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Yixin Zhang

Academic Support Officer

Personal profile

Personal profile

Yixin (Alice) is an experienced trainer and mentor in the education industry, specializing in soft skills development, career readiness, and business communication within higher education contexts. She holds a Master's degree from the University of Queensland, Australia, and a Bachelor's degree in Management with a focus on Human Resource Management.

Prior to joining IBSS, she worked in the education sector for several years as an academic teacher. Alongside her teaching role, she served as a mentor specialist and corporate trainer, supporting young professionals and early-career educators in developing essential professional competencies. Her mentoring work focused on enhancing novice teachers’ capabilities in both academic instruction and workplace soft skills. Yixin is passionate about empowering learners to develop clarity, adaptability, and professional presence, while building meaningful pathways for long-term career success.

She is now working as a Transferable Skills Training Specialist at IBSS.

Experience

Transferable Skills Training Specialist, IBSS - XJTLU, Suzhou, China - 2022-present

Mentor specialist and Academic Trainer, Education First, Shanghai, China - 2020-2022

Academic Teacher, Education First, Shanghai, China - 2019-2022

Marketing Manager (Part-time), Gamma Education and Training, Brisbane, Australia – 2019-2019

Teaching

Belt and Road Initiative Negotiation Simulation Competition, AY23-25

IBSS Employability and Transferable Skills Training Programme, AY23-25

Power Your Points (Presentation Skills Training Programme), AY22-25

Postgraduate Upskilling Programme, AY22-23

Bright Gene Communication and Negotiation Workshop, 2022

IBSS Employability Development Programme, AY21-22

IBSS Softskills Training Series, AY21-22

Education/Academic qualification

Instructional Skills Workshop, XJTLU

Award Date: 17 Jan 2025

Career Development Pracrioner, National Career Development Association

Award Date: 6 Jun 2024

Accredited Belbin Team Role Consultant, Belbin UK

Award Date: 18 May 2024

Certificate of Instructor in AI Education and Training, Zhejiang University

Award Date: 30 Nov 2021

National Teaching Certificate, Education Department of Shaanxi Province

Award Date: 22 Jul 2021

Full Certificate of Teaching Knowledge Test, University of Cambridge Assessment

Award Date: 31 Dec 2020

Master, Master of Applied Linguistics, The University of Queensland

Award Date: 19 Jul 2019

Bachelor, Bachelor of Management (HRM)

Award Date: 30 Jun 2015

Person Types

  • Staff