Nishendran Naidoo

Spearheading the ASCEND Leadership Programme in partnership with Henley Business School, managing rollout to 12 executives with an 83% high-distinction graduation rate. Architecting the Talent Mobility Framework for Top 100 and Top 20 Group leaders and leading Group-level culture and climate interventions.

Acted as a dedicated consultant to HODs and Executives to align learning initiatives with departmental business goals. Delivered high-impact Insights Discovery, Team Effectiveness, and Onboarding workshops and managed the full design lifecycle for e-learning and workshops.

Assessed CIPD qualifications, providing feedback and support to learners.

Delivered online lectures and examined students in relevant subjects.

Managed vocational training programmes and coordinated learning initiatives.

Facilitated and assessed learnership programmes for various clients.

Designed and delivered training programmes to support organisational development.

Managed training needs for clinical and data staff across 97 facilities. Led a team of 9 Clinical Mentors and 4 Trainers to deliver district-wide health interventions and compiled critical reporting for PEPFAR.

Managed departmental budgets, training resources, and the organisation's Training Centre. Led the project team that achieved the Star 3 Customer Service Standard from Services SETA and managed training and SAP CRM implementations for major clients including Samsung (Africa), MTN, and Virgin Mobile.

Delivered lectures and examined students in relevant academic subjects.

Delivered corporate training for the Credit Card and Smart Product House.

Delivered corporate training for national and international projects.

Delivered corporate training as part of the national launch team.

Taught secondary school students in relevant subjects.

Certified HR OD Practitioner certification, completed in 2026.

Grade: Cum Laude

Higher Diploma in Education, completed with Cum Laude.

Grade: Cum Laude

Bachelor of Training & Development (HRD) degree, completed with Cum Laude.

Higher Certificate in ETDP, completed at NQF level 5.

Diploma in Occupation Directed ETDP, completed at NQF level 5.

Insights Discovery Client Practitioner certification, completed in 2021.

TQUK Level 5 TEFL Certificate, completed in 2018.