About Nation Training

Colin Nation is the Founder of Nation Training and is nationally respected as a leader in the carpet cleaning industry. With more than 40 years of experience as a carpet cleaning technician, business owner, consultant, and trainer, Colin has helped shape industry standards across Australia.

Colin holds a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and has trained hundreds of professionals throughout his career.  Colin’s industry contributions include:

✅ Serving on Standards Australia committees TX9 and TX23.
✅ Responsible for developing Australian standards for carpet and upholstery cleaning.
✅ Providing expert reports as a WoolSafe Registered Inspector.
✅ Acting as a Carpet Arbitrator for the Carpet Institute of Australia.
✅ Delivering advanced programs as a certified WoolSafe Trainer.
✅ Consulting for manufacturers, retailers, insurance assessors, and cleaning businesses nationwide.

AVA AI: The Next Evolution

As of 2026, Nation Training has entered a new era of professional education.

Introducing our Advanced Virtual Assistant, also known as AVA. 

AVA is built on Colin Nation’s core training systems and industry standards input.  AVA consolidates decades of specialised carpet and upholstery cleaning knowledge into a single intelligence and communicates it in a clear, structured format that technicians can immediately apply in the field.

The result?  AVA is an unrivalled technical support specialist available 24/7. 

AVA now assists across the entire Nation Training ecosystem, including:

✅ Advanced carpet and upholstery cleaning technical support
✅ Fibre identification, stain classification, and troubleshooting
✅ Student and customer service enquiries
✅ Website assistance
✅ Educational content development
✅ Professional social media communication