EDUCATION, TRAINING and CONFERENCE SPEAKING
Education and training
Neil has been involved in the world of education and training for over twenty years, having been a practice teacher, training officer, lecturer, professor and independent trainer. He is strongly committed to the importance and value of workplace learning.
Neil is a qualified training officer (Local Government Management Board Certificate in Training and Development) and a member of the Higher Education Academy. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and was the founding editor of the British Journal of Occupational Learning.
Neil was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts on the basis of his contribution to organisational learning. Indeed, learning is a key part of Neil’s work, whether in a direct education and training role, through his consultancy work and through his publications.
Neil has extensive experience of teaching and training across a broad range of subjects in the fields of human services and human relations, with a particular emphasis on the following areas:
- Equality and diversity
- Stress, staff care and dignity at work
- Communication
- Conflict management and dispute resolution
- Supervision and leadership skills
- Time and workload management
- Loss, grief and trauma
- Reflective practice
Neil has worked with a broad range of people – from basic grade practitioners to senior managers at board level across the public, voluntary and commercial sectors. He has worked as a coach and mentor at a one-to-one level, as well as providing training courses and seminars for small and large groups. His in-depth knowledge, sensitivity, skill and relaxed approach, combined with his emphasis on blending theory and practice, make him a well-respected teacher and trainer.
Conference speaking
Neil is a very experienced and sought-after conference speaker. He has
contributed to conferences in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Greece, Norway, the
Netherlands, Canada, Hong Kong, the United States and Australia.
Neil’s services can be booked through Avenue Consulting Ltd
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