Blossom Training & Development
Rachael Allen is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in operations and service delivery within the technology and training sectors. Currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Gradwell and Managing Director at Blossom Training & Development, Rachael focuses on driving positive outcomes through effective education and training. Previous roles include Director of Operations at Nasstar, where responsibilities encompassed the management of operational services under ITIL frameworks, and Head of Service Delivery at GCI, emphasizing project management and business impact reporting. Rachael's career also includes significant positions at General Dynamics Information Technology, Detica, and HM Forces, contributing to security, incident response, and training management, supported by expertise in telecommunications engineering from Blackburn College.
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Blossom Training & Development
Self-confidence, in addition to self-defence skills 🌸 At Blossom, we don't do self-defence courses like everyone else. Instead we help our participants on their self-esteem journey, sharing why we all need to develop our confidence, and acknowledging that life isn’t always as perfect as we’d like it to be. If you feel like you have nowhere to turn, and can't escape a cycle of abuse and violence, then it will be a comfort to know that our instructors have been in the same place as you, which is the very reason why this course exists. If you’re fortunate enough not to have experienced this side of life, but worried that it could happen to you, you’re also in the right place. We provide a safe space for sharing our fears, and little by little over the course of the day we equip our newfound friends with the knowledge and skills to avoid becoming the victim. What’s in our course? Our immersive, full day course is a 50/50 split of theory and physical skills, and we guarantee that at the end of it you will understand the world in which we live more clearly, and be a whole lot better equipped to deal with its challenges. We also find that nearly every participant appreciates the safe environment we provide, and takes the opportunity to share some of their journey with their co-participants too, so that we can all learn from each other. Is it fun? Absolutely Is it serious? Sometimes Is it physical? Only as much as you want it to be Is it empowering? We guarantee it!