What makes a Matchett Training Consultant?

Read our training team’s profiles below

We have exceptional trainers at Matchett and this has not happened by chance. There are certain qualities and skills we look for when recruiting for our consultant team, which permeates all the way through to the Partners and Associates we engage with. Only around 1 in 10 potential trainers that comes our way ends up working with us:  our clients are choosy!

The thing with Matchett Training Consultants is that they love a problem to solve. You just need to paint them a picture and they will quickly recommend a number of ways for you to achieve what you need. They do not rest until they feel the best possible answer has been found. This involves them working closely with you to consider options and, because they get really stuck in, the turn around time from problem to solution is always fast.

We insist on employing professionals with extensive experience in business, this helps us design courses and curricula that get to the heart of the change you need to make. We know that 'fit' with your culture, structures and processes is critical. This hinges on the rigour we put in to pre-course consultancy, trainer preparation and post-course follow up. In this way we are, with our partners, always learning.

Let’s not overlook the performance in the classroom. Every week we get mountains of feedback referring to the 'fantastic trainer' who 'inspired', 'listened', 'responded', 'kept attention throughout', 'challenged' and 'brought the subject to life'. Whilst not averse to an appropriate sprinkling of technology as an aid to learning delivery, we pride ourselves on engaging on a deeper level and leaving a lasting impact on each and every learner.

The proof of this pudding is definitely in the meeting. Once engaged we prefer to stick with a project to the end so you won’t meet our shiniest Consultant on the first meeting and get the old banger when the training is to be done. For larger jobs we will select a dedicated team who’ll learn your company inside out and, for all intents and purposes, become one of you. The only difference is we’ll keep the critical eye of the outsider.

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Meet The Trainers

Michael Brown, Principal Consultant
Michael’s courses are characterised by his energy and enthusiasm, which generate high impact and high emotion in learning. He believes that for learning to remain in the long-term memory it is helpful to engage all the senses. Having been a full time consultant for over 10 years, Michael has 25 years of corporate experience to draw on combined with a youthful and enthusiastic approach to training.

Spencer Holmes, Principal Consultant
An experienced and professionally qualified registered Project and Programme Manager. Spencer enjoys Programme and Project Management training. He gets particularly motivated when the learning exchanged in training permeates into the business. Spencer spends equal amounts of time delivering training and advising on live projects and programmes that are in need of a little help. Spencer’s portfolio extends to developing people’s skills in analytical and creative problem solving.

Jeff Delay, Principal Consultant
Jeff brings a practical and holistic approach to learning and development with organisations and individuals, providing a radical transformation to the lives of those participating. With over 15 years experience, he delivers high quality facilitation, consultancy and coaching events aimed at promoting growth, clarity, change and empowerment. His facilitative style is transformational, participative and experiential with models, ideas and theories being offered in response to group needs and objectives.

Paul Edmunds, Senior Consultant
Paul is an experienced and professional coach and trainer with a passion for supporting people in reaching their potential, removing limiting beliefs and enabling people to make a connection between what is meaningful for them and what delivers results for organisations.

Razza Zar, Senior Consultant
Razz’s courses are both challenging and rewarding with quick wins. He ensures all participants push themselves to the absolute limit and enhance their individual skills whilst uncovering real and tangible learning, ensuring participants are hungry to bring this value to their work environment.

The course culture is highly interactive and with the encouragement from Razz, he places the emphasis upon ‘self discovery’. Being a very articulate communicator, he ensures he meets the expectations of even the most difficult of learning styles.

Amanda Brown, Training Consultant
Engaging delegates at many levels, Amanda offers a stimulating training style, high on energy and content. Challenging participants to expand their thinking and bring their own experience into new contexts, she brings the concept of lifelong learning to the workplace. Her broad range of experience means that she can relate theory with practical examples and application.

Matchett can also call upon many more associate trainers with a wealth of different backgrounds, expertise and characters.