Bring out the best in your organisation
At The Training Exchange, we believe in unlocking the full potential of both individuals and organisations through expert guidance and professional collaboration. We share our expertise generously and professionally.
Work with us
Do you have innovative ideas or a compelling vision you want to explore further? Use our specialist consultants to shape practice and design better services. Led by Rowan Miller and Dawn Taylor, our consultancy brings together a wealth of experience in leadership and management. Our team is here to connect you with the right specialist consultants.
Our approach
Tailored
No two organisations are alike. Our consultancy services are tailored to your specific needs. We believe in working hand-in-hand with you valuing your input and expertise, ensuring our development plans align with your values, culture and long-term vision.
Generous expertise
We believe in the power of shared knowledge. Our consultants share their wealth of experience generously to empower your team and enhance organisational effectiveness.
Professional collaboration
Collaborating with us means tapping into a professional network of experienced consultants. We work alongside you to understand your unique needs and challenges, offering bespoke solutions that drive meaningful outcomes.
Vision exploration
Whether you are refining existing ideas or mapping out a new vision, our consultants are here to guide you through the exploration process. We specialise in transforming concepts into actionable strategies that yield results.
What we offer
People
Contact us today to explore how our coaches, supervisors and facilitators can bring out the best in individuals and teams.
Contact us today to explore how our coaches, supervisors and facilitators can bring out the best in individuals and teams.
External supervision provided by:
Becky Risley
Becky has over 10 years of experience working with people who use drugs including alcohol and has developed a special interest in reducing the harms associated with substance use amongst young adults. This interest has enabled her to spend time volunteering for The Loop at their festival drug checking facility and now works as Specialist Drug and Alcohol Practitioner for University West of England, delivering a pioneering service as well as leading on campaigns for students who use drugs including alcohol. For over 6 years Becky has delivered drug and alcohol awareness training in a variety of setting to range of audiences.
Beth Friedeberg
Beth is a UKCP-accredited Core Process Psychotherapist, and holds a private practice in Devon and online. Alongside this, she facilitates Reflective Practice, and works with organisations to help them embed this structure. She also offers trainings and consultancy work geared towards deepening understandings around how trauma and adversity affect us, and how we can work in ways that are sustainable, nourishing, and trauma-informed. Beth has worked front-line in the charity sector for around a decade, supporting adults exiting prison, women affected by the street sex industry, people in recovery, and young people facing multiple disadvantage, in the capacity of support worker, life coach, trainer, and facilitator. She feels passionate about supporting in the 'cross-pollination' of the fields of front-line work and psychotherapy.
Clinical supervision provided by:
Beth Friedeberg
Beth is a UKCP-accredited Core Process Psychotherapist, and holds a private practice in Devon and online. Alongside this, she facilitates Reflective Practice, and works with organisations to help them embed this structure. She also offers trainings and consultancy work geared towards deepening understandings around how trauma and adversity affect us, and how we can work in ways that are sustainable, nourishing, and trauma-informed. Beth has worked front-line in the charity sector for around a decade, supporting adults exiting prison, women affected by the street sex industry, people in recovery, and young people facing multiple disadvantage, in the capacity of support worker, life coach, trainer, and facilitator. She feels passionate about supporting in the 'cross-pollination' of the fields of front-line work and psychotherapy.
Looking for an external supervisor? Our independent and experienced team will help you navigate professional challenges offering a reflective space, fostering self awareness, skills development and a deeper understanding of the dynamics at play within your work.
External supervision provided by:
Rowan Miller
Rowan worked in drug and alcohol services for 18 years as a practitioner and manager in both young people and adult services. She continued to develop as a manager & leader in a number of roles including Deputy Regional Alcohol Manager for the South West, Development Manager for The Training Exchange and CEO of Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (SARSAS).
Rowan was then Head of Funding across the South West region for the National Lottery Community Fund and led the England response to the women and girls sector. Rowan is now the Development Director for eight regional Eating Disorder Charities in the UK.
Rowan has been delivering training for 25 years and is a trained supervisor, qualified coach and has completed the leadership and facilitation course with Schumacher College “Co-creating the emerging future”.
Susan Moores
Susan brings 30 years of varied experience in ‘people work’ to her training delivery with the company. She has been in many paid and unpaid roles in community and youth work, voluntary sector development and management. Her approach to supervision is grounded in values that recognise the personal story and collective endeavour, whilst also paying attention to organisational change and the wider context in which we work. She is committed to reflective practice, and in all her roles Susan works from the heart to make a positive contribution. She is currently working across the South West and loves her voluntary role with Plymouth Scrapstore.
Clinical supervision provided by:
Suzanne Pearson
Suzanne Pearson is a BABCP Accredited CBT therapist and a Registered Mental Health Nurse. She also has a PGCE in Adult Education. Suzanne has extensive and ongoing experience of supporting individuals to develop their resilience and well-being, and in supporting those recovering from mental and emotional distress. She has worked in the NHS and voluntary sector as a therapist, mental health practitioner and service manager. Currently she provides a low cost in-person and online CBT therapy service for adults. Suzanne has been a longstanding volunteer with a peer led self-help group for people who self-harm, and she has also volunteered for a national out of hours crisis service. She continues to be involved with various local mental health related charities as an advisor. She is an experienced independent mental health and social care trainer including being a qualified instructor for the Mental Health First Aid (Adult and Youth) and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST) courses.
Group supervision provided by:
Clare Lucas
Clare’s background is in homelessness, housing advice and working with young people. Since 2002 she has been delivering training in a range of settings to service providers and local authorities covering professional boundaries, lone working and since 2014 adult safeguarding. Her courses are practical using real and relevant examples and attempt to cut through the sometimes complex and confusing legal frameworks and jargon that can beset effective work.
This can be individual or group and provides a structured approach to learning from experiences, promoting continuous improvement and enhancing the quality of your work.
Reflective practice provided by:
- Dawn Taylor
- Rowan Miller
- Susan Moores
We can facilitate this innovative group coaching methodology to help people and teams get to the heart of underlying issues and enable personal and organisational learning and growth within a safe and supportive space.
Action learning sets provided by:
- Rowan Miller
- Jo Bush
Our experienced facilitators create engaging and interactive sessions, fostering collaboration, communication and a positive team culture.
Team building and facilitation provided by:
- Rowan Miller
- Dawn Taylor
- Susan Moores
We can work with your team to identify good practice and unique developments; helping you gain strategic insights, find workable solutions and experience greater impact.
Development and review days provided by:
- Susan Moores
- Rowan Miller
- Dawn Taylor
We understand the importance of lived experience in leadership and achieving outcomes. We will enable authentic leadership, a culture of inclusion and co-creating solutions incorporating diverse perspectives.
Lived experiences leadership, inclusion and co-production provided by:
- Dawn Taylor
- Rowan Miller
Our consultants will collaborate with you to develop comprehensive strategic and business plans to enable your work to progress. From vision to implementation, we guide you through the steps.
We have the expertise to help you create a robust and workable monitoring and evaluation framework that will contribute to continuous improvement and optimising your resources.
We specialise in navigating the complex landscape of partnership development, brokering collaborations and driving mutual success.
We will provide an understanding of your current situation, identifying gaps and opportunities. With this knowledge we will help you find solutions which build resilience and adaptability.
We use our extensive experience both as fundraisers and funders to help you create strategies that drive sustainable financial resources, diversify funding income and optimise existing resources.
We bring a wealth of expertise and success in writing tenders, managing project tenders from initial planning to submission and contract management.
We understand grant applications from both sides as both grant recipients and grant makers. Our consultants have a proven track record of securing substantial funding for diverse projects across sectors.
Working alongside you, we can manage every aspect of the process; from strategic planning to implementation, ensuring your services are introduced seamlessly, safely and delivering value from the beginning.
Our consultants can guide you and your project development, ensuring it runs smoothly and aligns with your goals. We will work with you to create learning, sustainable projects or useful legacies.
We can help you understand tender requirements and manage next steps to drive your mission and goals forward.
Building a high performing team with diverse world views and skills is key to success. We can help you shape your recruitment and connect with the talents you need.
Our follow ups and refreshers ensure knowledge remains current and new skills are applied. These sessions will reinforce key concepts, address questions and provide updates in a supportive and engaging manner.
Joining a facilitated community of practice is an excellent way to create an enviroinment where your team can share experiences, explore solutions and apply learning. These communities foster collaboration, peer support and collective growth within your organisation.
To reinforce learning and put it into practice, we create customised toolkits tailored to your organisations unique needs. These toolkits include resources, templates, guidance that help your team apply their training knowledge effectively.
We will work with you to analyse learning needs to help you establish your organisations specific requirements, ensuring the training and development are aligned with your goals.
