Experience

Diversiti UK

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract Manager

  • 2014 - Present

  "Breaking down barriers to employment" Adult education, retail skills and employability training. As contract manager, I lead the design and delivery of bespoke training packages in disability awareness, safeguarding, inclusive practice, communication skills, equality and diversity. Currently delivering training in various locations across the U.K. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your company's training requirements. DIVERSITI UK http://www.diversiti.co.uk/breaking-down-the-barriers/ https://www.facebook.com/DiversitiUK?ref=hl Show less



Cheryl Patrick Associates

• Coventry

• Independant Training Consultant

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Let me bring my skills, passion and knowledge to your training activities. Specialised in the delivery of Inclusion Communication, Customer Care and Political Correctness. Let me bring my skills, passion and knowledge to your training activities. Specialised in the delivery of Inclusion Communication, Customer Care and Political Correctness.



Mencap

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Training Consultant

  • Sep 2002 - Mar 2012

  Training and development consultant, developing, delivering, marketing and managing training programmes based on the principles of inclusion and alternative communication methods.Key responsibilities:Design and delivery of training programmes, based on developing, informing and creating good practice in disability equality, communication and inclusion to a wider range of external commercial and voluntary agencies, local authorities and other customers.Design and marketing of learning products, e-learning training packages.Marketing and promoting of training courses to a wide range of external commercial and voluntary agencies,local authorities and customers.Delivery of training to people with learning disabilities in interview procedures,techniques.All Mencap staff are interviewed by a disabled and non disabled interview panel.To promote the vision and values of Mencap through public speaking at events and conferences and through the media.Production of business plans, tenders. reports and press releases.To support external organisations in how they manage diversity and inclusion Show less

• Get Together Project Officer

  • Apr 2005 - Apr 2008

  To recruit and train volunteers who wished to support children and young people to access inclusive activities across the country

• District Officer

  • Apr 2003 - Apr 2008



Grapevine Drop-In Centre

• project manager

  • Jun 1998 - Aug 2002

  Delivering, developing and managing a project funded by Comic ReliefEnsuring adults with Learning Disability (LD) were able to take part in discussion and consultation around the closure of day services in Coventry. Ensuring that their voices were heard during this transition period.Delivering train the trainer courses to adults with LD so that they were able to run self advocacy workshops across the city and speak at conferences.To work with people with LD to produce a quarterly magazine called INCITE. This was a magazine designed and edited by people with LD and was aimed at promoting inclusive practiceConference planning - Whilst at Grapevine I planned and delivered a variety of conferences around employment and the closure of day services. These conferences were a huge success and received media attention Show less

• Project Manager

  • Jan 1998 - Apr 2002



Community Education Coventry

• Coventry

• Tutor to Children & Adults with Learning Disabilities

  • Jan 1993 - Jan 1998



Self Employed

• Coventry

• Ceramic Artist

  • Jan 1984 - Jan 1993



NSPCC

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Children's Co-Ordinator

  • Jan 1983 - Jan 1984