Instructional design & systems training — on contract
I run the whole training process — analysis, design, delivery and clean handover. Experienced training, from a genuinely experienced trainer.
Senior training and instructional design, delivered at speed.
I'm Chris Whitaker. For 20 years I've built and delivered training for regulated environments — utilities, NHS, banking, defence and policing — as a hands-on contractor. Systems rollouts, eLearning, and live facilitation, done properly and on the deadline you actually have.
Available for contract & day-rate work · UK-wide & remote
Two ways to work with me
Pick the door that fits.
Hire an experienced contractor
A senior instructional designer or systems trainer who starts fast, works inside your tools and security, and delivers without hand-holding.
- Systems training, eLearning & live facilitation
- Comfortable in regulated, high-stakes settings
- Inside/outside IR35 — day rate on request
Framework & call-off delivery
Assessing a supplier for a training call-off? The evidence you need — delivery history, method, and how I handle data and deadlines.
- Delivery inside your IT environment
- Clear scope, fixed deadlines, clean handover
- Registered UK Ltd company (12549529)
Where I've delivered
Sectors I know from the inside.
Anonymised for confidentiality — full detail on a call. If your programme lives in one of these worlds, I don't need the basics explained.
Utilities & AMP8
Capital-investment and asset-management training; SAP / Dynamics rollouts for field and back-office teams.
NHS & clinical systems
Clinical-system workflow training (e.g. SystmOne) built around real ward and practice pressures.
Defence & policing
Platform and process training for locked-down environments where access and accuracy are non-negotiable.
Banking & financial services
Remediation and compliance-driven programmes delivered under regulatory scrutiny.
Systems rollouts
Thousands of users onboarded onto new platforms — scenario-based practice, not slide decks.
Difficult change programmes
Restructures and hostile rooms — training that lands when the mood is against you.
What I do best
Three things I'm brought in for.
Facilitating difficult audiences
A hostile room, a restructure announcement, or a workforce resisting change. You don't need a presenter; you need a negotiator.
Making the complex simple
Years of turning complexity into clear training — now accelerated with AI tools cleared by your business, using minimal SME time.
Rapid eLearning authoring
Elite Articulate Rise / Storyline templates combined with AI video and voice — production quality, fast.
How I work
A four-phase method that respects your deadline.
Rapid triage
Hear the situation, analyse what exists, agree the path forward as a team.
Agile design & build
A fast prototype from your requirements using cleared AI tools. SMEs review a near-finished product.
Rapid implementation
Careful rollout with feedback and iteration. I adapt to changing priorities.
Clean exit
All materials and source files handed over. Full control, no lock-in.
Projects & evidence
Proof, not promises.
Each engagement is written up as Challenge → Approach → Tools → Outcome, anonymised to protect client confidentiality. Want relevant examples now? Ask and I'll send a tailored pack.
Get in touch
Tell me what you're trying to deliver.
Contract role, framework call-off, or a programme that's drifting — send a line about the situation and the deadline. I'll tell you straight if I'm the right fit.
chrisw@experiencedtraining.co.ukEmail Chris