How Churchill Education Started

In a way, Churchill Education began when one of our co-founders, Randall Smith, finally understood that he couldn’t keep working as a senior detective with the Queensland Police Service.

After 16 years and an illustrious career in the force, Randall found himself completely sidelined by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He realised that he’d have to leave it all behind: his role, responsibilities, career progress, badge and the identity that came with it.

Randall knew that his skills and experience were substantial, but he had no qualifications that meant anything to anyone outside the police. So, when he looked into his options for employment, he realised he needed to go through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process, to show potential employers what he was capable of.

He set about obtaining business management qualifications through RPL, and was surprised at how frustrating, complicated and time-consuming the process was.

Randall eventually got his qualifications, and then some! The process itself became the foundation of his next career – helping others through the RPL procedure to get their nationally recognised qualifications.