Vision
To make accredited, quality education accessible to every organisation, not just those with big corporate budgets.
About us
Your Knowledge Partner for enterprise learning
QedON scopes, designs, hosts and manages your organisation's learning from the inside, not sold to you as a standalone tool.
Who is QedON?
QedON began with a simple belief: high-quality, professional-standard learning shouldn't be reserved for organisations with big budgets. We were founded in 2021 to make that possible.
Founded by Susan Madden and Dylan Smith
Susan brings over 30 years of experience in curriculum design and accredited workplace learning and holds an MSc in Training & Performance Management. Dylan brings just under 10 years' experience in operations, technology, and commercial growth.
Today we design and deliver fully managed eLearning for businesses and purpose-led organisations, with teams in Ireland and South Africa and a growing presence in Australia and Ghana.
For C-suite, HR and L&D teams, that means enterprise-grade compliance tracking and reporting, without the enterprise price tag.
Accreditation
Quality that's independently verified
QedON (Quality Education Online) was built around one goal: bringing professional-standard training within reach of any organisation, not just the biggest ones. Where required, programmes can be developed with ATHE (Awards for Training and Higher Education) endorsement. ATHE is a UK awarding body regulated by Ofqual, recognised across more than 240 centres in over 50 countries.
Our Founders
Dylan Smith
CEO and Co-Founder, QedON
Dylan Smith is CEO and Co-Founder of QedON, the Irish accreditation-led workplace education company he established in 2021. He leads QedON’s commercial strategy and international growth, building the partnerships that take accredited, expert-led learning to organisations in Ireland, South Africa, Ghana and beyond.
Under Dylan’s leadership, QedON has grown to just under €1 million in sales, secured Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start-Up support, attracted Irish and South African investment, and opened an office in Cape Town. He also led the launch of ExpertEd, QedON’s platform that helps industry experts and organisations turn specialist knowledge into scalable, accredited training.
A graduate of South East Technological University (SETU), Dylan was named Fingal Chamber Young Business Person of the Year in 2023 and nominated for Businessman of the Year by Business Ireland South Africa (BISA). He is a regular voice in the Irish and South African business communities, with a clear focus: helping organisations turn the expertise of their people into a lasting, company-owned learning asset.
Susan Madden, MSc
Co-Founder and Director of Education, QedON
Susan Madden is Co-Founder and Director of Education at QedON, where she leads the educational strategy behind every programme the company designs and builds. With over 30 years in education, training and workforce development, she combines deep instructional expertise with commercial understanding to create learning that improves capability and delivers measurable business outcomes.
Susan has consistently been ahead of the curve. She brought training directly to businesses and communities through a mobile training initiative from 2002, and was designing eLearning from 2008, well before widespread industry adoption. In 2012 she became Principal of South East College of Further Education and Training, specialising in certified management development. Her expertise spans curriculum and assessment design, adult learning and QQI Common Award Modules at NFQ Levels 3 to 6.
Since co-founding QedON in 2021, Susan has built accreditation partnerships with bodies including Engineers Ireland, the Irish Pharmacy Union and ATHE, and shaped the educational model behind ExpertEd. Her work now reaches organisations in Ireland, South Africa, Ghana and Australia.
Susan holds an MSc in Training and Performance Management from the University of Leicester, an Advanced Diploma in Employment Law from King’s Inns, and executive qualifications from the IMI and Babson College, USA.