Stuart Wickes & Associates is a small independent training and consulting practice offering a range of services to help individuals and organisations improve performance, increase effectiveness or build capability. Our core areas of expertise are in: management and leadership development; trainer, coach and mentor training; teambuilding; facilitation; and personal & executive coaching. We also offer consultancy & research services in the fields of learning, training and development. We specialise in creating engaging, challenging and enjoyable development solutions that deliver against agreed learning outcomes, whether it's for senior executives, managers, supervisors or front-line staff.Our approach is collaborative, working jointly with clients to understand their needs, then to devise, commit to and take thoughtful and timely action to achieve desired goals. We are advocates of highly tailored, flexible and blended approaches to delivering learning and draw upon a wide range of delivery methods to provide solutions that match client circumstances, accommodate the learning needs of individuals and encourage application of learning at work.Stuart Wickes is the principal consultant and has twenty years training, development and change agent experience in a wide variety of roles encompassing all aspects of training and learning including needs identification, intervention design, delivery, evaluation and project management. He has extensive experience working with technical and creative clients in broadcast, technology and media related industries and works with other independent practitioners, small consultancy practices and internal consultants and trainers to deliver innovative development solutions. His qualifications include MSc in Change Agent Skills and Strategies, BEng in Engineering and Management Studies and he is qualified to use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.

Co founder of The Family Adventure Project. Multi-award winning UK based travel and family adventure lifestyle blog, established over 15 years and recognised as leading voice in family adventure travel in UK. We produce professional travel and adventure content in copy, photography and videography for use by travel businesses, working on a commercial basis. We also share stories, ideas, inspiration and advice for families seeking adventure in everyday or through once in a lifetime experiences through our own blog. Available for talks, commissions, and professional content production contracts.

Working in a business environment within a large and complex broadcasting business undergoing ongoing change. Contributing as part of a team of consultants and training specialists. Needs analysis, design, delivery and evaluation of management and personal development programmes. Facilitating learning and development through one to one coaching.Managing and directing training programme delivery and profitability for portfolio of courses.Responsible for meeting financial, delivery and quality targets.Internal consulting assignments on organisational change projects and responsible for client relationships and account management.

Responsible for the training and development of technical and engineering staff across a variety of departments and craft disciplines.Working with departmental heads and line managers to ensure effective arrangements for staff training and development in place.Managing the recruitment, induction and initial professional training of graduate engineers and the continuing professional development of engineering specialists.Idenitfying learning and training needs and incorporating into departmental training plans and budgets. Identifying, evaluating and commissioning suppliers. Managing and reporting on the delivery of the training plan. Evaluating delivery. Managing and reporting on the training budget.

Supervision of small teams of technical staff and engineers.Maintenance and support of complex broadcast systems in live operational environments. Training and mentoring of junior engineers, supporting them in the personal and professional development.

Maintenance and support of complex broadcast systems in live operational environments. Training of junior engineers in system principles and maintenance techniques.Mentoring of junior engineers as part of their professional development.