Learning Connect Event Series
Expanding your impact as an L&D team
Exclusively for UK learning and development teams in the public sector
Thursday, Feb 29, 2024
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Speakers
This event is part of the Learning Connect Event Series.
Resources
- Learn about or sign up for the Learning Connect series. Please note that by joining this mailing list, you are signing up for updates beyond the monthly event series.
- Read Apolitical's Creating a learning culture in government.
- Read Lucy Philip's Measuring the impact of learning – the elephant in the room.
- Check out The Learning Detective on 'Solving Impact Mysteries'.
- Listen to the Boss Class podcast, as recommended by Nicholas Smith
- Join the GCS Connect platform to learn more about comms
- Look at the 2 comms frameworks shared by Hayley Higgins: OASIS Framework and Evaluation Cycle.
Event Description
We all know the challenges: stretched budgets, competing priorities, and the constant need to prove the value of every learning initiative. How can you maximise, then promote, your impact as an L&D team?
Watch this first event in the "Learning Connect" series, a panel event where you'll gain insights on:
- Generating and then proving the impact of your initiatives
- How other teams have promoted L&D in their organisations
- How to use comms techniques to raise the profile of learning
- Collaboration as a means to boost impact and engagement
Our panel bring their diverse expertise and experiences to the table. They'll delve into these crucial topics through a lively panel discussion, followed by an open Q&A and discussion session.
Interested in how Apolitical can support you and your organisation? Learn about collaborating with us.
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Speakers
Nicholas Smith
Marketing & Learner Experience Manager, Ministry of Justice
United Kingdom
Lucy Philip
Founder, Purposefully Blended
United Kingdom
Hayley Higgins
Head of Member Strategy and Services, Government Communication Service (GCS)
United Kingdom
Nicholas Smith, based in London, joined the Ministry of Justice in 2022 and now leads the marketing and learner experience of its leadership, talent and capability portfolio to over 100,000 colleagues. This follows a career in the creative and charity sectors and seven years as a board member of Switchboard, the national LGBT+ helpline.
Lucy Philip, CEO of Purposefully Blended, runs a boutique learning consultancy specialising in mentoring and coaching in-house learning professionals. She is also the creator of the Impact™️ system, the secret sauce, designed to support Training and Learning Professionals to move out of reactive mode and perform more consistently from an empowered position to drive transformation. She authored the article 'Measuring the impact of learning – the elephant in the room' on Chief Learning Officer, and was awarded the coveted status on LinkedIn of Top Training and Development (HR) Voice.
Hayley Higgins, Head of Member Strategy and Services in the Government Communication Service (GCS), leads the comms and engagement with 7,000 government comms professionals. With 20 years experience in communications and marketing, Hayley has worked in the private sector, central government and an ALB, and most recently led the launch of the Government Campus.
