Angela Elisabeth Woodward has over 14 years of experience as a police officer in Queensland, Australia. She has advanced qualifications in management, training, and education. Currently, she works as an Acting Sergeant in the Petrie Police Education and Training Unit while completing her Bachelor of Education degree. Her background includes a successful swimming career representing Australia in international competitions, setting six world records.

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Resume- Angela Elisabeth Woodward
Address: 34 Greenbury Court, Morayfield, QLD 4506.
Mobi l e: 0457 963 550
Emai l : angewoodward96@gmail.com
Summary: Extremely driven person, capable of setting and meeting high standards. Adopted motivational and
management strategies to achieve set goals and persevere whilst keeping positive and professional. 14 year policing
career (Queensland Police Service), 10 years on the Australian Swimming Team representing Australia across
Australasia, Europe and the Americas. Swimming career highlights included six (6) world records and a silver medal at
the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Always display high level of professionalism with integrity, honesty and sincerity never being questioned. Sought
qualifications externally at own expense in order to pursue a career in Education and Training within the Police
including Diploma of Management and Certificate IV Training and Assessment. Due to complete Bachelor of Education
(USQ) with a major in Primary studies in June 2016. Currently working full time with QLD Police in the Petrie Police
Education and Training Unit.
Core Qualifications
 Diploma of Management (BSB51107)
 Diploma of Public Safety (Policing)
 Certificate IV Training and Assessment (TAE40110)
 Management Development Program (compl eted Management PMM001, enrolled Law PML001)
 Positive Workplace Program
 Operational Skills and Tactics Firearms Instructor
 Operational Skills and Tactics Taser Instructor
 Investigative Interviewing Facilitator
 Currently studying full time Bachelor of Education (University of Southern Queensland)
 ROGON Public Speaking Course (Australian Olympic Committee)
 Discipline Investigation Course (QLD Police)
 Liquor Investigator (QLD Police).
Achievements
 14 years’ experience in Queensland Police Service and have developed exemplary communication and interpersonal
skills to enable me to communicate effectively with people from a cross-section of the communi ty.
 Successfully self-managed the 2011 Queensland Police and Emergency Services Games with 1000 competitors and 30
sports across the state with a budget of approximately $90,000.
 Proactively implemented, coordinated and managed the i naugural ‘I Practice Safe Cyber' Youth Festival. A crime
prevention and educational initiative consisting of markets, educational marquees and a skate scooter and BMX
competition. The night youth festival consisted of a music festival (as an initiative as the local Adopt-a-Cop).
 Rescued female from the ocean whilst on patrol at Tannum Sands in February 2010. Femal e had fallen off kayak 400-
500m out into the ocean from the mouth of the river. Nominated by Tannum Sands Surf Life Saving Club for a
community award. Nominated by OIC POLI for a QPS award.
 Won selection on merit Senior Constable Education and Training Officer Position in 2009.
 Passionate about the continuous improvement of individuals and the workplace as well as the development of others.
Previous Professional Experience Placements
Narangba State School Year 1 23/05/2016 17/06/2016 20 Days internship
Narangba State School Year 1 18/04/2016 6/05/2016 15 Days
Geebung State School Prep 17/08/2015 4/09/2015 15 Days
Geebung State School Year 5, Year 6 18/05/2015 5/06/2015 15 Days
Undurba State School Year 4 28/04/2014 9/05/2014 10 Days
Undurba State School Prep 12/08/2013 30/08/2013 15 Days
Jinibara StateSchool Prep 22/04/2013 3/05/2013 10 Days

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Experience
Queensland Police Service-Acting Sergeant Officer in Charge Petrie Education and Training Office
November 2013 to December 2014
February 2016 to present
Principal Responsibilities
 Plan, coordinate and implement training programs in support of improved efficiency and effectiveness of the Police
Service.
 Review and evaluate the effectiveness of all training programs, trainers and participants within the area of responsibility.
 Develop and maintain an education and training system to coordinate the skills and knowledge acquisition of all Service
personnel within the area of responsibility.
 Train or assistin training first year constables in accordance with police objectives developed by Education & Training.
 Assist in the development of plain clothes personnel in the attainment of Detective appointments.
 Coordinate, maintain, develop and deliver operational skills training.
 Provide educational advice to district or establishment personnel that will assistin self-devel opment of skills and
knowledge of career advancement.
 Research and contribute to the development of Service policy and procedures relating to the area of responsibility.
Examples
 Currently coordinate or delegate coordination of First Year Constable (FYC) Ethics and Search Warrants Training,
Investigative Interviewing Training and First Aid Training. Currently coordinating implementation of Supplementary
POST training within patrol group.
 Conduct continual feedback processes with all training programs to improve delivery. Suggestions implemented include
amending time slots for presenters, incorporating expert Detective facilitator for search warrants training to value add,
adding Detective Inspector Halfpenny to the Search warrant training to incorporate a good practice example for
swearing out a warrant with a Justice of the Peace.
 Attended Professional Development (PD) Workshop. Adopted new PD spreadsheet and folder to track ongoing
projects, keep staff up to date with organisational change, track VET updates.
 Deliver FYC Ethics and Search Warrants training following training package guidelines and value adding with expert
facilitators.
 Assisted Plain Clothes Detective obtain Certificate IV Training and Assessment qualifications by assessingtwo
presentations as per requirements. Detective now used as a co-facilitator on each Search Warrant FYC training day.
 Currently coordinating opportunities to improve oral communication for Criminal Investigative Detective by organising
facilitation session with First Year Constable Search Warrant Training Day.
 Currently coordinate, maintain and deliver OST Training being a qualified Instructor.
 Continually provide sound advice to personnel on the changes to job applications and career advancement including
the implementation of the QLD Police Leadership Framework. Not being a Career Planning Officer, but still able to
direct personnel to the website listing trained officers as well as tips including self-assessment tools available under
QPL Framework through the intranet.
 Keep abreast of workplace changes and strategic direction including assessment of management and operational
services, creation of Public Safety Business Agency (PSBA) and the ongoing legislation changes as a result and keeping
up to date through the FAQ intranet page, HR Herald, newly created Education Training Command newsletter, Program
Field Training Officer newsletter and the Public Safety newsletter updates. Proactively joined Yammer internal social
network to determine suitability for a training communication. Joined groups like Public Safety Innovation Space and
Library Services. This outcome ensures positive champion of change and assistingothers to embrace change,
communicating acquired information to rotating staff through Education and Training Offices of Queensland Police
Service.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Service-External Assessor
2012 - 2014
Contracted to conduct assessmentfor the nominated competencies within their Officer Development Program. This requires:
 Compliancewith QFRS procedures and Quality Assurancepractices.
 Ensuringcandidates meet the Australian Quality TrainingFramework (AQTF) Standards.
 Ensuringthat the candidate’s evidence meets the specified assessmentrequirements relativeto Unit Performance criteria
and is sufficientto enable an assessmentdecision to be made.

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 Providewritten feedback to candidates as per QFRS Guidelines for assessors
Work History
December 2015-February 2016:QLD Police Service
North Brisbane District Acting Sergeant Firearms and Skills Tactics Training Coordinator
January 2015-November 2016:QLD Police Service
Pine Rivers Education and Training Senior Constable Training Officer
November 2013-December 2014: QLD Police Service
Petri e Education and Training Acting Sergeant Officer in Charge
Apri l 2012-October 2013: QLD Police Service
Pine Rivers Education and Training Senior Constable Training Officer
Oct 2011-Apri l 2012: QLD Police Service
Pine Rivers District Education and Training Acting Sergeant Officer in Charge
Feb 2011-Oct 2011: QLD Police Service
Games Manager Police Games Acting Sergeant
Outline of duties: Sourced sponsorship working with $90,000 budget, sourced and managed coordinators,
liaised with QPS media section to design logo, writing articles and photos for sporting magazine, create website, source
participant entry company, liaisewith QPS web designers, source clothing company and design/advertise/sell/send
merchandise, promote sports, arrange insurance, manage and coordinate 30 sports state wide, create post games magazine,
arrange post games function and sponsor awards.
Nov 2010- February 2011: QLD Police Service
Pine Rivers District Education and Training Acting Sergeant Officer in Charge
June 2009-Nov 2010: Queensland Police Service
Pine Rivers District Education and Training Senior Constable Training Officer
Feb 2008-June 2009: Queensland Police Service
Tannum Sands Police Station General Duties Police Constable
June 2007- Jan 2008: Queensland Police Service
District Crime Prevention and Domestic Violence Liaison Acting Senior Constable
Dec 2006- June 2007: Queensland Police Service
Tannum Sands Police Station General Duties Police Constable
Dec 2002-Dec 2006: Queensland Police Service
Various Police Stations Townsville District General Duties Police Constable
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REFEREE
Officer in Charge Sergeant Rebecca Bolton
Petrie Education and Training -Pine Rivers Patrol Group
Ph: 3897 7173 Email: Bolton.RebeccaL@police.qld.gov.au
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