Our Services

Our Services

Our comprehensive range of services is designed to support education providers at every stage of their journey, from navigating regulatory requirements to enhancing learner engagement and achieving sustainable growth. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for education, we partner with institutions to drive success and unlock their full potential.

At Fountain Consulting, we understand the unique challenges facing education providers. We are dedicated to providing personalised support that meets your specific needs and goals. Whether you require assistance with quality assurance, business development, project management and administration or talent management, our experienced professionals are here to help you succeed. Based in Auckland, we extend our services to clients across New Zealand and beyond, ensuring institutions receive tailored solutions to thrive in today's educational landscape.

Explore our specialist support for education and training providers' services and how we can support your institution's growth and success in today's ever-changing educational landscape.

“Debbie has been working in and with The Learning Wave since 2018 and continues to support our quality assurance and has led us through two EER reviews that have both successfully retained our Category 1 status.”

- The Learning Wave Ltd

Our specialist services include:

  • Education provider quality assurance services
  • External moderation
  • QMS reviews, redevelopment and development
  • Continuous improvement systems and tools
  • Self Assessment capability support for review against codes and compliance
  • NZQA EER preparation, planning and support
  • NZQA programme approvals and associated programme design and development
  • Assessment tool reviews, development and Assessor professional development and coaching
  • Conducting consultation and forming Advisory Groups

“Debbie came to us through Arahanga Associates and has been an amazing mentor with self reviews and hands on support for working together on QMS redevelopment and bringing to life our focus on learner support and wellbeing. This support helped us to retain our NZQA Category 1 rating in our 2024 EER. We continue to work with Arahanga and Debbie on our continuous improvement and quality assurance.”

- A1 First Aid Ltd

The business of being an education provider

Navigating Change

Problem solving collaboratively – right people right time

Business Planning Mentoring

An independent lense to add value

Business Development

Relationship marketing strategies to grow learner engagement and success

Portfolio of Programmes Analysis

For sustainable life cycle management – what to keep and when to cull

People

Helping you find the right people when gaps need to be filled or supported

Partnering Opportunities

To identify where collaborating through to partnering will complement, diversify, grow.

Affiliations

We are affiliated to the following organisations
Tertiary education project specialists for quality assurance and continuous improvement.
Working with organisations to empower their people to perform better. Specialists in workplace literacy, digital skills and leadership development through the internationally accredited High Performance Learning Journey® 
Administration, data entry and reporting, project assistance through to project management and personal/executive assistance.

Memberships

We are a proudly a member of the following organisations:
Established in 1991, ITENZ is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest PTE membership association, giving its members a voice and support for expert advice across all aspects of tertiary learning, connecting Government and other educational partners.
NZOQ is a non-profit, professional society dedicated to providing leadership in the adoption of the principles of quality management and best practice in New Zealand.

Let's Keep in Touch

We are just a call or email away.
Phone or email Debbie Martindale (Director)
We work remotely, fully embracing the e-world of online communication. Our flexible work hours are designed to accommodate your availability needs wherever you are.

We are based in Auckland, and we work across New Zealand and further afield as needed.

Specialist support for vocational education and training providers.