Geoffrey Charles Hodge LIAV, MInstLM, MIITT,

2, Montgomery Walk, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 5TD

Tel: 023 9279 7254
A widely experienced, accomplished and highly respected manager with proven success in his
field of quality, computing, health and safety, communications and personnel management.
Tenacious and loyal, decisive and incisive, coupled with a good sense of humour. An articulate
communicator with strong interpersonal skills and a proven track record of motivating and
managing highly skilled multidisciplinary teams in mission critical environments. A creative and
flexible trainer with excellent leadership and computing skills, who is able to motivate self,
individuals and teams. Adept at dealing with external agencies and senior management alike.
Conversant with modern business practices. Educated to Post Graduate level.

Key Experience
Management
 Experienced Quality Manager achieving and maintaining continued Company Accreditation
to ISO9001:2000 standards over five separate sites from a zero base line.
 Managed government training scheme for blue-chip companies, from recruitment, through
induction, training, assessment, accreditation and certification in Information Technology,
Business Administration and Customer Service National Vocational Qualifications.
 Production of training plans and forecasts for delivery of training, including week-long
outdoor management and development courses.
 Interviewing, selection and testing both school leavers, and graduates for technical posts.
 Management and modification of executive register recruitment database. Writing search
criteria in ODBC and analysis of results. Understanding of network technologies.
 Lead Auditor trained for ISO9001:2000 Quality Management.
 Investors in People skills advisor; advising top level management on best practices to
maintain company recognition to the standard.
Training
 Accomplished Information Technology trainer and software developer, qualified NVQ
Assessor and Internal Verifier, many years experience in commercial training to a wide
range of businesses, covering all modern computer software applications from new user
level to advanced techniques.
 Production of a wide range of directed and self-teach training material.
 Directed training needs analysis for companies, and from results formulated training plans.
 Extensive experience working with young people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Education, Qualifications and Training
1960 - 1965 Portsmouth Southern Grammar School
1965 - 1968 Further Education, Army Apprentice College, Devon
Undertaken courses in: Communications, Computer Systems Management, Cryptography, ADP
systems, physical and document security management, personnel recruitment, man management,
first aid instructor, German language speaker, professional promotion examinations, City and
Guilds, ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor, TDLB D32/33/34, Further Education Teachers Certificate,
Key Skills Level 5, European Computer Driving Licence and GCE.
Membership of Professional Bodies
Institute for Leadership and Management Institute of Information Technology Trainers
Licentiate – Institute of Assessors and Internal Verifiers
Interests
Family, Scouting, Gardening, Outdoor Pursuits, Military History, Information Technology, Ancient
Egypt.
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 Geoffrey Charles Hodge
Period employed November 2001 - Date
Employment Quality Manager PDM Training & Consultancy

Primary Responsibilities: Ensuring that effective processes and policies are written, in place,
tested and regulated to ensure continued certification to ISO9001:2000 standards. Carrying out
quality audits at all locations. Ensuring all training materials are version controlled, with the most
up to date version available to all on our Intranet.
Responsibility for all IT systems, planning, capacity planning, 1st line maintenance and
configuration, Internet and other connectivity, including 3G, VPN, Gric etc.
Participation fully in Internal Verification and External Verification visit programmes as required.
Responsibility for ensuring Health and Safety Policies and Processes are valid, extant and
adhered to by all staff. Continual staff awareness training of best practices notified to us from a
variety of sources
Constant planning, implementation, monitoring, verifying, evaluation, review, and improvement of
the NVQ programmes. Carrying out Staff Development Reviews with team members. Production
of forecasting tools to facilitate compilation and submission of monthly LSC financial claims.
Devising IT solutions to facilitate the work of the company, within contracting, registration of
students, and PDM’s quality management system.
Acting as the focal point for all IT related issues, including: training, specification, scope,
expansion, queries and requests for support. In addition, produced and implemented Company IT
policy.
In conjunction with others, recruiting, selection, and the training of Training and Assessment
Consultants, and other staff to meet the requirements of the Company and the LSC contracts.
Directly delivered training both on and off site to customers, including D32/D33/D34, IT
applications training and Security NVQs
Undertaken Self-Assessment report, in preparation for the successful Inspection by the Adult
Learning Inspectorate.
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 Geoffrey Charles Hodge
Period employed June 1992 - November 2001
Employment Training Officer Portsmouth ITeC
PETA Training
Skillbase
Primary Responsibilities: To impart an in-depth knowledge of microcomputers, their operating
systems and a wide range of general business applications and other bespoke courses to Modern
apprentices and Youth Trainees. Helping them develop the Key Skills necessary to enable them
to develop into valued employees by group work to build confidence and the development of
effective communication skills. Giving them the training to improve on their personal
effectiveness, including self-presentation, help with literacy and numeracy by setting of personal
goals and achieving and maintaining work standards.
The setting, supervision and marking of tests and examinations of external examination boards
and maintenance of documentation to the standard laid down by those boards. Assistance in
supervising work in other subject areas and in ensuring that administrative, safety and other laid
down Centre procedures are correctly carried out. Observation of work and welfare of those on
courses and maintenance of discipline and the offering of guidance in with the delegate’s tutor on
individual training programs. In addition, the organisation and instruction of students on external
daytime courses.
In the rôle of tutor, to advise and counsel customers, to update and maintain all records and
documentation with respect to their progress, achievement, welfare and effectiveness to the
appropriate standard. Preparation of final leaving certificates to the required standard and liaison
with the Customer Services team to ensure the smooth transition from Centre training, by helping
to develop training plans and determination of the form, timing and content of the “off-the-job”
training aspect of such placements. Carrying out visits to Work-Placements on a regular basis to
keep work-placement providers up to date on the customer’s progress, to ensure that all those
undergoing training conduct themselves in a professional, businesslike manner.
Sole responsibility for Presentations, Interviewing, Testing and recruitment of all Youth Trainee
applicants, duties include production of recruiting material, close liaison with Careers Service and
attendance at Schools and Careers Fairs.
Producing training plans and forecasts for delivery of training for Youth department, estimating
course numbers to meet profile on an annual basis. Maintaining databases, using queries to
output information.
Carrying out all personal outdoor management and development training for YT.
Secondary responsibilities: Working with Commercial Clients and Management Delegates on
daytime and evening course, extending and developing the existing modules and creating new
ones as new operations are added. Assisting in development of new training material by keeping
the syllabus under review and the suggestion of improvements of existing training material as
required, particularly with respects to the syllabus of external examination bodies.

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 Geoffrey Charles Hodge
Period employed May 1989 - June 1992
Employment Careers Advisor Army Careers and Information Office
Portsmouth

Primary responsibilities:- Dealing with the public, from general enquiries, to applications to join
the Army, including: Briefing, Careers advice and testing. Trained to conduct interviews
effectively and equipped to use other selection techniques for Military service, particularly with
regard to school leavers, both Male and Female and graduates for technical posts.
Secondary tasks include:- Public speaking at Careers presentations to Schools/Colleges and
attendance at Careers exhibitions.
Liaison and support to Youth organisations, especially Army Cadet Units.
Maintenance, modification and update of a computerised database terminal.

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Period employed June 1987 - May 1989

Employment Desk Officer Ministry of Defence (Manpower)
(Signals Directorate)

Primarily responsible to the Signal Officer in Chief for recommending manning levels for all Signal
units world-wide. Specifying problems and highlighting solutions, meeting deadlines. By
rationalisation of manpower resources, able to accomplish a five percent reduction in manpower
requirements and hence a saving of some five hundred posts to achieve a total working strength
of some ten thousand five hundred men. Dealing with external agencies and Headquarters
throughout the UK.
Secondary tasks included:- Research, forward planning, compilation, publication and circulation
of a database with global distribution to enable, in the event of Army Mobilisation, the rapid re-
deployment of reinforcements world-wide.
Visiting units, world-wide to advise and assist, when requested, in planning and organising cases
for manpower assistance and increases, and to prepare for visits of Manpower Audit teams.
Routine correspondence on a daily basis, on all aspects of manpower policy, including production
of briefing papers to Director Level and above.

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 Geoffrey Charles Hodge
Period employed June 1985 - June 1987
Employment Training Officer 28 (BR) Signal Regiment
(NORTHAG) Germany

Primary responsibilities:- Planning and implementation of a Military training programme for 600
Officers and Men of the Regiment; which included twelve week-long promotion courses per year,
culminating in tests, both written and practical for junior staff, covering: First Aid, Map reading,
Tactics, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical protection, Geneva conventions, Skill at Arms and
Military Law; all required prior attendance at specialist external training centres. Also responsible
for updating the entire staff on any changes to any of the above subjects and mandatory annual
assessment and testing where required. Responsible for setting preparatory pre-course training
for personnel attending Trade upgrading courses in the UK.
Secondary tasks included:- Commanding a computerised control communications vehicle,
handling up to thirty telegraph circuits to other NATO National Headquarters when the Regiment
deployed to its War rôle. Supervising and motivating the operations team, ensuring the routine
operation of computing and communications; contributing to capacity planning, security, disaster
recovery and contingency planning. Dictating policy on all aspects of communications
procedures to be employed, including the Technical Authorship of operating manuals to allow this
aim to be achieved.

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Period employed December 1982 - June 1985

Employment Chief Duty Brunei Signal Troop
Signals Officer Queens Gurkha Signals

Primary responsibilities:- Production and management of standard operating procedures to

enable the Gurkha operators to provide all aspects of communications support to the military
community within Brunei. Planning of all secure telegraph links, for onward transmission of data
world-wide via Hong Kong. Responsible for all aspects pertaining to the safe custody and
handling of all communications, equipment, documents and sensitive material within the Garrison.
Encryption, Decryption and safeguarding of Military and Diplomatic Communications at the
highest level.
Secondary responsibilities:- Responsible for the Administration, Discipline, promotion, career
planning, training and welfare of thirty Gurkhas and their families.
Subsidiary employment as a trained paramedic member of the Jungle Search and Rescue team.

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