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Calibre HR & Training provides HR services to small and medium-sized organisations with limited HR resource. Based in Boughton Aluph, near Ashford, Kent, we also deliver bespoke training programmes to large public and private sector organisations nationwide.

Calibre HR & Training Associates

Calibre HR & Training works with associate HR and training professionals with a large portfolio of skills and experience in many sectors and organisations. As a result we can draw on a variety of professional expertise to match the specific needs of the project in hand.

John KingJohn King

With more than 15 years’ international facilitation experience, John has worked with Calibre HR & Training since the business was founded in 2005. He has worked in the private, public, charities and not-for-profit sectors including:

  • Retail
  • Manufacturing
  • Finance
  • Local authority
  • Housing associations
  • Arts
  • Media and brand management
  • Hotel and leisure

John developed his natural facilitative style during his time as a learning and development manager. He now offers a wide range of facilitation, training and coaching experiences.

Working at all levels of the organisation – from front-line staff to board directors – John is as happy working with a sole practitioner as a business of hundreds.

Jo BattershillJo Battershill FCIPD

Jo is a training and development professional with international experience managing diverse multi-cultural teams in the private and public sectors.

Coming from a background in the hospitality industry, Jo is a qualified Investors in People Adviser and MBTI Practitioner.

Her expertise lies in:

  • Design and delivery of management skills training
  • Interpersonal skills development
  • Team building

Liz BarnesLiz Barnes BSc Cert Ed, DipM, FCIM

Liz is a qualified trainer who specialises in the commercial aspects of management training. With extensive experience in both the private and public sector, she has also complemented her facilitation role with consultancy and lecturing in management and marketing.

Liz’s key specialities include consulting and training design and delivery in:

  • Customer service and customer care
  • Management metrics – measuring what really matters
  • Strategic marketing
  • Business planning
  • Customer and client communications
  • Facilitation skills and methodology
  • Probem solving techniques
  • Managing internal communications
  • Business tools: writing, meetings, presentation skills
  • Negotiation and advanced negotiation skills
  • Business networking
  • Value propositions
  • Evaluation techniques and methodology

Liz has a passion for her work. With a warm and encouraging style, she motivates and inspires those she works with.

Kate Walker BA, FCIPD

Kate is an accomplished and highly dedicated HR and training professional with a passion for the development of others.  Kate has 20 years’ experience of managing strategic projects within a variety of large public, not-for-profit and private sector organisations.

Kate is particularly experienced in projects relating to:

  • Training
  • People development
  • Change management
  • HR policy
  • Performance management
  • Equality and diversity

Kate is highly organised and self motivated and used to working to tight deadlines.

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