Seller 252926 - Woking, Surrey, UK

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£44.44

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Overview:

Business and learning and development Consultant offering a comprehensive business and NVQ assessment facility. Main strengths are IIP advice (15 years assessment experience); training in a range of subjects that include finance for non-financial people and organisational development (including training needs analysis and linking learning to outcomes and subsequent evaluation);NVQ assessment in Business & Administration, Finance, Management, Customer Care, Food Production as well as undertaking analyses to identify and improve general business performance. Help with cashflow and 'thinking outside the box' as an entrepreneur is a particular strength. In addition, I offer mentoring and 46 years of practical business experience and have a friendly, unhurried and caring style that encourages facilitation of learning. Also offer proof reading and desktop publishing facilities as well as intermediate training for all (particularly third generation) in a range of disciplines.

: Hourly rate shown includes a discount of 20% for registered charities.

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CV

Employment History

(Jul 1989 to 2007)

Freelance Learning & Development Consultant

Woking, Surrey

(Jul 1970 to Jul 1989)

Roles up to Office Manager

Various locations in South East and West London

1988 1989: Office Manager, Kew Bridge
1986 1988: Office Manager, Morden
1985 1986: Manager's Assistant, Tadworth
1984 1985: Accountant, Esher
1982 1984: Accountant, Guildford High Street
1981 1982: Accountant, Reigate
1979 1981: Head of Securities, Weybridge Church Street
1977 1979: Securities Clerk (Grade 4), Hersham
1974 1977: Securities Clerk (Grade 3), Walton on Thames

Professional Qualifications

1956 - 1962: London Oratory School, Chelsea, London
1962: 4 G.C.E. 'O' Levels
1976: Banking Diploma to become an Associate of The Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB)
1982: Member of Association of Banking Teachers (ABT)
1989: Member of The Institute of Export (MIEx)
: Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (MCIPD)
1992: Accredited Assessor & Adviser for 'Investors In People'
1992/93: RSA Assessor Award (NVQ) TDLB Standards D32/D33/D35/D36
1994: Registered under Selectassure Scheme
1996: Investors in People Assessor Awards (NVQ) - E11 and E31
1998: Investors in People Registered Adviser – London Adviser Registration Unit
1999: External Verifier (NVQ) – OCR and Chartered Institute of Bankers
1999: Preferred Provider for North West London TEC & Business Link
1999: Preferred Provider for Thames Valley Enterprise & Business Link

Education

(Sep 1960 to Jun 1962)

The London Oratory School

In fact started at The Oratory in September 1956.
Qualifications: Associate of Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB) - (1976 to date)
Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (MCIPD) - (1990 to date); NVQ Assessor holding D33;D33;D35;D36 (1992 to date)

Additional Information

Training Ongoing
As a member of the Bank's Securities Training Panel, delivered training packages on all
aspects of the following topics:
* Taking security over land, life policies, guarantees and stocks and shares, (to include all procedures involved with selecting the correct charge forms and perfecting the security to the Bank's requirements).
* Instructed all levels of staff from clerical to management level in the technical requirements of securities work (for example, borrowing powers, company charges, floating charges,etc).
* As a member of the Bank's International Services Instruction Panel, delivered training packages on all aspects of international trade including :- documentary collections, documentary letters of credit, foreign exchange, forward contracts, ECGD and export finance, guarantees issued by bank's, shipping terms and documentation associated with control over goods.
* Wrote a manual for a private tutorial firm for use by students studying for the Chartered Institute of Bankers' examinations in the subject of 'Finance of International Trade', which was published in 1983.
* Accepted a contract from Guildford Technical College to lecture (evenings) in 'Law Relating to Banking' for the bankers' examinations. During the 6 years lecturing, my students achieved an average of 75% pass rate as against a national average of about 22%

Office Management 1985 1989
* Responsible for up to 32 staff, formulated and achieved training plans for both clerical and professional staff to the specification of Regional Office.
* Implemented strict internal audit checks, meeting the desired action standards.
* Administered the Bank's rules and regulations and organised daily workload of all staff, training them to a high standard in cash handling, bookkeeping and customer service.
* Responsible for providing full support to the Manager, deputising in some instances in his absence.
* Controlled customer borrowing, achieving above average success in maintaining low debt defaults and ensured that ambitious targets were exceeded for Barclayloans and Home Mortgages.

Accounting 1981 1985
Controlled all aspects of the Bank's internal audit checks. Control of customer borrowing.
A good standard of control was achieved with little bad debt history.

Securities & Foreign 1974 1981
Daily responsibility for all aspects of protecting the Bank's lending commitments. Experience in dealing with foreign (international) requirements of Bank customers.

1962 – 1974
Basic training in bookkeeping and general duties, including till operation.

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