Rukhsana Nugent Training Courses 2021
Rukhsana Nugent
Founder, Training Consultant, Train the Trainer
& MD
After working in 3 national UK Police Services for 20+ years in Equality Diversity and Inclusion positions, Rukhsana followed her heart to work directly with marginalised community groups and became the lead for Mental Health and Well-being working on national projects and at that time became a board member for Mental Health in Wales. Her unique ability to empower individuals from all walks of life, nationalities, cultures, abilities and values are her biggest attributes.
Setting up her own Diversity development training company that would help to transform people’s lives was her vision since her earlier police career and this became a reality in 2010. Her passion for developing individuals and making equality a reality has been at the forefront of a diverse career history that has transcended into various sectors. Her lived-in experiences have been a real asset in EDI training and project management consultancy.
Her international work gave her new opportunities and a breadth of experiences in managing and implementing diverse and innovative employability programs in the state of Qatar, this was the first of its kind and it gained national recognition from the ministries and the Qatar Prime Minister.
In 2021 she became an active member of Systemic Diversity and Inclusion Group, USA., and currently an adviser for the Middle East on Equality Diversity and Inclusion matters and unconscious biases. Her EDI and other specialist training work in the UK continues and she firmly believes that a diverse mix of voices, leads to better discussions, decisions and outcomes for everyone.
Her other passion is health, fitness and well-being, an active volunteer as a life-coach to empower individuals to be healthier, happier and maintaining positive attitudes and better lifestyles, she continues to empower others to be the best they can be.
Michelle McBreeze JP
Program Leader Policing
Co-founder of Rukhsana Nugent Training Solutions
Associate Consultant & Assessor, Train the Trainer
Michelle has extensive experience of working in Police Training and has a profound knowledge of law, rules and regulations and a specialist knowledge in Diversity and Community Race Relations.
With a strong background in providing police officer courses and assured achievement of training objectives, Michelle assisted in developing and delivering a bespoke Roads Policing Law course as well as delivering a force wide Domestic Abuse procedures course. Michelle provided inputs on Senior Investigating Officer courses and implemented Family Liaison officer training whilst employed by North Wales Police. She is experienced in developing curriculum design, managing courses and delivering to a range of diverse learners.
She holds a range of academic and police teaching qualifications. Michelle joined Grwp Llandrillo Menai in 2008 and has since gained experience of leading course provision and co-ordinating a range of Public Services / Police degree courses (HE). She has previously taken on the departmental role of Teaching and Learning Mentor. Her role in education includes being a Panel member / Chair for the Education Workforce Council and undertakes fitness to practice cases for Further Education Tutors and School teachers. Michelle is an associate Lecturer with the University of Central Lancashire and Bangor University delivering a range of degree modules for the Professional Policing (pre-join) degree.
In February 2021 Michelle was sworn in as a Magistrate for the Cheshire Bench., this builds on her knowledge of the criminal justice system and her commitment to providing justice impartially.
Paul Joyce
Superintendent Operational Support Services North Wales Police
Associate Consultant & Assessor, Train the Trainer
I have recently retired from the police service my last post being in charge of the Contact Centre that handles all communications for the force. My service in the police and previous to that the military has let me experience first hand the importance of having the correct culture in the professional setting.
I volunteered to be part of a small team with Rukhsana and Karl that set up and delivered innovative equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) training across North Wales Police. The training changed hearts and minds and we collectively helped staff to develop in this area.
EDI is at my heart, as a senior police leader, recognising the under representation in my armed policing unit I created an environment where this could be changed, paving the way for the unit to have the highest proportion of female officers in the UK. My work was recognised by the British Association of Women in Policing.
I really enjoy helping people to be the best that they can be. I have successfully supported many people with their career progression over the course of my service.
When not at work you are most likely to find my wife and I on a campsite, in our motorhome, with our dog Louie who I talk about far too much!
Karl Rathbone QPM
Associate Consultant, Assessor & Train the Trainer
Karl Rathbone is a lecturer with Grwp Llandrillo Menai and associate lecturer with Bangor University and the University of Central Lancashire where he teaches on the Policing BSc. courses and the new Policing pre-join degree.
A former police officer and senior manager with North Wales Police, he was among other things the key author of an armed policing project amalgamating the armed policing functions of two North West police forces. This together with the management of the North Wales Police Royal Residence Protection Team, a programme providing security and an armed protection function to TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during HRH The Duke of Cambridge’s deployment with RAF Valley Search and Rescue Squadron, saw him awarded the Queens Police Medal for distinguished service in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
A senior author and trainer for the North Wales Police Diversity and Leadership Programme; author and trainer for the North Wales Police Critical Incident Debriefing Team programme (Trauma management), and a long-standing peer counsellor, Karl has bolstered his teaching portfolio with a Professional Certificate in Education (PCE) and now teaches Higher and Further education in Policing, Diversity and Equality and Policing Communities and Partnerships.
Driven by a desire to improve understanding of fairness, equality and inclusivity, Karl shares his experiences and intellect with a penchant for standing in front of large groups of people, most of whom are unknown to him, in the hope of brightening their day with fact, theory and often stories designed to develop their knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relating to his specialist subject.
Outside the professional role and supported by his attached photograph is an understanding that he is unlikely to ever grace a fashion catwalk, model for a designer hair emporium or inhabit a suit from a petite range. This aside, he is a skilled, enthusiastic and gifted tutor, mentor and practitioner of learning specialising in equality.
SHARON EDDY
Associate Consultant
Sharon Eddy is an independent social work consultant; a qualified social worker, with over 35 years’ experience of working with children and their families. Alongside her Certificate & Qualification in Social Work, (CQSW) she has an Advanced Award in Social Work and a Diploma in Management Studies. She is a member of NAGALRO.
Sharon worked for Kent County Council for almost 20 years and managed teams of social workers in one of the most deprived areas in the county. She is passionate about Equality Diversity and Inclusion, making Equality a reality for all, especially around safeguarding, ensuring children are supported to keep themselves safe and are protected from harm including all forms of discrimination.
Sharon has extensive experience of supervising staff and students and helping groups of learners to develop their learning. More recently she managed a fostering agency within the private sector, enjoying 7 happy years working with children who are looked after, their carers and the team of dedicated social workers. OFSTED rated the effectiveness of Sharon’s leadership and management as outstanding in their last inspection in 2018.
Sharon strongly believes in supporting a culture of aspiration and positivity with high expectations of staff, to be confident and ambitious for children, to change and improve the lives of the children they are responsible for.
Currently Sharon supports a number of fostering agencies through supervision of managers, delivery of training, completing audits and reviews and ensuring they are OFSTED ready. In her spare time Sharon enjoys spending time with her family, walking, reading, holidays and the gym.
IAN VERBURG
Assessor & Lead Trainer Special Constable
Associate Consultant
Ian has spent 29 years working within North Wales Police, covering a wide variety of roles which included CID, Professional Standards, Uniform Police Inspector. His last 3 years he served as Head of Counter Terrorism at Holyhead Port.
He was also responsible for training all new officers and staff in anti-corruption and standards and assisted in developing a Hydra based leadership training package for the force. He found that he enjoyed training and developing staff and excelled in this area. Throughout his policing career he has worked with people from all backgrounds and promoted the need for fairness and equality for all people.
Ian returned to North Wales Police as a member of police staff following his retirement and for the last 2 years has been training probationary Police Officers and Special constables in law and procedures and Equality Diversity and Inclusion matters, a subject that he has always felt passionate about having worked with a range of different communities during his extensive police career.
He has qualifications in assessing and in leadership and experience in training in a range of emotive subjects and within learning and development.
During his spare time, he is an avid reader, enjoys music, walking, playing golf and other sporting activities.
TONY GATLEY JP
Associate Consultant & Assessor, Train the Trainer
After retiring from North Wales Police as a sergeant, Tony worked throughout North Wales in both local and specialist policing. His lengthy police career was just the start of new challenges and horizons ahead for Tony. He is a qualified Law Trainer and experienced in adult learning and assessing. Training and developing staff became an area he enjoyed and excelled in and using his existing skills added value to his informative and captivating training sessions.
Tony has a wealth of experience in delivering training in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion using key national recommendations that would help change and shape EDI training for public services and local authorities. He has experience in developing curriculum design, course management and delivering to a diverse range of learners. He was responsible for designing and implementing critical incident debriefing courses and this course is now delivered not only to police officers and staff but also to members of fire and rescue services and public services. He has designed selection procedures and is an experienced assessor currently undertaking external assessing work for UKROED (national driver awareness courses).
In September 2019 Tony was sworn in as a Magistrate for the North Wales Central Bench and he sits in Llandudno adult criminal court and also carries out single justice procedure work when required. In May 2021 Tony was appointed as a Lay Panel Member and Chairperson for Social Care Wales and sits on the full range of hearings conducted by them.
In June 2021 he was appointed as an Associate Hospital Manager for the Betsi Cadwalader University Health Board, conducting Mental Health detention and treatment reviews.
