Octarine Learning Consultancy was founded in 2017 by Rafe Ball to deliver learning consultancy, contracting and project support to help businesses achieve maximum impact and value from their learning.  Based in Surrey, we can provide services to London and the South East across the breadth of the Learning & Development space, including:

I am an experienced learning & development professional, having developed, managed and delivered highly effective L&D projects and programs since 2005.

Having worked in a range of industries and learning environments, I have a thorough understanding of learning and development best practices, with strong skills in learning process improvement, project management, leadership & management development, and training design and delivery.  I have worked extensively in the technology sector and have a keen interest in learning technologies, having managed multiple LMS systems and migrations, learning portals and other learning technologies such as social learning and learning analytics systems.

I am used to working with stakeholders at all levels up to executive and board members, and have operated in change-intensive, multicultural environments to collaborate with, develop and manage people across Europe, North America, Asia and Japan.  As a people manager I have lead international teams and worked in matrix management environments, and my experience in these roles helps me to bring a wider perspective and consideration of business needs to learning and development.

I am a self-driven, detail-oriented person with an unfailingly positive attitude.  I take great enjoyment in helping others to learn and grow – nothing motivates me more than someone telling him, “I need your help.”

I am a qualified PRINCE2 Practitioner,  registered with the BPS RQTU for Test User: Occupational Ability and Personality (A+B) and certified to deliver Saville Assessment Swift Ability and Wave Personality psychometric assessments as well as the Hogan HPI, HDS and MVPI tools. I hold a Professional Certificate in Coaching from Henley Business School, is a member of the Association for Coaching and a founding member of The Henley Collective. 

As well as being experienced in Learning & Development, I have conducted significant work in wider talent areas including performance management and employee engagement, and am a certified Gtmhub (OKR) partner.