Anne has over 20 years’ experience and a successful track record  delivering training courses, undertaking assessments, giving career advice and support to both learners and employers alike. She has been involved with quality aspects of delivery including Internal Verification, observations of delivery including graded Ofsted inspections, auditing of files and coordinating the delivery of apprenticeships and classroom programmes.

As a result of this experience combined with her supportive and caring approach Anne has much success delivering advice and guidance and career guidance qualifications. This has led to Anne being  commended by awarding bodies such as OCR for the consistent quality of the programme delivery and outstanding results obtained. This is not just for individual learners but for organisations particularly with scoring for the Gatsby benchmark.

Anne gained her Cert Ed which has  enabled her to work on projects involving the delivery of Basic Skills and Life Skills  covering topics such as confidence building, self-esteem, prevention of bullying, discrimination, communication, motivation, personal and social development, career advice and guidance.

Anne has a particular interest in working with NEET’s on  exclusion and employability programmes where she can utilise her expertise on employability and career advice. She also has extensive experience of supporting teaching and learning in school settings with a focus on career guidance.

Anne has specialised in embedding basic skills, functional skills and Key Skills into apprenticeship programmes and classroom programmes over a wide range of vocations to support assessors and trainers to ensure the success of learners. She delivered IAG  and supported with appropriate counselling and mentoring.

Anne has worked with learners from many different settings including local authorities such as Kent County Council, London Borough of Camden, East Sussex Careers Hub, various schools and colleges across the UK, the Poppy Factory and Seetec to list just a few examples.

Tori James, at the age of 25, became the youngest British women (at that time) and the first Welsh woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.

She grew up on a farm in Pembrokeshire (West Wales) where she claims to have gathered much of her toughness for venturing outside in all weather. After gaining a degree in Geography from Royal Holloway University, Tori spent three years working for the British Exploring which is based at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in London.

In May 2005 The Pink Lady PoleCats became the first ever all-female team to complete The Polar Challenge, a gruelling 360 mile race to the Magnetic North Pole. In 2010 Tori cycled the length of New Zealand, a total of 2,400km, unsupported from north to south.

In June 2014 Tori was part of the Beeline Britain team who became the first to travel in a straight line from Land’s End to John O’Groats in aid of BLESMA (the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen’s Association). Their 1,100km journey involved sea kayaking, road cycling, mountain biking and hiking. The team set a record for the longest open sea kayak crossing in UK waters kayaking non-stop for 200km from Land’s End to Pembrokeshire.

In November 2014 Tori was awarded a ‘Points of Light’ Award by the Prime Minister in recognition of outstanding volunteering over the last 10 years.

She is a motivational speaker and consultant delivering leadership training, team and youth development projects. Tori is an ambassador for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Wales, Girl Guiding UK and the Visit Wales Year of Adventure 2016.

Significant Recent Successes

• Evaluation and feedback for the Leadership for Collaboration Post-Graduate Certificate – Social Services Improvement Agency 2006 -2010 (on-going)
• Establishment, with colleagues, of a working online management training tutorial system and the development of bespoke management and leadership e-training and provision of qualifications
• Four complex independent investigations (2008 – 2009) with the City of Newport and a series of care reports for Cartwright Black solicitors in Cardiff
• Co-Design and delivery of a participation and co-production programme for Learning Disabilities Directorate
• Design and development, with a colleague, of a Sabbatical Officers’ development programme 2009-2010
• Associate Consultant of Bristol Business School, University of the West of England (by tender)
• Development and delivery of a programme for Corporate Social Responsibility
• Project manager for the planning of a Pan-Wales (Cymru) leadership development programme for the principality’s social services
• Active member of the award winning (Public Service People Management Awards) University of Bath providing facilitated appreciative enquiry
• Co-author of Public Services Management Wales booklet: “Learning from each other” published for the PSMW “Expo” event 29th & 30th January 2008
• Registered consultant for Public Services Management Wales

Qualifications

Management Qualifications
• 2009 – Level 7 Diploma for Executive Coaches and Leadership Mentors (The Institute of Leadership and Management)
• 2009 – Mentoring (N.V.Q. Level 2) for children and young people. Menfa, Cardiff
• 2008 – City and Guilds Graduateship Award in Management (GCGI)
• 1992 – Diploma of the Institute of Health Services Management (Dip. I.H.S.M.)
• 1991 – Diploma in Management Studies (Health) University of Glamorgan (D.M.S.)

Academic Degrees

• 1997 – MSc in Healthcare Management, University of Glamorgan (M.Sc.)
• 1986 – BA Open University (B.A.)

Professional Qualifications

• 2002 – External Verifier for Management NVQs and Vocational Qualifications Institute of Leadership and Management D35
• 2001 – National Vocational Qualification Assessor. Institute for Supervision and Management D32 & D33
• 1991 – Completed the third specialist certificate to qualify for the Certificate of Professional Practice (Certificates are: Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice, Care of the Older Person and Continence promotion)
• 1983 – Certificate of District Nursing No. 30164
• 1978 – Registered General Nurse No. 0545206
Membership of Professional Bodies
• 2009 – 2010 Member of the British Academy of Management
• 2002-2010 – Fellow of Institute for Leadership and Management (FinstLM)
• 1999-2002 – Membership of the Institute of Supervision and Management (MISM)
• 1978-1990 / 1996-2010 – Member of the Royal College of Nursing
• 1991-2008 – Member of the Institute of Healthcare Management (MIHM)

Alan is one of the UK’s top motivational speakers and facilitators. Polar Explorer, ex-marine  Alan is an inspiration to our clients on all programmes.

Explorer

Alan  participated in the planning and execution of the first successful winter crossing of Iceland. Attempted six times previously by various nationalities the island of Iceland was deemed uncrossable. Dragging sledges each weighing 240 pound, the four-man team skied in arctic blizzard conditions for 47 days over 500 miles.

Alan Chambers at the North Pole

Alan planned, prepared and led the first successful British unsupported walk to the Geographical North Pole from Canada.  Faced with near starvation and dwindling fuel supply the team covered 500 miles against the worst polar weather in twenty years. Even though two team members fell through the ice and went blind due to a three week blizzard, they managed to raise the Union Flag on top of the world at 23:16hrs 16th May 2000.

Alan was awarded the MBE in  2000  for determination and strong leadership in such harsh conditions.

Facilitator and Motivational Speaker

Alan has translated his inspirational experiences into workshops and facilitation techniques. The main area of speciality, whilst talking about his experiences, is inspirational leadership and team building. Leading his team to the North Pole in such extreme conditions accentuates many areas of teamwork, leadership, self-discipline, mental focus and motivation.

Influencer and Adviser

Alan is an Honorary Director of the Johnnie Walker Fund, a panel of experienced businessmen and adventurers, who sponsor global expeditions emphasising key values such as leadership and personal progress. He also advises on Cold Climate Expeditions.

Guide

He has since taken groups of internationally known business leaders across 60 miles of Arctic ice to reach the Geographic North Pole.

Testimonials

“Alan’s amazing story highlighting the remarkable focus & leadership he had around the North Pole trip truly inspired the team in their preparation for the Rugby World Cup 2003.” – Martin Johnson (Captain, 2003 Winning England Rugby World Cup team)

“Alan’s leadership skills borne out through his determination mixed with his consideration of the needs of others gave us all much to think about. His effort in achieving a task that many people could not even begin to consider is truly inspiring” – Martin Hegarty – Training Manager, British Petroleum (BP)

“Inspirational – He’s a genuine hero.” – Charles Dunstone – Founder & Chairman of Carphone Warehouse

“Alan Chambers gave us an hours presentation on how he got through an unsupported walk to the North Pole – an amazing journey of endurance, skill & strength. There were parallels to be shared and he told us there would be blips and setbacks along our route. After the first test I remembered what he had said” – Michael Vaughan England Ashes Captain

Alan’s direct and inspirational style and his insights into leadership and team performance are truly remarkable, why not contact us and see what he can do for your team.

An experienced practitioner with a particular expertise in facilitating outdoor based programmes and activities. James is a qualified mountain leader, caver and climber. Knowledegable, enthusiastic and always helpful. James has experience of working with a range of client groups across the UK.

Dave is a professional management development practitioner. He has many years’ experience, both in the UK and overseas, in the following areas: designing, presenting and delivering, team building, leadership and management development programmes. He has worked with a wide range of clients  including Vodafone, Orange and Panasonic.

A holder of the Mountain Instructor Certificate and British Canoe Union Level 4 Inland Kayak Coach, he has travelled extensively in Scandinavia, Iceland, the European Alps, Corsica, Kenya, Tanzania, North and South America, Canada and Cyprus. He has a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring. Dave has a real world practical knowledge, obtained over many years, of developing people and teams, delivering effective leadership, improving communication and team dynamics.

Dave participated in the planning and execution of the first successful winter crossing of Iceland on skis, from the West coast to the East. Attempted six times previously by various nationalities the Island of Iceland was deemed uncross-able. Dragging sledges each weighing 240 pounds the four-man team skied in arctic blizzard conditions for 47 days over 500 miles.

Dave lives in Wales, where he is Senior Facilitator with Call of the Wild.

Testimonials

“Following a successful team build for our 50 strong department I can recommend Call of the Wild for their professional approach and excellent organisational skills. Here at Orange, we recognise the value of team building exercises for our employees and Call of the Wild did not disappoint.”Bob Gibney, Orange Mobile Phones

“We’re a fast- growing business which places a high value on our staff and we want to reward and develop them as much as possible. Call of the Wild provide us with superb packages that are tailored to meet our exact objectives.”John Bridgen, Orbis Technologies

Karoline is our quality and performance manager overseeing the the quality of delivery to our clients. She also manages a team of assessors delivering ILM Management Qualifications at Level 3, Level 4 and Level 5, Team Leading Level 2; by encouraging , supporting and motivating the assessors to meet their monthly targets for portfolio submission and review target submission

Karoline has extensive knowledge of assessing and internally verify NVQ/QCF portfolio’s for Management levels 3, 4 and 5, Customer Service levels 2 and 3, Business Administration levels 2 and 3 and also Team Leading level 2.

Karoline has a range of relevant qualifications

• BTEC Diploma in Management and Leadership L5
• L4 Learning Coach
• Diploma in Management L5
• Professional Trainer Certificate
• L 4 Advanced Health and Safety in the Workplace
• Further Adult Education Teaching Certificate Assessor Awards D32/33
• Verifier Award D34
• L3 Essential Skills Wales – Communication
• L3 Essential Skills Wales – Application of Number
• L3 Essential Skills Wales – Information Communication Technology

Martin is our health and safety training manager. He oversees the delivery of our health and safety consultancy and training services to our clients. He has a wealth of practical experience, knowledge, and skills in both the private and public health and safety sector which adds to our growing portfolio of services we can offer our clients. Martin’s Health and safety background stems from managing engineering workshops while serving in the armed forces. He’s been involved in managing health and safety on large construction projects to huge factory work such as Amazon.

With Martin’s practical expertise and knowledge, combined with our background in performance improvement, we believe we can make a real difference to the health and safety culture within organisations, thereby impacting the bottom line.

Martin and the team can offer NEBOSH, IOSH, RoSPA, Qualsafe and City and Guilds accredited health and safety training courses within most sectors.

With over 30 years of experience in learning and development, Lester is a seasoned executive coach and mentor specialising in leadership, emotional intelligence, and building high-performing teams. A former Head of School at a large further education college, Lester is a member of the Institute of Leadership and Management and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.

He has worked with organisations such as the Metropolitan Police, Welsh Water, and Cardiff City Council, delivering impactful training on managing difficult situations, fostering inclusive cultures, and developing resilient teams.

Specialisms:

• Emotional and Behaviour Development: Helping individuals develop emotional intelligence for sustainable personal and professional growth.
• Managing Difficult Situations: Equipping leaders with strategies to handle challenging scenarios using relational management techniques.
• Creating Positive Learning Environments: Fostering secure, collaborative spaces where learning thrives.
• Equality, Inclusion & Diversity (EID): Addressing unconscious bias to promote inclusive and equitable cultures.
• Building High-Performing Teams: Using self-perception tools to enhance team synergy and communication.
• Coaching & Development: Guiding individuals to achieve their full potential through effective coaching techniques.

Lester’s inclusive coaching style combines real-world insights with collaborative learning, creating engaging, results-driven sessions that inspire sustainable change.

Lynda Campbell is an experienced and innovative people leader with a proven track record of driving cultural and service transformation across diverse industries. With over 20 years in senior leadership roles, she is passionate about creating the right culture for people to thrive, ensuring engaged teams deliver exceptional customer experiences and sustainable business success.

Lynda has worked with organisations such as British Airways and Welsh Water to deliver impactful cultural change, customer service strategies, and leadership development. She combines her expertise in organisational culture, coaching, and customer experience to create tailored solutions that achieve tangible results.

Lynda’s leadership style is collaborative and inspiring, with a strong focus on connecting people to a clear vision and fostering trust and authenticity. A skilled speaker and trainer, she has presented at global conferences and contributed to award-winning initiatives.

Specialisms:

• Cultural transformation
• Leadership coaching
• Customer experience strategy
• Team development and communication

With a deep commitment to creating high-performing teams and inclusive workplaces, Lynda is a trusted partner for organisations looking to lead with purpose and achieve lasting change.

Barrie spent 6 years as Chief Executive of the Centre for Excellence in Leadership & Management development. Experienced business leader/manager across several sectors. Delivers workshops/speeches/presentations at events across the UK.
Doctoral research into Modern Apprenticeships with an interest in work based learning. External examiner on WBL programmes in Cardiff Metropolitan University and Cornwall College, Chief External in Bradford College Business School

Specialties;
Leadership, Management, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Competence, Communication, Mentoring & Coaching