6/08/2026
We are delighted to introduce Rana Kordahi FIEP, Employer Engagement Enablement Specialist and founder of Employment Services Training and The Selling Academy, who has joined the IEP Fellowship.
Rana specialises in Sales and Employer Engagement Enablement and Sales Leadership Capability. With more than two decades of experience across Employment Services, Sales, Learning and Development, and Corporate Coaching, she helps Employment Service Providers build the systems, behaviours, and leadership capability required to achieve sustainable Employer Engagement, Business Development, Job Creation and Job Placement Outcomes. Her programs go beyond traditional training, focusing on practical skill embedment, consistent processes, and lasting behavioural change.
Her work has received national recognition, including being named one of Australia’s Top 15 Sales Coaches by ABJ, one of Salesforce’s Top 27 Sales Influencers, and as a TEDx Speaker on sales, influence, and human behaviour.
Rana’s connection to the IEP goes back to 2011, when she was an Employment Practitioner in London and completed the organisation’s Employment Related Services (ERS) qualification. It was one of the first formal programs to shape her understanding of employability practice, and she says she still remembers how much it helped her in the way she supported jobseekers and engaged employers.
“I have always said that without uplifting the skills, capability, and confidence of Employment Practitioners, it becomes much harder to achieve better outcomes for job seekers. The people who are often forgotten in the bigger change reform conversations are the frontline practitioners, the people working directly with job seekers every day,” Rana said.
“But that is not the case when it comes to IEP’s support. Through its commitment to professional development, education, networking opportunities, and practitioner recognition, IEP continues to champion the important role Employment Practitioners play in the sector. It creates opportunities for practitioners to connect, learn from each other, and strengthen the capability needed to support job seekers and employers more effectively.
“So it made a lot of sense to become an IEP Fellow, as our values are strongly aligned.”
Rana has always been a strong advocate for frontline employment practitioners, the people she says are often overlooked in bigger sector-wide change conversations. Drawing on her own experience in the field, she believes the IEP has consistently supported those practitioners and given them the recognition they deserve.
Reflecting on her acceptance into the Fellowship, Rana said she was looking forward to learning as well as contributing, supporting others, and continuing to champion capability uplift across the sector.
About the IEP Fellowship
Fellows of the IEP are a community of passionate and influential professionals from within the Employability sector. They work to share best practice across the sector, and to support the vision and mission of the IEP.
Fellows are usually expected to have been working in Employability or a related sector for at least seven years, to have participated in or supported activities across the sector, to be prepared to play a role in advancing the sector, and to be committed to Continued Professional Development. Candidates undergo a professional development interview, which is vital to the professional standing of the IEP.
Interested in applying for IEP Fellowship? Find out more and apply at the IEP Australia website.