Learning Pots

The challenge

A major publishing organisation was planning training across several departments, including Marketing, Design, Sales and Consumer teams. Different people needed different skills, and the organisation wanted to test new training before committing to a wider rollout. Managing individual bookings, invoices and course arrangements for every learner would also have created significant administration for the L&D team.

Our approach

A Learning Pot provided a central training budget that could be used across different courses and dates. The programme began with pilot training, so the organisation and trainer could gather feedback and refine the approach before further sessions. Training then ran in the format each team needed — at the client’s office, at our London centre, and live online.

The result

Rather than committing every learner to the same course at the same time, the organisation could develop its programme progressively. Feedback from the pilot helped shape later training, while the central pot made it easier to coordinate a larger programme across multiple teams, subjects and delivery formats.

The challenge

A national consumer brand had employees with very different creative-development needs. Some wanted to explore generative AI tools, while others needed Adobe Photoshop or more specialist video-production skills. Purchasing every course separately would have meant repeated internal approvals and invoices.

Our approach

Training credit gave the organisation the flexibility to use one central budget across different courses rather than committing the full amount to one subject. Employees could attend the training most relevant to their role, while the organisation retained oversight of overall spend. As requirements changed, remaining credit could move to new priorities instead of being locked into a predefined programme.

The result

The organisation could support several different development needs from the same training budget, giving employees greater choice while simplifying purchasing for the team responsible for learning and development.