Cluster
Delivery
Commissioning, sequencing, and evaluating learning against operational outcomes.
What should a really good train-the-trainer programme actually achieve?
Train-the-trainer is usually treated as a content handover: here are the slides, here's how to present them. A really good train-the-trainer programme is something different. It builds delivery judgement, transfers genuine ownership of the programme to the organisation, and leaves behind trainers who can handle the room when it doesn't go to plan. This piece sets out what good looks like, how to select the right trainers, and how to know whether the capability has actually transferred.
Ellie Pyemont · 7 min read
What does good work-based learning design look like?
Work-based learning is moving to the front of the conversation in police L&D, partly because the January 2026 White Paper signals a deliberate move away from classroom-only training. But 'work-based learning' is loosely used, and most of what's labelled work-based learning isn't designed at all. This piece sets out what good design actually involves: the structural components, the supervisor capacity required, and the practical considerations for operational environments.
Ellie Pyemont · 7 min read
Is training the answer? A 5-minute diagnostic
Most 'training problems' turn out to be something else once you look at them closely. Before commissioning a programme, work through four self-diagnostic questions. If two or more of them point somewhere other than a skills gap, training on its own won't fix the problem.
Ellie Pyemont · 5 min read
How do police training providers set their prices?
Police training providers don't usually open up about pricing. This piece walks through the five factors that drive what training actually costs: synchronous vs asynchronous delivery, off-the-shelf vs bespoke, the cost of running the business, user vs organisation licensing, and the years of expertise baked into the design. A separate section covers what generative AI is changing about each, with a recent example where we built a complete draft programme from a 200-page piece of statutory guidance in hours using a bespoke eight-agent team.
Ellie Pyemont · 7 min read