James Betchley

I am highly passionate about learning and development, having built up my experience in the field over the past 10 years working for the National Governing Body of motorsport. I am skilled in learning design, including e-learning content and workshop/seminar development, and I am very comfortable delivering training interventions both face-to-face and in an online setting. I have spent over 16 years working with a volunteer workforce consisting of people from all walks of life, and this has enabled me to gain highly effective communication skills, building strong relationships with key stakeholders. I am a brilliant storyteller and have led on the development and implementation of sport-wide recruitment, retention and recognition strategies, marketing the benefits of volunteering and the transferrable skills that can be developed. I am highly skilled in the Articulate 360 suite of authoring tools, having designed and developed over 50 e-learning modules in my previous role, and in the administration and implementation of Learning Management Systems.

To put it simply, I really enjoy explaining things to people in a clear and relatable manner. To me, there is nothing better than analysing a new challenge, utilising my problem-solving skills to come up with a creative solution, and then communicating that solution to others so that they can get the most out of the software they are using, or the experience that they are undertaking. I am more than happy working on my own, however I thrive in an environment where I can bounce ideas off others and collaborate as part of a team. 

I am available immediately and am open to hybrid and fully remote opportunities. 

Officials Pathway Manager (Learning and Development) Motorsport UK March 2019 – December 2023 

Responsible for all aspects of the Officials Pathway Programme and for the development of training, recruitment and retention policies and strategies for 15,000 Motorsport UK volunteers and licensed Officials. This involved creating and evaluating training material for the various roles, reacting where necessary to safety and regulatory changes within the sport, managing the Officials Pathway budget and having overall responsibility for the development and implementation of a new Learning Management System and its associated content using Articulate Storyline. The role also included line manager responsibility for two direct reports, as well as liaising with and coordinating a network of 150 volunteer Trainers and other subject matter experts. 

Training Officer Motorsport UK June 2017 – March 2019 

Maintaining and improving Motorsport UK’s status as one of the world’s foremost and respected motorsport governing bodies, ensuring the continuous development of Motorsport UK’s range of Safety Training programmes at National and at International level, particularly, but not limited to, those targeted at young drivers, volunteer officials and marshals, and their delivery through Motorsport UK’s series of Training Seminars, workshops, webinars and other training events. 

Assistant Manager Motor Sports Association August 2007 – June 2017 

As the Assistant Manager of the Competitions and Clubs Department, my main duties included allocating Stewards to 1400 motorsport events per year, issuing permits for each of the 6000 motorsport events that take place across the country annually in line with the General Regulations of the Sport, liaising with the world governing body (the FIA) for International events taking place inside the United Kingdom, assisting the Competitions and Clubs Manager with the day to day running of the department, managing a network of 180 Stewards and providing administrative support for each of them, assisting Trainee Stewards as they progress through their training modules and liaising with each of the 750 motor clubs across the country in order to provide them with regulatory advice for their events, including the British Grand Prix.

The Open University: Certificate in Natural Sciences 2012 – 2013 

Brooklands College, Weybridge: BTEC National Diploma in Popular Music 2002 – 2004 

Thamesmead School, Shepperton: 10 GCSEs at A* - C grade 1997 – 2002