Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
Other Accomplishments
References
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Vidya Ashok

Vidya Ashok

Ghen

Summary

  • Knowledgeable training leader with 15+ years of progressive multi-cultural experience in different industries and areas like Banking and Financial Sector, Life Sciences, and Telecom
  • Key strengths involve organizing, planning and implementing the training needs of the organization while working closely with program sponsors, managers, executives and multiple departments
  • Conversational abilities in 8 languages

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Learning and Development Manager

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
Ghent, Zuidepoort
12.2021 - Current
  • Developed and implemented training programs to create training value, blended learning experience and growth mindset through structured role-based digital learning pathways, employee personal development, engaging induction program
  • Developed Competencies matrix for Digital Experience Group (Product Development Unit) with 30+ well defined Skill families and 200+ skill descriptions.
  • Achieved 90% training satisfaction for 500+ learners across different business units at Wolters Kluwer
  • Conducted gamified skills assessments to determine gaps in technology skills and developed individual learning plans
  • 16000 digital learning hours delivered
  • Implemented innovative strategies through personality development sessions and team building activities to enhance the effectiveness of learning initiatives
  • Advised leadership on best practices related to Learning and Development strategies to implement product trainings with Value stream model
  • Designed training curriculums and gamified leaderboards for implementing strategic business practices and organizational behavior training concepts
  • Monitored training costs through dashboard reporting to maintain training budget
  • Tools used: JIRA, Confluence, Workday LMS, Sharepoint, PowerBI, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Articulate Storyline, Rise 360, GoAnimate

Learning and Development Manager

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
La Hulpe
2016 - 2021

A. Client: Leading Financial Institution of secure financial messaging services / Belgium / 2018 - 2021

• Trained 1200+ internal employees on CRM (Salesforce: Apttus) and Billing (SAP HANA) application

• Designed and developed role-based curriculum for Sales, Services Marketing and Management (CFO) team by incorporating game-based process and hands-on training

• Implemented training projects for maximum process & tool adoption in the transformation program across three regions (APAC, EMEA, Americas) • Delivered training for Agile implementation project by coordinating with Business, IT, Functional SMEs, BAs, change management, CRM, L&D teams, program sponsors

• Ensured 97% training effectiveness (measured by conducting assessments, survey & feedbacks through brown bag sessions with the relevant stakeholders)

• Reduced the training development budget by managing the onsite & offshore development team to conceptualize, develop and implement collaterals (SCORM & training compliant) like virtual ILT, eLearning, simulation (show, tell, try & test) videos, QRCs, job aids, exercise guides, gamified assessment for the training program

Tools used: JIRA, Confluence, SABA LMS, Sharepoint, MPP, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Articulate Storyline, GoAnimate, Captivate, Snagit, WebEx

Role: Learning and Development Consultant

B. Client: UAE’s Largest Bank / Abu Dhabi / 2017-2018
· Trained 6000+ users across portfolios like personal banking, corporate banking, credit, operations and procurement through role-based curriculum
· Developed 100 hours of learning solutions like ILTS, eLearning, OJTs and communication videos
· Tools used: SABA LMS, Sharepoint, MPP, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Articulate Storyline, GoAnimate, Captivate

C. Client: Largest European Bank / Singapore / 2016-2017
• Trained 1600 front office staff to adopt functional, process and
way of working changes for wealth management platform rollout to embed the future state in daily business and to minimize
disruption for their clients and business
• Well-paced 37500 hours of learning solutions developed and delivered with training collaterals like classroom, eLearning,
simulations, assessments and communication videos by using gamification campaign

Senior Instructional Designer

Simplilearn Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
2015 - 2016
  • Lead 15 members e-learning team of SMEs, developers,
    graphic designers, IDs for effective delivery
    • Collaborated with the instructional community in teaching
    modality, including online, blended, and face-to-face to enhance pedagogy of any class
    • Created 100+ documentation related to online and blended
    courses and development of course modules (video and printbased instruction) recommending and assisting in conceptualization of appropriate supplemental course
    materials for accomplishing course objectives in online and
    blended learning environments, including print-based and
    multimedia-based materials
    • Developed course curriculum for Agile Scrum, Digital Marketing

Zarantech LLC.

Instructional Designer
2014 - 2015
  • Conducted needs analysis and usability assessments, as well as evaluated and assessed instruction
  • Designed and developed 40 instructional materials for e-learning, virtual classroom, and instructor-led training
  • Provided learning strategy for corporation. Created enterprise-wide learning. Interfaced with internal client executives to identify needs and requirements, and managed project scope, issues, quality and effectiveness
  • Developed learning strategies, principles, and guidelines for incorporating new learning technologies into instructional design process

Freelance Learning Consultant

Leicester
2013 - 2014
  • Conducted Soft skill, Technical and Product training
  • Instructional Design on Soft Skill learning techniques
  • Designing course curriculum for organization for learning and development as per Middle East

Technical Service Engineer (Training Consultant)

HaveUs Solutions
2013 - 2013
  • Conducted Technical software and product training on Huawei Telecom Products for Huawei‘s customers
  • Instructional Design on advanced technologies, content simplification, preparing question bank
  • Designed Product manual for internal employees to make learning of new product simple
  • Provided soft skills training to existing employees of Huawei with recent developments in technology

International Education Business Trainer

NIIT Ltd.
2010 - 2012
  • Conducted Software and professional English Training with corporate client, Infosys to develop and deliver comprehensive training programs for employees
  • Designed new learning courseware for Chinese students as per their capabilities and industry competency. Courseware got approved by JUTI (Authorized by Chinese government) for implementation in vocational colleges across Jiangsu
  • Provided training to existing employees of NIIT China Ltd with recent developments in technology like .NET along with best practices to improve performance level
  • Conducted ELT and Software training modules under JUTI (Jiangsu Union of Technical Institutions) project to train Chinese college students on .NET, Java, SQL, DBMS and IT English

IT Trainer

Universal Public School
2009 - 2010
  • Handled tasks of conducting training regarding Microsoft .NET Technology, PHP
  • Conducted training for Engineering College Tie ups on importance of Microsoft .NET Technology
  • Conducted software training in off-site and on-site classroom
  • Conducted Career Guidance Training in Information Technology
  • Conducted IT events with focus on latest technology
  • Was also involved in Technical Recruitment Process
  • Conducted Soft Skill Behavioral Training
  • Created support documentation that empowered and enabled user community to extend skills, leverage system

Education

Bachelor’s in Technology - Biotechnology

Amity University
09-2009

Skills

  • Stakeholder Management
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Training needs assessment
  • Curriculum Development
  • Training Delivery
  • Innovation management
  • Instructional Strategies
  • Team development strategies
  • New Employee Training
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Organizational Development

Affiliations

  • DEIB and cultural change agent to drive organizational purpose, values and visions
  • Knowledge Officer to ensure knowledge sharing and organizing discussions within 150+ associates
  • CSR SPOC to ensure consulting services (roadmap and implementation) to customer base in Belgium for identified SDG goals
  • Maitree SPOC to promote team building activities

Accomplishments

· Wolters Kluwer Financial Services: Recipient of employee of the month (Nov 2023)

· Nominated and completed Leadership training (project synthesis) program for being amongst top 10% employees at Tata Consultancy Services Limited

· Tata Consultancy Services Limited: Recipient of performer of the quarter, best team, star of the month, service & commitment, on the spot, maitree and special initiative award during my tenure in TCS.

· Awarded by Middle Earth HR for the best CLDM project with high distinction grade in 2019

Certification

· Certified Learning Partner (Workday)

· Fellowship in Strategic Human Resource and Organization Development

· Certified Learning and Development Manager

From Carlton Advanced Management Institute

· Certified as Proficient English user from Cambridge Assessment English

Other Accomplishments

·  Undertook a research project on Intercultural communication competence cultivation strategies at NIIT from Dec 2012-January 2013 at Wuxi Institute of communications Technology, Wuxi, China

·  Undertook a Six Sigma project in the field of Quality Management at NIIT China Ltd in January-March 2012, the project enabled qualitative and quantitative study of the key deliverables and achieving benchmark in ITES with quality and customer satisfaction

·  Recipient of Power to NIIT award for December 2010 for being Oracle champ and increasing sales of the product

·  Amongst the Top 5 % of the Batch for B-Tech in the University.

·  Technical Paper named the Hunt for red mutants in yeast was presented in Decouverz, held in October 2007 at University school of biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi which was organized by Biotechnological Research and Information Society (BRAINS)

·  Technical Paper named the Hunt for red mutants in yeast was presented in Advitya, the annual fest of Amity Institute of Microbial Sciences held in October 2007 at Amity Institute of Microbial sciences and acclaimed second merit position

·  Secured First Position in Eleventh Standard in the School

·  Secured 97% in science during Tenth standard in the School

·  Secured Second Position in Tenth Standard in the School

·  Secured First Position in Ninth Standard in the Class

·  Participated in All India Level Mathematics and Science Test during the Session 2000-2001 and secured All India Rank of 250

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Lead Learning and Development Manager

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
12.2021 - Current

Learning and Development Manager

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES
2016 - 2021

Senior Instructional Designer

Simplilearn Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
2015 - 2016

Zarantech LLC.

Instructional Designer
2014 - 2015

Freelance Learning Consultant

Leicester
2013 - 2014

Technical Service Engineer (Training Consultant)

HaveUs Solutions
2013 - 2013

International Education Business Trainer

NIIT Ltd.
2010 - 2012

IT Trainer

Universal Public School
2009 - 2010

Bachelor’s in Technology - Biotechnology

Amity University

· Certified Learning Partner (Workday)

· Fellowship in Strategic Human Resource and Organization Development

· Certified Learning and Development Manager

From Carlton Advanced Management Institute

· Certified as Proficient English user from Cambridge Assessment English

Vidya Ashok