Enabling Academics and Volunteers with Rick Hopcroft

In this interview, Adam speaks with Rick Hopcroft, Learning & Development Manager at Toi Ohomai, Te Pūkenga - The New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.Rick has over a decade of experience in the field of Learning and development, where he plays a pivotal role in supporting staff in their professional journey. Alongside this, Rick serves as a Training Officer at the New Zealand Red Cross within the Disaster Welfare and Support Team, demonstrating his commitment to professional growth and community service. His diverse background has equipped him with a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities that exist within the Learning and development landscape, including the unique challenge of supporting largely deskless volunteers.In this brilliant episode, Adam and Rick discuss how to facilitate learning and development for academics and volunteers. Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-hopcroft-landd/

Om Podcasten

Welcome to the L&D Challenges podcast series. If you are in Learning and Development, HR, Talent, or Organisation Development, this is the podcast for you. The L&D Challenges podcast is a candid look at L&D today. It focuses on real-life practitioners solving real issues in learning and staff development. In Series 1, we interview ten L&D movers and shakers who shared with us how they think about engagement and impact with their learning interventions. The guests in this first series range from senior L&D professionals at global corporates like Ricoh, Continental, and EDF to solo L&D practitioners in fast-growing organisations. Each tackles the problem of how we best train and retain talent and maximise the business impact of L&D. We thought we’d get a few friendly tips and tricks from these interviews about increasing engagement in learning and measuring impact. In reality, we learned so much more and think you will too.