Professional Qualifications

Masters in Education (Dissertation – Women, how they learn and develop as a senior executive or an entrepreneur, what lessons can be learned)
Post Graduate Certificate in Further Education
D32 / D33 Assessor
Prowess Flagship Assessor
Prowess We Connect Assessor
Prowess Womens Business Centre's Consultant and Assessor.
Basic Skills Trainer and Assessor
Key Skills Assessor – up to and including Level 5
Various Business Administration, IT, Basic Accounts and Coaching qualifications including NVQ1,2 & 3 in Business Admin.
Children’s Nursery Nurse (NNEB)
Trained in Metaprocess™ facilitation
Member of Institute of Directors

CONSULTANT, TRAINER & FACILITATOR EXPERIENCES

Eight charitable groups – Support, consultancy and advice for eight small charities considering merging into one. Research and presentations to board members on various options, consideration of financial, staff and service users in assisting the decision making process. Also development of a new business plan and staffing structure.
University subsidiary- consultancy advice and support in setting up a new subsidiary for a university offering Management and CPD Training programmes. Six month project prior to the opening of this multi million pound project. I continued to support the new company for a further six months during business start up and new marketing campaigns as the Director of Business Development before returning to her own freelance consultancy work and carry out some research and writing work on women’s enterprise and development in May 2008.
TDG (TAI DYSGU GWAITH) – National Assembly Funded project, managed by TDG to encourage and develop learning within hostels for young homeless people in Wales. My role was to support the North Wales Registered Social Landlords, and other organisations with similar youth homelessness projects, to develop a network of providers, facilitate discussions regarding current practice and future good practice, assist the development of new projects. Provide training opportunities to staff within projects and carry out consultative role in the development of new projects and small enterprises within larger companies, considering ways in which a small business can be set up and access funding to provide learning. The project lasted 12 months, and during that time a positive move towards learning provision was developed, with the option of future support and funding for projects being realised.
National Cancer Charity - I presented to and facilitated a workshop for delegates at an all Wales conference for this charity in Cardiff. The workshop was aimed at volunteers and staff who promote the work of the charity and lobby Assembly Members and Members of Parliament. Working with the delegates, I aided them to develop key messages to use when lobbying, and demonstrated the strength and power of a message, if delivered correctly.
Local Authority, North West Wales - Facilitation of a major one day conference on homelessness. Rebecca was contracted to plan the day and sessions along with speakers at this innovative day conference, which was attended by local government staff and councillors, health, housing and support staff from local agencies as well as the local Assembly Member. During the day I aided bilingual discussions by utilising discussion groups etc.
Large Welsh Housing / Support Charity -Facilitation of Board members and senior staff workshops, and work with the board to develop organisational objectives and plans, during period of major organisational change. Development of a business plan, marketing plan and operation plans through consultative work with the board.
Enterprise Training – for Potentia projects and several local enterprise agency - Delivery of Enterprise training, from pre start up to post start up training on how to run a business, what being a business owner is like, 2 day introduction to enterprise, Writing a Business Plan, Cash Flow Forecasting, recruiting staff to an SME, Developing your SME.
Welsh Assembly Government and WDA -Consultant and speaker at events throughout Wales speaking to groups and on a one to one basis and giving support around areas such as recruiting staff, marketing, business start up and business growth,. Visited all major towns in Wales on a road show event.
Enterprise Coach / Mentor – various SME’s - Working as an Enterprise coach it is necessary to review the individual’s plans, the business plans and marketing plans then work with the business owners and staff to develop the business. I have now developed a business start up coaching programme for those new to business ownership which considers the market, the business and developing a business plan as well as other areas related to the individual and the business idea.
Local Enterprise Agency - A local area enterprise and community regeneration agency with 60 staff required a full staff skills audit and training plan for the next 3 year business plan. Using Focus groups and one to one interviews, as well as questionnaires, to gain the information required as well as working with key staff to ensure an understanding of the future direction of the organisation. The information was collated and analysed, prior to a full department by department report being written for the client. This was then reviewed against their business plan to consider the ability of staff to carry out the future plans of the organisation. Presentations to staff were delivered by me, to explain the key findings and future recommended steps. The project was an eight week project, which was delivered on time, and under the quoted budget.
Welsh Tourist Board - Development of a new training programme looking at the role of staff in creating a positive image for visitors to Wales. Large scale all Wales project with desk and field research linked to the project.




OTHER WORK INTERESTS

Non Executive Board member / Director of Careers Wales North West (Chair of HR & Remunerations committee, recently member of the Chief Executives recruitment group)

Member of Careers and Employability Task group at the University of Wales Bangor

Chair of North West region of The Management Development Network Ltd (A Non-profit making enterprise)

Role model for the welsh enterprise project ‘DYNAMO’ – visiting schools and colleges to talk to young people about becoming a business owner

Judge on enterprise competitions like – Shell Livewire, Young Enterprise etc

Worked on the global enterprise challenge and other national and international enterprise projects for young people

Member of Y Gamfa Management Development Sub-group (2006-2008) – part of DELLS (Welsh Assembly Government Education Dept)

Member of Careers and Employability Task group – University of Wales Bangor (2004- 2008)

Mentor to several business owners.