Belinda graduated from Glasgow University in 1985 with an MA (Soc Sci), and moved to London to work in Retail Management. She was heavily involved in the training and development of sales assistants and managers, and after 10 happy years, was headhunted to work for a Retail Training Provider.

Here, she took a leading role in the development of training programmes including Retail, Job Search, Personal and Staff Development and became a qualified NVQ Assessor and Internal Verifier. Within 18 months she was given responsibility for the development of systems and procedures and for ensuring that the organisation met all the Government's quality standards. As the company expanded she became heavily involved in the strategic development of the organisation taking it from a small to a medium sized enterprise

In June 1998, she set up Bell Associates to provide advice and support to other organisation's involved in the delivery of Government funded training. She has worked for a large number of public and private sector organisations, assisting them in meeting the requirements of the Training Standards Council and the Adult Learning Inspectorate, assisting in the development of Self Assessment Reports and Development Plans and preparing them for External Inspection.

In addition to working with organisations undergoing Self Assessment and Inspection, Belinda designs and delivers customised training courses on a wide range of topics to assist companies in meeting their business objectives and works as an NVQ Assessor and Internal Verifier for Management, Business Administration, Customer Service and Retail.

Contact:    belinda@bell-associates.com