Helga Nilsen is a qualified educator with a B.A. Dip.Ed. and Cert lV in Assessment and Workplace Training. She began her career as an Art teacher, working in secondary schools for several years then retrained to become an Interior Designer. At present, Helga is a practicing Interior Designer and Colour Consultant as well as a part time design educator with a tertiary design college in The Rocks, Sydney. Over the years, Helga has written, developed and presented course material and workshops to a wide range of age groups including the training of other teachers.