Learning Uncut Podcast
1) 177: 2025 End of Year Review – Michelle Ockers and Michelle Parry Slater
In this year-in-review episode, Michelle Ockers and Michelle Parry-Slater reflect on 2025 through the lens of Learning Uncut. They discuss professional highlights, patterns emerging across the podcast...Show More
2) 176: Mentoring That Works: Lessons from Construction – Jana Clyde and Jo Farrell
This episode explores NAWIC ACT's award-winning mentoring programme for women in construction. Jo Farrell from Build Like a Girl and Jana Clyde from Wisdom Learning discuss addressing gender equity ch...Show More
176: Mentoring That Works: Lessons from Construction – Jana Clyde and Jo Farrell
1:02:26 | Dec 1st, 2025
3) 175: AI in L&D: Race for Impact – Donald H. Taylor
Donald H. Taylor joins Michelle Ockers and co-host Michelle Parry-Slater to unpack findings from the latest instalment of his multi-year research on AI in L&D, conducted with Eglė Vinauskaitė: The Ra...Show More
4) 174: Crafting a Learning Culture – Hannah Ryan
Hannah Ryan, Learning and Capability Manager at Versent, joins Michelle Ockers to share how she helped shape a vibrant learning culture at the Australian technology consultancy, recognised with the 20...Show More
5) 173: Frontline Leadership Development in a Tech Environment – Matthias Nauwelaers
Matthias Nauwelaers, Learning Experience Lead at Imec, joins Michelle Ockers to discuss how Imec is building the capability of its frontline people leaders. In a fast-growing, highly technical R&D env...Show More
173: Frontline Leadership Development in a Tech Environment – Matthias Nauwelaers
55:21 | Oct 20th, 2025
6) 172: Human-Centred Approach to AI Literacy – Christine Gaynor-Patterson
Christine Gaynor-Patterson joins Michelle Ockers to share how she and her L&D team enabled 10,000 professionals in a large US-based organisation to support workforce AI literacy. Drawing on her blend ...Show More
7) 171: AITD L&D Capability Framework – Ben Campbell and Lisa Elias
Michelle Ockers is joined by Ben Campbell, CEO of the Australian Institute of Training and Development, and organisational capability expert Lisa Elias to discuss the development of AITD’s first-ever ...Show More
8) 170: Rethinking Learning: Autonomy Over Content – James Swift
When James Swift moved from Sales into his L&D role at Leyton UK, he started as many do—trusting the ‘L&D experts’, buying content, and chasing engagement. But it didn’t deliver results. So he flipped...Show More
9) 169: Empowering Peer Learning at One Zealand – Angela Forde, Lane Hannah and Dan Hibberd
Lane Hannah and Ange Forde from One New Zealand, alongside Dan Hibberd from Makeshapes, discuss how One New Zealand transformed its learning model to enable consistent, scalable, and engaging learning...Show More
10) 168: KPMG’s AI Learning Academy – Amy Vig
How do you equip a workforce for an AI-enabled future? Amy Vig from KPMG Australia joins Michelle Ockers to share the story behind KPMG’s AI Learning Academy. Amy discusses how her team fostered innov...Show More