The Learning Reinvented Podcast - Episode 66 - The Learning Profession in Africa - Olayinka Akande

Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team. In this episode host James Poletyllo is joined by Olayinka Akande to gain an insight into the learning profession and industry in Africa. Olayinka shares her personal experiences and the work her and her peers are undertaking to help the learning industry thrive and prosper in Nigeria and across the African Continent.  The Learning Reinvented Podcast aims to bring a variety of new and different voices to talk about the current and future state of learning at work. We want our conversations to be though provoking, useful and real world. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback to help achieve this. About The Learning Effect The Learning Effect’s vision is to help companies create purposeful, consumer grade learning experiences which help you deliver your business goals and your team realise their potential. If you are looking to change your companies learning or for new learning technologies we should be your first call. About the Guest – Olayinka Akande Olayinka is a passionate and driven HR professional. She has gronw her career through a number of organisations in Nigeria. Her signature is her passion for building, retaining and leading highly effective teams to achieve business goals. She has additional worked to try and drive forward the learning and HR industries in Nigeria and the wider HR continent. Olayinka's latest career move in 2023 has taken her to work in Canada. CONTACT METHOD LinkedIn: Olayinka Akande, MBA, ACIPM | LinkedIn OLxD Learning and Development Platform and Community OLxD - Organizational Learning & Development: Overview | LinkedIn   About the Host - James Poletyllo James is one of the founding director's of The Learning Effect. With over 20 years experience of leading learning functions in a variety of industries he is now focused on helping organisations create consumer grade learning experiences which deliver results and performance.  He is passionate about making a difference and is on a mission to change the future of learning at work for the good of every employee. CONTACT METHOD You can follow and connect with James via: LinkedIn: James Poletyllo - LinkedIn Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/ Email: [email protected]