Our history
Our numbers
In partnership with Australia’s government employment programs, SRG drives the engagement and well-being of people
Years of helping
job seekers and employers
Australians placed
into employment
businesses supported
across the country
Our Services
From start to completion, over 35,000 apprenticeships/trainees, and their employers, are offered personalised career advice each year.
As the only provider who can deliver services in the ACT and operating across every state in Australia, we provide opportunities for apprentices to earn and learn, gain real work skills, achieve a nationally recognised qualification and create a stepping stone to run their own business.
Sarina Russo InstituteA Registered Training Organisation educating over 10,000 Australian and International students each year in vocational education and English language courses. SRI delivers industry-focused accredited and non-accredited training, mentoring and job placement services that meets the skilling needs of the industry.
Delivers programs through a management agreement between Russo Higher Education Pty Ltd and James Cook University. Since March 2006, over 7,500 students from 88 countries have studied foundation, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.
Sarina Russo EnglishEducates thousands of international students in English Language education. Students successfully gain skills and experience to further their study at University or gain a desired career outcome through up-skilling.
Russo Business SchoolOur unique focus on building leaders, gives our students the edge that they need to continue their studies at university or to enter the workforce with that x-factor.
Is a specialised recruitment agency offering exclusive student services to provide work experience, internships, part time and full-time employment opportunities.
Sarina Russo White HouseCommercial cleaning and maintenance business based on five principles – the right communication, the right supervision structure, the right scheduling, the right staff and the right equipment and materials.
Sarina Russo FoundationThe Sarina Russo Foundation sponsors and supports activities to alleviate disadvantage in our local communities through the power of education, employment, health and well-being.
Meet our team
The Team
Sarina Russo
Sarina‘s passion, persistence and self-belief transformed her from a fired legal secretary into a fired-up international entrepreneur in education, training, recruitment and property. In 41 years she has grown her small typing school into a global $100 million business and become Australia’s largest employment and apprenticeship provider employing over 500 people.
Kathleen Newcombe
Kathleen‘s a passionate advocate for lifelong learning, Kathleen has over thirty years of experience in the Higher Education, Vocational Training and Employment sectors both in Australia and the USA. Kathleen also spent three years in leadership roles in the Insurance industry where she successfully managed a Health Insurance business catering to the International Education sector.
Maria Berlese
Maria’s skill set is to attract and develop the best talent in the education, training and employment industries. Maria has the responsibility to foster the careers over 1,000 professional and dedicated staff – in doing so she directly influences the lives, and careers, of tens of thousands of people every year.
Mark Berlese
Mark‘s is an absolute motivational powerhouse when it comes to enhancing the lives of Sarina Russo’s customers. His can-do leadership style sparks new ideas that deliver sure-fire results for customers – getting them that job. Mark has undertaken executive studies in the USA at Stanford, Cornell and Harvard University in the areas of Leadership, Marketing and Human Resource Management.
Justin Sharp
Justin has 20 plus years’ legal experience acting exclusively for clients in the Employment, Education and Health sectors. Justin has an in-depth understanding across these sectors including contractual requirements, governance and regulatory, privacy, data security and risk management.
Vanessa Chapman
Vanessa has worked in the employment services industry for over 25 years. She joined the Sarina Russo Group in 2004 and is responsible for quality assurance and contractual compliance of government contracts across the group.
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