone navigating a major life transition — recognise and demonstrate the true depth of what they've earned.

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30,000+
people recognised
30,000+
People Helped
20+
Years at CLET
9
Master's Degrees
DBA
Charles Sturt University
29
Vocational Qualifications
9 yrs
Doctoral Research
How Can Kate Help You?

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Service Transition

I'm transitioning from service

Military, police or emergency services? Two decades of service have built skills and character that civilian qualifications can't fully capture. RPL can change that — officially.

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Identity & Resilience

I'm rebuilding after change

Divorce, career shift, loss, burnout — major transitions shake your sense of self. Kate's research and experience can help you rediscover what you know, who you are, and where you're headed.

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Speaking & Advisory

I want Kate to speak or advise

From frontline mental health conferences to government policy tables, Kate brings rigorous research and lived understanding to every room. Keynotes, workshops, advisory panels.

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About Kate

A life shaped by service, law, and the question of worth

Kate grew up surrounded by service. Her grandfather was a firefighter. Her father and husband served as police officers. She understands what it means to dedicate your life to something — and how disorienting it can be when that chapter closes.

Her own path took her from law — as a practising solicitor — through corrections management, strategic government roles, and eventually into training and education. At every turn, she watched capable, experienced people struggle to translate what they knew into what a system could recognise.

That gap became her life's work. CLET Training was built to close it. Her doctorate — nine years in the making — studied exactly why the transition out of uniformed service is so hard, and what genuinely helps.

Mother of two adult children
Philanthropist Smith Family, World Vision
Academic 12 University Degrees
Full Story
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office / speaking / field photo
  1. Early career
    Solicitor & Drug Court Manager
  2. 2000s
    Director of Strategic Projects, QLD Corrective Services
  3. 2005
    Founded CLET Training (RTO #31254)
  4. 2006
    Australia Day Medal
  5. 2016+
    Doctoral Research begins — employment post-service
  6. Present
    DBA, 30,000+ people recognised, Gold Coast
Research & Expertise

Nine years of asking a hard question

Kate's doctoral thesis — "Moving Forward: employment post-service for Australian uniformed professionals" — is the most comprehensive study of its kind in Australia.

Drawing on interviews and assessments with thousands of Defence Force, Police, and Emergency Services personnel, it explores why transition is so hard — and what genuinely works.

Service personnel don't lack skills. They lack a system that recognises what those skills are worth.

— Dr Kate Martin, DBA
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1
Identity disruption is real

Service members often define themselves entirely by their role. When the role ends, they need structured support — not just retraining.

2
RPL bridges the gap

Formal recognition of experiential learning allows veterans and officers to enter civilian careers at the level they've actually earned.

3
Transition takes years

The research shows meaningful post-service adjustment takes 3–7 years. Rushed processes leave people behind.

Advisory Roles
State & Federal Government · Keynote Speaker · 2022 Frontline Mental Health Conference
Speaking & Advisory

Research that speaks for itself — and for your audience

Kate brings rigorous research and thirty years of frontline experience to every stage, panel, and policy table. Her sessions are evidence-based, plain-spoken, and built for the people who need to hear them most.

Topics

  • Service Transition & Identity
  • Recognition of Prior Learning
  • Workforce Recognition for Veterans
  • Women in Leadership & Resilience
  • Post-Service Employment
  • Disaster & Emergency Response

Audiences

  • Defence Force
  • Police Services
  • Emergency Services
  • HR & Workforce Teams
  • Government Bodies
  • Women's Groups
Recent Engagement
2022 Frontline Mental Health Conference

Keynote on post-service identity disruption and evidence-based transition support for emergency services personnel.

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Insights & Writing

Ideas worth sitting with

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CLET Training · RTO #31254

The research became the practice

CLET Training isn't just where Kate works — it's the direct expression of everything her research found. Every RPL pathway, every assessment, every conversation is shaped by what actually helps people transition successfully.

Specialising in Recognition of Prior Learning for military, police, and emergency services personnel across Australia.

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Common questions

Any Australian with significant work experience in a field may qualify. Service personnel are especially well-positioned — their training is extensive, documented, and directly applicable.
Kate's team at CLET conducts a structured assessment of your experience, maps it to nationally recognised qualifications, and guides you through the formal recognition process.
Certificate III through to Advanced Diploma level across business, management, leadership, community services, and emergency management.