Do you enjoy coaching and mentoring colleagues? Like evaluating curriculum needs? Perhaps you still enjoy training? In this episode we talk to Alison Dale, who went from Secondary English teacher to HR & Learning and Development professional.
Alison has worked for an animal charity, a large accountancy firm (where she created their apprenticeship scheme) and now in a large law firm. Currently studying for her Level 7 certificate focusing on Diversity and Inclusion, Alison shares her route into the industry and gives advice on the best training courses to explore.
I genuinely believe HR and Learning and Development are two industries for which teachers have amazing transferable skills and I can't wait for you to listen to this golden episode!
In this episode we also explore:
How Alison used a temping agency to find work in a charity.
How her role developed into learning and development.
The differences and similarities between HR and Learning and Development.
The courses that she's taken (and those she'd suggest if you're thinking of a career change).
How she enjoys the variety of her day-to-day and what it involves.
The transferable skills teachers should be highlighting for employers.
Links and Resources
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Prospects Graduate Schemes
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