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Chris Bekker, Learning and Development Manager/Consultant

Chris Bekker

Learning and Development Manager/Consultant·Alghanim Industries

Kuwait

Bachelor's degree, Human Resource Development

Work experience

Total years of experience: 38 years, 5 months

Learning and Development Manager/Consultant

February 2012 - Present

Alghanim Industries

Kuwait

February 2012 - Present

• Manage the Professional Development Training Centre
• Manage talent development consulting for internal clients
• Consult on performance improvement interventions to internal and external client
• Design, Develop and Manage the implementation of Management Development Programs
• Facilitate learning and performance improvement interventions for internal and external clients
• Provide coaching sessions for managers to assist with transfer of learning to the workplace.
• Participate in Assessment Centre’s for ALDP and LDP candidates as an assessor.
Company industry:
Other Business Support Services
Job role:
Consulting

Director: HRD and Performance Consulting

April 2007 - January 2012

Eclipse (Pty)Ltd

South Africa

April 2007 - January 2012

Training and Development
Organisational Development
Career Management
Consultation in HRD
Project Manage ETD related projects
Performance Consulting - Improving performance to achieve business results
Educational research
Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Consulting

Human Resource Development Consultant

September 2006 - March 2007

Eclipse (Pty) Ltd

South Africa

September 2006 - March 2007

Strategic Planning for Eclipse (2007 - 20010)
ETD Needs Analysis for Skills Development Facilitators
Design, develop and facilitate learning interventions for Skills Development Facilitators on a national basis (Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Nelspruit and Port Elizabeth)
Skills Development Facilitator Audit.
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Human Resource Management & Development Manager

April 2005 - July 2006

Strategic Security Solutions International

Afghanistan

April 2005 - July 2006

1. Manage the Human Resource Development function (Internal and External Learning Interventions - from design to facilitation)
2. Recruitment of nationals
3. Screening of candidates
4. Coordinate all SSSI Policies
5. Coordinate Quality Management System (QMS) for SSSI
6. Coordinate Recognition of Current Competence (RCC)
7. Coordinate induction of all personnel
8. Coordinate Performance Management of all staff
9. Coordinate all disciplinary enquiries
10. Coordinate and plan all PSD's for VIP's in Kabul
11. Team Leader for VIP PSD's
Company industry:
Private Security Services
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Human Resource Development Consultant/Owner

January 1999 - March 2005

HRD Solutions cc (Owner)

South Africa

January 1999 - March 2005

Consultant for multiple organizations in South Africa:
*Training and Development
*Organizational Development
*Career Management
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Consulting

Consultant

August 2004 - February 2005

Daimler Chrysler

South Africa

August 2004 - February 2005

Assist the HRD Department with strategic/operational planning
Assist the HRD Department to align all learning interventions to Sector Education and Training Authority requirements
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Strategic planner/Strategic evaluator/Facilitator expert in the learnership development field

June 2000 - December 2004

GTZ

South Africa

June 2000 - December 2004

1.Advise and facilitate processes on Sector Skills Planning and implementation for Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA’s).
2.Assist the Department of Labour with the evaluation of Sector Skills Plans (2000-2004/2009)
3.Advise and assist SETA’s in the design and development of learnerships
4.Design learnership curricula for the Services Sector Education and Training Authority
5.Assist the Department of Labour with the identification of scarce skills trends across all economic sectors of Sector Skills Plans (2005-2009)
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Senior Manager Training Support Services

January 1996 - December 1998

Venda Training Trust

South Africa

January 1996 - December 1998

Design and development of Learning Interventions
Train the Trainer
Strategic Planning
External Consultant for clients
Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Management

Senior Manager Training Support Services

January 1993 - December 1995

Gazankulu Training Trust

South Africa

January 1993 - December 1995

Manage all HRD related functions
Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Management

Instructor to Second in Command of the Training Wing

January 1988 - December 1992

College for Educational technology

South Africa

January 1988 - December 1992

Training of Trainers
Training of Training Managers
Training of Instructional Designers
Design and Develop relevant Courses
Company industry:
Military & Defense
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Education

Rand Afrikaans University

November 1995

November 1995

Bachelor's degree, Human Resource Development

South Africa

Majors were Training and Development , Career Management and Organisational Development

Stellenbosch University

December 1987

December 1987

Bachelor's degree, Economics and Military Science

South Africa

BA Military Science

Skills

Interventions
Expert
Interventions
Expert
Trainers
Expert
Trainers
Expert
Strategic Planning
Expert
Strategic Planning
Expert
Science
Expert
Science
Expert
Management
Expert
Management
Expert
Instructional Design
Expert
Instructional Design
Expert
Strategic Planning
Expert
Strategic Planning
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Curriculum Development
Expert
Curriculum Development
Expert
Consulting in HRD
Expert
Consulting in HRD
Expert
Training of Trainers
Expert
Training of Trainers
Expert
Facilitating
Expert
Facilitating
Expert
Performance Consulting
Expert
Performance Consulting
Expert
Interventions
Expert
Interventions
Expert
Trainers
Expert
Trainers
Expert
Science
Expert
Science
Expert
Management
Expert
Management
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Afrikaans

Expert

Memberships

South African Board for Personnel Practitioners

Member Specialising in Learning and Development

March 1996

South African Association of Skills Development Facilitators

Member

July 2004