About Us

Our story is a simple one; our training programs are anything but.

Who We Are

SKILLINGS Education is the first—and still the only—fully comprehensive, self-guided learning platform built exclusively for the real-estate and construction industries.

From a single prototype course in 2016, we have grown into a global resource serving professionals in 28 cities, with a library of more than 500 on-demand courses covering the entire property lifecycle.

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Our Impact

573,000+ learning minutes streamed worldwide
83% complete every course they start.
85% return to upskill again.
90% average assessment scores —learners truly master the material.
95% finish their course in a single day.

Our People

Karen Skillings
Founder & Managing Director
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25-year workplace‐change practitioner and creator of the 500-course SKILLINGS library. Karen drives product vision and still consults on flagship bespoke programmes.

Naomi Swan
Curriculum Lead, Real Estate
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Former capital-markets and commercial valuation professional. Naomi ensures every new course aligns to market needs and forges partnerships with industry bodies and enterprise clients.

Alan Yu
Instructional Design Advisor
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Ph.D. in Leadership Studies, ex-UI/UX designer. Alan steers our learning science—blending adult-learning theory with engaging digital experiences.

Caroline Baldwin
Curriculum Design Lead
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LSE-trained educator with 15 years designing global L&D programmes. Caroline converts subject-matter expertise into structured, outcomes-driven pathways.

Carolyne Holmes
Faculty – Change Management & Workplace Strategy
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15 years managing business and technical transformations. Carolyne’s modules help teams navigate people-place-process change at scale.

Greg Hohns
Faculty – Project Management
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Former commercial-fit-out tradesman turned educator. Greg anchors PM content in real site conditions and practical risk management.

Vargas Vargas III
Faculty – Design Management
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Architect & project consultant with 10+ years across residential, commercial and institutional builds. Brings design-to-construction realism to our courses.

Tay Wan Wei
R&D Engineer & Course Coordinator
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Engineer specialising in concept-to-prototype delivery. Tay supports course builds, works with clients and coordinates course registration.

Grethel Dejaresco
eLearning Development Specialist
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20-year technologist and multimedia creator. Grethel turns complex topics into intuitive, interactive modules.

Keith Whenmouth
Faculty – Property & Procurement
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40-year career spanning design consultancy, project direction and government portfolio management. Keith’s lessons compress a lifetime of property wisdom.

Tay Wei Jian
Technical & Online Marketing Support Specialist
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Combining technical savvy with marketing insight, Jian brings curiosity and continual learning to deliver responsive, innovative support and uphold the highest training standards.