Experience

I joined JTL as their group Head of Digital Learning in May 2021 to lead digital strategy across JTL Training, Develop Training and CompEx. The fundamental responsibilities and activity associated with my role are: –

• Defining and implementing digital transformation strategy in line with the corporate business plan working towards key objectives.
• Managing the Digital Learning department.
• Providing a group shared service to support all arms of the group.
• Supporting Quality of teaching, learning and assessment with digital interventions.
• Utilisation of digital platforms to drive standardisation and consistency in curriculum design and delivery.
• Implementing a unified approach to digital learning using advanced Learning Management System solutions (Moodle Workplace), including an e-Commerce function to support commercial growth and branded mobile application.
• Identified and established new organisational revenue streams via end-to-end digital learning solutions including the negotiation of e-Learning reseller agreements.
• Developing a new brand and working with legal services to register this as a UK trademark.
• Managing departmental budgets and forecasting throughout the financial year.
• Leading the approach to production of digital learning content and monitoring progress against KPIs of delivery by the Digital Product Manager.
• Working with external partners to procure services and content, developing credible and lasting partnerships.
• Working with curriculum managers to ensure that digital development is aligned with key curriculum priorities.
• Leading on broader curriculum initiatives such as Professional Development and information advice and guidance interventions through digital channels.
• Working closely with other key stakeholders such as the managing directors of commercial arms of the group to ensure that their digital learning priorities are met.
• Establishing an organisational approach to utilisation of AI in an education setting.
• Key stakeholder training support.
• Ensuring that staff maintain CPD to remain current with fast paced industry changes and providing niche training sessions to support their development. E.g.  Understanding Agile methodologies   for managing the production of digital learning content.
• Ensuring that there are synchronous and asynchronous approaches to online learning fostering a community of engagement and collaborative learning.
• Inspiring the content team to think differently about approaches to digital learning and leading the implementation of new or complex digital ideas. E.g., 360-degree camera technology to facilitate tutor demonstration of electrical engineering techniques. This is currently being followed up with ways that such footage can be used to provide immersive experiences with VR. An alternative example may be digital scenario led learning that enables learner led decision making, ultimately resulting in experiential learning in an online format.
• Innovating to meet needs associated with business. E.g., development of an app that takes print publication to digital solution.
• Identifying new revenue streams through digital technology to support business growth and transformation.
• Influencing higher level decision making with business cases for larger investment.
• Supporting events such as teaching inset
• Providing guidance and updates to colleagues across the group with conference speeches and training sessions at teacher focused events.
• Managing the technical development of 3 corporate public facing websites, supporting other functions such as MarComms and IT.

Was responsible for the strategic development of new and existing digital apprenticeship curriculum. Oversaw the continual improvement cycle in delivery innovation and technological education approaches. Oversaw curriculum development for 13 digital apprenticeship standards.

Providing outstanding levels of training and service in the effective delivery of IT and digital apprenticeships to a range of organisations including the MOD, DEFRA, MOJ, Home Office and BAE Systems.

This role involved training apprentices placed in roles in the UK’s largest privately-owned hosting company. This was predominantly delivery and leading the curriculum surrounding IT frameworks and Software Developer trailblazer.

Whilst refining my technical knowledge by teaching in this role it was my first career opportunity to step up to the position of a curriculum manager. The focus was completely on a bespoke Software Development apprenticeship offer.

My career in education began at The Manchester College. I was provided with the opportunity to work as a Creative Media further education teacher whilst completing an in service PGCE via The University of Huddersfield.

During my latter years at university I managed to gain part time work in a customer service role. At a time where a large merger was taking place in the business, I completed a gap year, that provided significant experience operating as a specialist systems trainer.

During my latter years at university I managed to gain part time work in a customer service role. At a time where a large merger was taking place in the business, I completed a gap year, that provided significant experience operating as a specialist systems trainer.

When I started university, I applied to be a member of the Reserve Army in a specialist unit designed to train potential future military officers. I made their selection from a pool of over 600 university student applicants. The primary focus of the work centred around military and leadership training.