A life shaped by service, law, and the question of worth
Solicitor. Corrections leader. Government advisor. Educator. Researcher. Mother. Everything Kate has done has been in service of one belief: that people carry more value than any system has ever stopped to recognise.
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.
The other sides of Kate
Thirty years. One through line.
Every role Kate has held has been defined by the same question: how do we recognise what people have actually earned? From the courts, to corrections, to government, to education — the path was never linear. But it was always purposeful.
"I didn't plan a career. I followed a problem — and it took me everywhere."
— Dr Kate Martin
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Early careerSolicitor & Drug Court Manager
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2000sDirector of Strategic Projects, QLD Corrective Services
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2005Founded CLET Training (RTO #31254)
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2006Australia Day Medal
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2016+Doctoral Research begins — employment post-service
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PresentDBA, 30,000+ people recognised, Gold Coast