From Martial Arts to L&D with Ash Wedderburn (GB Railfreight)

Episode description

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:

1. The benefits of a centralised L&D function for GB Railfreight 
2. Commercialising L&D for ROI
3. Delving into understanding the link between what employees want to learn and how this matches with the organisations strategic objectives. 
4. How the importance of speaking to those who will be doing the training cannot be underestimated. 
5. 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. 
6. 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/