And I started in the world of third party corporate IT and soft skills training, mainly freelance. After 11 years of that, we moved to England where I had neither the reputation nor the contacts to go freelance, so I went to work in a further education college for two years. I found the strictures of curriculum stifling and teaching to the test didn't sit well with my conscience, so I went back to the corporate world. Initially as an in-house IT trainer, gradually introducing soft skills back into my portfolio.

Two and a half years ago, I moved into learning design/consultancy.

I'd like to focus more on the analysis/consultancy side, but opportunities have proved scarce. I haven't yet plucked up the courage to go freelance again. I do find that the market place is far more conservative than we (in this space) would like it to be.