Capability built where the stakes are real.
Prelude Learning & Consultancy was founded by Jason Smith after 23 years in the Royal Navy and senior learning, training and capability roles in healthcare, social housing and on Ministry of Defence programmes.
Background
Jason served for 23 years in the Royal Navy, in the Above Water Tactical branch, rising to senior operations, training and capability roles in ships including HMS Diamond, HMS Defender and HMS Kent, and in joint maritime headquarters. He spent nearly three years designing and delivering technical training at HMS Collingwood. In the Navy, capability isn’t a slide in a deck. It is whether a team can deliver when it matters.
Since leaving the Navy he has led national learning and development operations for a provider of NHS-commissioned healthcare services, supporting around 15,000 colleagues, and designed leadership and onboarding programmes in social housing.
Most recently, as Lead Learning & Development Consultant with Korn Ferry on the Ministry of Defence’s Digital Skills for Defence (DS4D) programme, he was brought in to lead the DSAT-aligned Training Needs Analysis. The role grew to cover the wider digital capability requirement, a skills and behaviours framework, the learning architecture and the governance that kept decisions defensible.
He founded Prelude to bring the same discipline to organisations of every size: diagnose the problem first, then use learning as one of several tools to fix it. When you work with Prelude, you work with Jason directly.
Not for courses. For clarity, evidence and a decision that holds.
A career spent building capability under pressure.
Operations, training and capability
Above Water Tactical branch, rising to senior operations, training and capability roles at sea and in joint maritime headquarters, including nearly three years designing and delivering technical training.
National learning and development operations
Led learning and development operations for a provider of NHS-commissioned healthcare services, supporting around 15,000 colleagues.
Leadership and onboarding
Designed leadership development and onboarding programmes for new and promoted managers.
Lead Learning & Development Consultant
Brought in to lead the Training Needs Analysis on Digital Skills for Defence. The role grew into capability requirements, learning architecture and governance.
Founder
Independent consultancy in capability consulting, business analysis and improvement, and learning and workforce development.
The clearances, experience and qualifications behind the advice.
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