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The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

About the client

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development is the largest professional institute for HR, L&D and OD professionals in the UK.

How Gary helps

Gary supports the development of new product offerings as a subject matter expert in HR. He is also a delivery partner on CIPD programs, facilitating customer-facing training events. 

What the client says

“Gary has an impeccably calm manner in online delivery which really brings people with him. He’s very honest, and very humble, but also incredibly knowledgeable. He really relates to the audience,” Michelle Parry-Slater, commercial content manager, CIPD.

“Gary is well respected and credible. He has great interpersonal skills and knowledge and always puts the delegates first. It’s about them, not about him. He understands this is about learner stories, not our stories. It was a really good experience working with Gary,” David Hayden, Digital Learning Portfolio Manager, CIPD.

The Growth Company

About the client

The Growth Company is a not-for-profit, commercially driven organisation dedicated to economic development, inward investment, skills, employment and enterprise.

How Gary helps

As well as the lead HR tutor for CIPD qualifications, Gary provides support on the HR level three support apprenticeship and the HR level five consultant apprenticeship. As the qualification lead, Gary provides the underpinning knowledge for the standard. He has helped The Growth Company shift to a remote delivery model for its programs.

What the client says

“Gary is very professional in his approach and understands the needs of our business, which is obviously really critical. He’s brought lots of ideas to the table about how we can do things differently. The blend of having that kind of professional expertise in the HR industry, as well as having expertise in teaching, and actually being the face of the organization for us as well, that’s contributed really well to our success,” Jo Mills, HR Skills and Development Coach, and Lisa Edwards, Delivery Manager (Professional Sector), The Growth Company.

The Working Manager

About the client

The Working Manager is a leading provider of integrated online learning solutions aimed at improving organizational and individual performance.

How Gary helps

As an accreditation professional for the Learning and Performance Institute, Gary works with The Working Manager to help it achieve accreditation. He also works with CEO Phil Purver to identify ways to improve business performance.

What the client says

“Gary’s an all around business person. He’s somebody that really understands how companies like us operate, not only in relation to business strategy but also how the market operates. I view him in the spirit of a coach, whereby he’s challenging me to think about what improvements we could make to the business,” Phil Purver, CEO, The Working Manager.

The Learning and Performance Institute

About the client

The LPI is a global membership organisation for learning and development professionals.

How Gary helps

Gary is one of the institute’s freelance consultants. His work includes delivering the Performance Through Learning accreditation program for L&D departments.

Gary also delivers some of the institute’s virtual classroom programs as well as the  Cerified Online Learning Facilitator program.

What the client says

“If you’re looking for somebody who is capable of genuinely adding value in a way that you understand, that takes L&D forward in your organization, then Gary’s perfect for that. He’s got a very broad spectrum of knowledge, including HR, and a lot of experience. And he has a great nature to go with it. Why wouldn’t you want to work with somebody like that? It’s actually fun working with him. And he gets results,” Ed Monk, LPI.

Chrysos

About the client

Chrysos specialises in the delivery of HR and management-related training, professional qualifications, apprenticeships and HR and business projects and services.

How Gary helps

Gary supports students through their HR qualifications and apprentices through their assements. He also provides online training for tutor as the orhganisation shifts to digital learning delivery.

As an HR subject expert, Gary helps Chrysos stay up to date with the latest developments in the world of work.

What the client says

“Gary’s very reliable. He is very honest and open and if I asked him to do something, it will get done on time. He is very popular with clients and he’s got credibility in the field. I can rely on Gary to be on the ball and up to date and know what’s current. And that’s important,” Sheila Moore, Chrysos.