Experience

The Aurora-Group

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Learning and Development

  • May 2019 - Present



Independent Education and Skills Consultant

• West Midlands

• Education and Skills Consultant

  • Apr 2015 - Present

  I have over 10 years experience working within HR functions, supporting workforce development and utilising Government funding opportunities. I am available to provide independent support and advice on a range of education, skills and learning programmes, to include: o How to maximise use of Levy funds to create interactive learning and development interventions o Designing training needs and development plans o Development of large scale capability framework learning infrastructures o Setting up and running Employer based Government funding projects (including Apprenticeships and pre-employer programmes) o Embedding internal programmes to external qualifications and funding o Working with training providers, colleges and HE institutions o Developing youth engagement strategies o Creating HR strategies and policies To find out how I can help contact me via LinkedIn



extraenergy (has now been placed into Administration)

• Birmingham, United Kingdom

• Head of Learning and Talent

  • Dec 2017 - Nov 2018

  Working across the group to defining strategy and infrastructure solutions for attraction, recruitment, on-boarding, appraisals, learning and talent that drives performance, engagement and retention. • Source / integrate new ‘employee journey’ platform (attraction, recruitment, learning and feedback tool). • Develop capability frameworks that link to national standards and create internal career pathways. • Design the process and have built a new appraisal ‘App’ that captures appraisal conversations, performance ratings, organisational bell-curves, talent identification and bonus recommendations. • Create engaging and needs based development solutions (for technical, induction, management workshops, digital & social Learning). • Identify and source external development solutions for specialist support teams via Apprenticeship Levy funding. • Manage a team of 8 direct reports made up of workshop and digital trainers and designers.



Saint-Gobain

• France
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Learning and Development Manager (Head of Leadership Academy)

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

  Working centrally to identify core capability, review and create Leadership and Management themes and programmes that run across brands and throughout the business. • Created a series of new blended learning interventions and realign the existing internal programmes / content to a new set of leadership themes. • Introduce a structured talent development program for new and existing potential talent mapped against Professional Standards in order to maximise Apprenticeship Levy funds. • Ran a highly successful new talent recruitment campaign, nationally hiring over 40 new ‘potential’ managers • Act as consultant on all things Apprenticeship across Saint-Gobain UK group.



Spirit Pub Company / Greene King

• Midlands

• Learning & Development Manager

  • May 2015 - Oct 2016

  Learning & Development Management Trainer / Training Manager Reviewing, developing and delivering operational capability and management training programmes, including induction, development, talent, behavioural and Covey programmes. • Created a new 'Future Leaders' emerging top talent programme, focused on accelerated competence development, using latest L&D techniques including flip classrooms, brain friendly, social learning and 70:20:10. • Credible expert in delivering externally accredited Covey courses along with a series of existing Management Induction and Development programmes (covering technical and soft skills). • Integral team player in the integration of the Talent function. In particular supporting the Universal Attributes Matrix work stream and new Leadership themes/values creation.



Mitchells & Butlers PLC

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth, Education and Skills Manager

  • Mar 2012 - Mar 2015

  Based in M&B’s Central HR Talent/L&D Team, working closely across HR functional teams and senior leaders. I managed Learning a Development projects and programmes that directly aligned to the HR strategic pillars of improving retention (reducing turnover), hiring the best people, increasing capability and improving engagement that added value and return on investment to over 40,000 retail employees. My role within the HR function included; • Engagement of potential new recruits through developing a youth engagement strategy • Managing and developing our Apprenticeship offer (1800 in-learning) • Developing a work based Foundation/ BA (hons) Degree programme for managers • Creating various interactive learning interventions • Supporting on learning processes for cultural change activities • Supporting in the design and construction of a retail capability framework • Facilitating career journeys and talent / succession planning workstreams



Sodexo

• France
• Facilities Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Vocational Learning Manager

  • May 2008 - Mar 2012

  Working within the Learning & Development function as sector expert and national manager, I was responsible for work based training solutions to all 42,000 UK employees. I was required to identify needs and solutions to all levels from our operational staff to developing accredited degree level programmes for senior managers. I worked with high level internal teams and advised on behalf of Sodexo on external working groups. I managed the existing funding relationship with NES/SFA/NAS including writing Self Assessment Reports and managing Ofsted Inspections. I managed subcontractor supplier relationships in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Working closely with awarding bodies, Sector Skills Councils I developed existing internal training into externally accredited, fully embedded ‘employer direct’ learning programmes. To complement this I also worked with a University on the development of HE credits for internal management development training. I headed projects to increase levels of school leavers into the company. This included participating with many external organisations and charities. I also developed a national solution to support employees with low literacy skills (including ESOL). This has included sourcing external specialist partners, designing testing assessment tools and course content as well as managing delivery.



Tribal Consulting

• Interim Project Manager for Vocational Training

  • Nov 2007 - May 2008

  I was employed on a interim contract to develop the Tribal vocational training offer. I was employed on a interim contract to develop the Tribal vocational training offer.



Performance Through People

• Regional Training Manager

  • Sep 2005 - Nov 2007

  I had operational and strategic responsibility for the delivery of training contracts in the Birmingham and Solihull area including LSC funded apprenticeship and Train to Gain contracts as well as full cost recovery and management training programmes. I had operational and strategic responsibility for the delivery of training contracts in the Birmingham and Solihull area including LSC funded apprenticeship and Train to Gain contracts as well as full cost recovery and management training programmes.



Bournville College of Further Education

• Employer Links Project Manager

  • Aug 2004 - Aug 2005

  I was employed to develop a new role that linked industry with the college, with a particular emphasis on the apprenticeship programme. I was employed to develop a new role that linked industry with the college, with a particular emphasis on the apprenticeship programme.



Street Level Advertising Ltd

• Managing Director

  • Nov 1996 - Aug 2004

  As MD of a Sales and Marketing company my role covered every area, form client development to training staff to financial management As MD of a Sales and Marketing company my role covered every area, form client development to training staff to financial management



Application UK Ltd (Cobra Group)

• Salesman/Trainee Manager/Asst. Manager/Manager

  • Feb 1996 - Nov 1996

  Joined the orgaination in Australia, then helped set up new sales and Marketing divison in the UK. Joined the orgaination in Australia, then helped set up new sales and Marketing divison in the UK.