Experience

Skills and Education Group
• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Professional Development and Learning Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present

Remit Training
• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Teaching and Learning Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Oct 2022

BMet
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee
• Director of Professional Development

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2020


emfec

• Spain
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Professional Development

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

  emfec is a membership body with charitable status that provides a wide range of high quality services and impartial support to colleges, providers and partners within the further education and wider skills sector. Key responsibilities included: Developing a professional development calendar of events, and networks to include face to face, coaching, digital and online learning to ensure that a blended and accessible approach to learning and development meets the current and future needs of the wider FE sector. Managing a range of professional development projects, ensuring that agreed project objects are achieved through planning, monitoring, implementation, reporting and evaluation. Support the identification and development of new project opportunities in relation to improvement of leadership, teaching, learning and assessment. Promote the emfec membership and engage emfec members and other providers through effective marketing and communications to identify and partake in the professional development opportunities. Develop and manage an accessible online resource base and collaboration platform to support professional development to represent members interests a to discuss and debate pertinent issues. Effectively evaluate all professional development activity, networks and resources. Day to day management of the Professional Development Administrator. Source and quality assure a team of innovate and effective Associates to meet professional development and project needs and demands.



Central College Nottingham

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Staff Development & Learning Technologies

  • Dec 2012 - Aug 2017

  Pioneered the development of online learning for staff, resulting in 100% compliance within the organisation, transformed teaching and learning practices through the development and delivery of effective and engaging online learning and leading edge technology. Developed internal web-based systems including effective staff and student virtual learning environment, student tracking systems and internal communication. Transformed two underperforming service areas into a highly functioning service department: Developed resilient online business processes (SharePoint) which demonstrated improvement in business efficiency (HR, Staff Development and Finance systems). Successfully led the college through the IIP process on two occasions. Devised a robust training needs analysis which informed the development and delivery of a bespoke and cutting edge leadership development programme to better align the competencies values and behaviours of the senior management team to the organisational strategic objectives. Effective and efficient management of a £500,000 learning and development budget (including qualifications for staff, attendance at external events, hosting internal events and resource for internally developed face to face training, in addition to internally developing online learning and management of the online learning platform). Defined and introduced a new organisational competency framework for the organisation linking to appraisal. Development, implementation, management and auditing process for the utilisation of a new online staff appraisal system, in addition responsibility for development and delivery of training for all staff. Successfully project managed the implementation and training of a new e-portfolio system for apprenticeship provision which required staff to embrace change to working practices. Introduced an effective workplace coaching strategy as part of the learning & development offer.

• Staff Development Manager

  • Feb 2011 - Dec 2011

  Having quickly re-shaped the staff development team and process i was promoted within 11 months and tasked with integrating my existing team into and transforming two under performing teams into and became the Head of Staff Development and Learning Technologies. During my short role as Staff Development Manager, I took over the management of a small team demotivated team in order to provide an effective staff development service to the organisation. As a result I quickly developed a new and robust staff induction process working closely with the HR team. I assessed existing ineffective processes and systems resulting in the implementation of effective online processes demonstrating improved business efficiency. I supported the training coordinator to design and deliver effective face to face bespoke training solutions. I also designed and implemented new effective methods of evaluation and ROI. I effectively managed the staff development budget and ensured a range of differentiated and engaging development solutions were accessible to all staff.



South Nottingham College

• e-Learning Consultant

  • Aug 2008 - Jan 2011

  Responsible for the design, delivery, evaluation and resourcing of a high quality face to face training development for staff in the use of e-learning, classroom based learning technology. Implementation, design and delivery of training for a range of corporate IT systems. Managed a budget of £35,000 associated with learning technologies and e-Learning. Mentored staff in the effective application and use of technology. Responsible for the design, delivery, evaluation and resourcing of a high quality face to face training development for staff in the use of e-learning, classroom based learning technology. Implementation, design and delivery of training for a range of corporate IT systems. Managed a budget of £35,000 associated with learning technologies and e-Learning. Mentored staff in the effective application and use of technology.



New College Nottingham

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

• Staff Development ILT Trainer

  • Feb 2005 - Jul 2008

  Due to positive feedback from my design and delivery of Employment and IT skills training, I was approached by a range of managers in order to design and deliver effective training. These included:Designing and delivering engaging face to face training for the staff development team on the use of learning technology and business systems, delivering teaching and learning to students for Business courses, BTEC IT Practitioner courses in addition to delivery of NVQ qualifications in Business, IT and Customer Services.

• Lecturer Employment Skills & IT

  • Feb 2001 - Jul 2005

  Designed and provided training in IT qualifications and Employment Skills on a part time basis while my children were young.



Pro-Training

• Software Development

• Senior Training Consultant

  • Sep 1998 - Aug 2001

  Designed and delivered training in the use of all Microsoft Products - Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint. I worked on a consultancy basis (one-two days per week) while my children were young. Designed and delivered training in the use of all Microsoft Products - Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint. I worked on a consultancy basis (one-two days per week) while my children were young.



Browne Jacobson LLP

• United Kingdom
• Investment Banking

• IT Training Coordinator

  • Jun 1995 - Jun 1998

  Managed the installation and training for the migration from a Novel Network running Word Perfect 5.1 for DOS to Windows network running Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Exchange. Designed and delivered training to all levels, provided administrative and end user support. Involved in selection of accounts and case management systems. Fundamental in the implementation of change to working practice and methodologies. I left this organisation to take up maternity leave and did not return to full-time employment.



AMEC p.l.c.

• Office Automation Manager

  • Jan 1989 - Nov 1994

  Implemented a new Data General all-in-1 office automation system providing training and support (word processing, spreadsheets, email) which resulted in changes to working practices. Migrated to PC Novell Network for Word Processing (WP51) and Spreadsheets (Lotus 123) and electronic mail and accounting systems. Managed a team of training and support staff Worked extensively throughout the UK, installing PC's and software, providing training and support. Implemented a new Data General all-in-1 office automation system providing training and support (word processing, spreadsheets, email) which resulted in changes to working practices. Migrated to PC Novell Network for Word Processing (WP51) and Spreadsheets (Lotus 123) and electronic mail and accounting systems. Managed a team of training and support staff Worked extensively throughout the UK, installing PC's and software, providing training and support.



Barclays Bank plc

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Automation Trainer

  • Jun 1983 - 1989

  AES system trainer Digital Dec All-in-one trainer and end user support. Located at Barclays Bank Head Office within the Personal Computing Department which involved testing, evaluating and producing reports resulting in new systems being installed within Barclays branches and offices. Provided training and support to all levels of staff in the use of a range of hardware and software. AES system trainer Digital Dec All-in-one trainer and end user support. Located at Barclays Bank Head Office within the Personal Computing Department which involved testing, evaluating and producing reports resulting in new systems being installed within Barclays branches and offices. Provided training and support to all levels of staff in the use of a range of hardware and software.