From Martial Arts to L&D with Ash Wedderburn (GB Railfreight)
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In this fascinating interview, Adam speaks with Ash Wedderburn, the Learning & Development Manager at GB Railfreight.
Ash leads on all things training, learning and development. Previously at Showsec and before that at G4S, Ash has a background in identifying learning needs and developing, launching and managing complex learning initiatives in a variety of organisational environments.
In this episode, Adam and Ash discuss:
- The benefits of a centralised L&D function for GB Railfreight
- Commercialising L&D for ROI
- Delving into understanding the link between what employees want to learn and how this matches with the organisations strategic objectives.
- How the importance of speaking to those who will be doing the training cannot be underestimated.
- The fact that L&D practitioners will need to do multiple iterations of their plans before getting to something that will benefit the organisation and the employee.
- The important questions you need to ask when designing a piece of L&D.
Connect with Ash on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashendenwedderburn/
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