TAP accredited Justin Davies, co-founder and co-director of Ashbury Training, is a trainer and consultant with a consistent, 12-year track record of success in strategic training solutions, business management and consultancy for organisations as diverse as the Home Office, Goldman Sachs, Ernst & Young and Marks & Spencer.

He is a skilled communicator, able to connect with people of all backgrounds and abilities in both training room and board room.

Justin has devised over 100 courses and training solutions, including three internal websites for Marks & Spencer which are still used today.

Feedback on Justin Davies’ teaching by some of his Ernst & young and Arthur Andersen students:

• "Excellent command of subject matter, clear and confident style"
• "He was very knowledgeable, precise and clear in his explanations and instructions"
• "Very clearly spoken, avoided complex and confusing jargon"
• "Explanations were at the correct speed; he was extremely helpful and solved all problems"
• "Very patient"
• "Very professional and friendly at the same time"
• "He was well prepared; he was funny as well"

He has also produced countless consultancy reports for clients and helped build three e-learning solutions that reflect the principles on which his courses are based.

His approach to training evolved considerably in the 1990s when, as a self-employed trainer, he was asked to join Arthur Andersen as a long term trainer and consultant. This work gave Justin an important insight into the long-term training requirements of multinational corporations from board level and throughout the firm.

Justin left Arthur Andersen in the late 1990s to create Ashbury Training (Ashbury Educational Services) which he has been running successfully in partnership with James Post ever since.

Justin has grown as a trainer and as a director with his clients. He constantly reviews his style and content to ensure that his teaching remains fresh and vivid. This approach has enabled him to develop long term relationships with major organisations such as Ernst & Young and Marks & Spencer that continue to the present day.

Feedback on Justin Davies’ latest project for Marks & Spencer by former Head of Finance Justin King (as part of his general summary of project e-PS):

"e-PS has has had the most successful training programme in M&S to date. A lack of support calls post-training points to this also."