About Us
National Training Resources Limited was established in 1993 to provide guidance, development, information and support services to the diverse and varied UK training industry. This included education providers and training departments in both industry and the public sector. Services were soon extended to include the broader public and charitable sectors.
National Training Resources is now a significant provider of high-quality, high-value training and development services to all sectors of the UK economy.
The National Training Resources brand has been a part of our operation since February 2014, which means that it now has access to a greater breadth of services and resources. We will continue to deliver an excellent service to all of our National Training Resources clients, as we have been doing for all Excellence in Learning courses and delegate bookings since February 2014
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Robert McDonald MBE FCA
Managing Director
Robert is joint founding director of National Training Resources after 25 years in manufacturing and with considerable involvement in the Engineering Industry Training and Group Training Schemes which led to being a founding member of ALP (now AELP). He was awarded the MBE for services to training.
Dr Mary Shaw PhD
Director
Having trained in the PMRAFNS, Mary went on to gain a wide experience of training in the voluntary section both in the UK and Europe. She has previously held executive positions in the NHS and private sectors of the health and care industry in addition to working with government departments on various projects within the Iberian Peninsular.
Ian Hirst
Divisional Manager — Excellence in Learning
Ian transferred his blue-chip operational management to the vocational training sector in the 1990s where he both owned and managed vocational training businesses. He joined National Training Resources in 2001 to head up and develop the newly formed Excellence in Learning division. Ian's responsibilities include the commissioning, scheduling and marketing of Excellence in Learning products and services to the UK education sectors.
Peter Collis
Divisional Manager — NTRL Events & Employer Training Services
Peter joined the team in 2008 with marketing and retail experience. Peter has responsibility for the commissioning, scheduling and marketing of NTRL events and Employer Training Services courses. The Events division now majors on providing support to the public and charitable sectors whilst ETS provides staff training and development that is suitable for private and public sector employers alike.
Joanne Allman
Divisional Manager — NTRL Conferences
Joanne has a background in B2B sales, marketing and product management; she joined the conference team in 2006 assisting with sales, marketing and research. She was promoted to the role of Divisional Manager in 2011 and is responsible for the organisation and management of NTRL branded national conferences. She also acts as a point of first contact for all stakeholders looking for guidance and support on running their own conferences. Joanne holds a CIM Professional Certificate in Marketing.
Clare Powell
Divisional Manager — Qualifications
Andrew Millichamp BSc(Hons)
IT Manager
Andrew has overall responsibility for National Training Resources' IT systems, including both in-house and external development. He has in depth experience with databases and web development. Previous experience includes working for an e-learning development organisation and a regional Schools Broadband Network team
Julie Walters
Operations Manager
