Self Employed Learning and Development Consultant - Bicester, Oxfordshire, UK
A highly successful learning and development consultant with a consistent record of achievement, excellent inter personal skills and considerable experience in professionally designing, delivering and evaluating creative pragmatic training solutions
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CV
I have been involved in Learning and Development for the last 14 years gaining exposure to many businesses and training methodologies. Having gained membership into the CIPD I created a training solutions company and continue to work for that company as its consultant/contractor delivering behavioural and management development solutions to numerous clients on an interim basis.
Learning and Development Consultant 7 years - currently
Senior Training Consultant 1 Year
Trainer - Finance 4 Years
Business Information Analyst / PC Trainer 1 Year
Employment History
(1999 & ongoing)
Self Employed Learning and Development Consultant
Interoute Communications Ltd Telecommunications July 2007
• Delivered an inaugural training and development strategy for 800 employees based in London, Prague and 16 other countries.
• Introduced a dynamic communication methodology for learning and development department
• Using the full training cycle developed business process experts into training specialists, therefore reducing costs and creating performance improvements
• Introduced mentoring and coaching, to existing staff to enable knowledge and skill growth from experts to other employees.
• Re designed and maintained an e learning solution for over 500 TCIP experts for courseware and examinations
• Liaised with both legal and governmental officers in the requirements of L& D for other counties: French Training Investment and Czech Invest being examples
National Grid Plc Shared Services Sept 2006 – May 2007
• Designed and delivered a cultural change workshop to over 1000 people introducing the company values and behaviours that improve performance and working environment.
• Trained 15 incumbent staff members to successfully deliver the workshop to colleagues, giving the workshop more creditability, reduction in costs and developing staff members with new skills, knowledge and attitudes.
• Managing a team of training consultants successfully implemented a strategic training programme for new recruits, from induction to competent sign off.
Matrix Forty Two Training Company Jun 2006 – May 2006
• Delivered the Bronze Excellent Learning Facilitators course to different clients. Assessing and passing over 120 people in line with the competencies required by the National Qualifications Framework. Co - wrote the Silver Award and workshop, which was also successfully delivered to 17 clients to date.
Transco Utility Company Aug 2005 – Jun 2006
• Introduced mentoring and coaching for excellence, to existing staff to enable the setting up of a new fully operational office of 2400 people within training budget and time scale.
• Designed and delivered a mangers workshop in how to manage using the corporate Values. This challenging facilitated workshop changed the behavioural patterns of many of the managers, which resulted in less staff turnover, improvements in sick leave and an improvement on team performances.
Other Clients include: (primary workshops delivered)
MTV Europe (Communications skills) GOT Training Ltd (Management training)
3M Uk plc (Bespoke workshop) Lenta Business Group (bespoke training events)
Prudential (Mentoring & Coaching) Southern Water (Contract Management)
Spar Retail UK (Coaching & Delivering performance) Interoute Communications (coaching)
EGH Private Bank (TEAM performance) Kent Benefit Partnership (Train the Trainer)
Southampton Container Terminals (Trainer development & TEAM performance)
(1998 to 1999)
Senior Training Consultant
• Headhunted to train the trainers in this dynamic IT Training company.
• Introduced appropriate training materials and methods
• Implemented a training programme for new trainers
• Created a motivated professional team of trainers, who delivered workshops and course to various clients
• Increased sales were reported, especially within existing clients ordering more training
(1993 to 1998)
Trainer - Finance
3M United Kingdom plc• Devising and successfully implementing a strategic IT training programme for the finance group in the introduction of MS Office and bespoke financial systems.
• Establishing and being an active team member of the Financial Information Systems & Support Group
• Introducing an Induction programme for Overseas Employees
• Achieving and surpassing key performance targets when managing external consultants
• Playing a leading role in the training programme designed for the formation of the European Accounting Centre
Awarded: 3 individual Quality Awards, 1 Team Quality Award (World-wide)
Professional Qualifications
Further Education and
Relevant skills: Certificate in Training Practice
British Sign Language
Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
NPL enthusiast
Coach to a National League Div2 Ladies Volleyball Team
Currently applying for Head coach of the British seated volleyball team
Additional Information
KEY SKILLS:
• Successful design, delivery and evaluation of high profile management training events, with substantial benefit gain to the company and the attendees
• Introducing innovate ideas resulting in operational improvements and significant cost reductions
• Proven project management to deliver blended solutions across ,multi sites on time and within budget
• Team member with proven ability to adapt to different business and technical environments
• Ability to quickly assimilate business requirements and design suitable solutions to match them
• Experienced in developing and delivering solutions at all levels of employee population
Further Work Experience:
Business Information Analyst / PC Trainer 1992 to 1993
Study: Train the Trainer at Guardian Business School
Business Information Analyst 1990 to 1992
Financial Analyst 1988 to 1990
Trainee Accountant 1987 to 1998
Cost Clerk 1986 to 1987
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
Categories
Skills
HR/Training & Development
Categories
Skills
- Coaching & Mentoring (Training & Development)
- Course Material Development (Training & Development)
- Delivery (Training & Development - Training)
- Evaluation (Training & Development - Training)
- Executive Development (Training & Development)
- Graduate Development (Training & Development)
- Induction Training (Training & Development)
- IT Training Courses (Training & Development)
- Leadership Development (Training & Development)
- Managerial Development (Training & Development)
- Methods (Training & Development - Training)
- MS Access (Training & Development - IT Training Courses)
- MS Excel (Training & Development - IT Training Courses)
- MS PowerPoint (Training & Development - IT Training Courses)
- MS Word (Training & Development - IT Training Courses)
- Needs Analysis (Training & Development - Training)
- Policies (Training & Development - Training)
- Programme Design (Training & Development - Training)
- Team Building (Training & Development)
- Training (Training & Development)
Management Consultancy
Categories
Skills
- Business Development (Business Consulting)
- Change Management (Project Consultancy)
- Contract Management
- Mentoring (Project Consultancy)
- Motivation Strategy (HR Consulting)
- Negotiation
- NLP
- Organisational Development
- Private Sector (Project Consultancy)
- Process Change (Project Consultancy)
- Re-structuring
- Team Building (HR Consulting)
- Training (Project Consultancy)
- Workshop Management (Project Consultancy)
Sales/Account Management
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