Experience

Nottingham College

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Workskills Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Present



Love Learning

• English Project

• Project Manager

  • Jun 2010 - Mar 2021

  I am a key driving force behind the initiation, planning and national delivery of UK government funded Learning & Development initiatives. I conduct deep-dive market analysis to identify hot topics; collaborate with mixed-ability learners to deliver tailored education solutions; secure funding for schemes; forge strong relationships with and onboard suppliers; deliver engaging training to internal/external stakeholders; and report progress to senior leadership to ensure alignment with predefined objectives and budgets.  Promoted from Project Worker to Learning Services Project Manager.  Train and manage cross-functional teams to efficiently deliver programmes.  Key point of contact for mental health initiatives and provide ‘mental health first aid’.  Transformed a client’s relationship with staff following an issue with absenteeism and unfulfillment, implemented a mental health awareness scheme that led to the recruitment of onsite mental health resources, significantly improving staff performance and feedback.  Devised and implemented streamlined best practice for Project Coordinators, enabling the team to move from underperforming, to exceeding Payment by Results (PBR) KPIs for 3 years.  Awarded ‘Partner of the Year’ from Chesterfield college for implementing a functional skills programme.  Introduced and sourced a provider for a sign language training programme to remediate an identified lack of communication capability on the shop floor of a deaf-friendly organisation.  Investigated online learning platforms and developed a web-based learning programme, enabling the organisation to continue to provide leading-edge training and courses to a variety of learners.  Identified a need for a redundancy support initiative across several closing client sites, rolling out an engaging programme to assist exiting workers to upskill, retrain and present CVs effectively. Show less



2 Sisters Food Group

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Trainer

  • Mar 1995 - Jun 2010

  -Inducting all new managers into the business. -Work with the HR Manager to ensure all employees received equal opportunities to training and progression. - Meet and greet all new employees joining the company. -Help and support staff completing their PDR’s -Supporting all area trainers -Arrange, organise and keep records of all learning and training completed on site. -Recruitment numeracy and literacy tests for anyone wishing to join the company or work for the on-site agency. -Ensure inductions were completed to the required standards -Update all training records and ensure the area training matrix was relevant. -Design and update all safe operation procedures required for training. Within my training role I was also the one site learning centre co-ordinator. Duties includes - Arrange Skills for life classes and various training sessions for registered participants. -Inform managers of learning schedules -Work with the sites provider and discuss and receive valuable advice relation to matters of learning. - Working with the team demonstrating the importance of skills awareness. -Organise learning events such as world book day, adult leaners week and the six-book challenge. -Provide private and confidential discussions with individuals - Highly motivated and responsible to decision making Show less