About Me

Manisha Bhalesha – Training and Development Consultant

I have experience working with clients from many different industries.

I have over 15 years of experience in the field of education. I have a double Master’s degree in Education and Teaching from University College London’s Institute of Education, which has been ranked as the world number one for Education for the seventh year in a row.

I am currently a training and development consultant. As part of the Technical Learning and Development team, I design, develop, and deliver trainings to a variety of clients. Currently, the interaction with learners is largely through Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) that includes scenario-based learning, storytelling, guided learning, case studies, and learning through exploration and discovery (LEAD).

Previously, I worked as a training consultant at Data Society and, as part of the Learning and Development team, I conducted stakeholder needs analysis, developed and proofread training materials for courses in Data Science such as job aids, presentations, instructor guides, participant workbooks, assessments, etc. I managed projects for clients and created project plans to support the development and delivery of synchronous training events.

In the last three years, I have taken courses in software engineering and data science as I’m passionate about the intersection of education and technology. I am continuing to study topics in technology.

I have recently taken NovoEd’s course on Learning Experience Design and, I am exploring on my own how to create an effective learning experience online.

My hobbies include learning Spanish on Duolingo, practicing yoga, and reading.

Education

Institute of Education at University College London
Master of Education – 2012
Master of Teaching – 2012

University of Houston
B.A. Political Science, Minor: Global Business – 2007


Udemy Business – Advanced Excel, SharePoint Development, Data Science – 2022 – Present

IDOL courses Academy – Instructional Design – 2022 – Present

DataQuest – Data Science with Python – Python, Analyzing Data – 2021 – Present

StyleLearn Courses (Previously eLearning Launch) – Instructional Design Tools – Storyline 360 – Advanced – 2021

General Assembly – Project Management, Google Analytics, Data Visualization with Tableau – 2021

NovoEd – Learning Experience Design – Learning and Development, Training – 2021

Springboard – Software Engineering – JavaScript, Python, SQL, Flask – 2020

Team Treehouse – Front-End Web Development – HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Python – 2019

Grow with Google – GWG (Google and Udacity) – Challenge course in Web Development – HTML, CSS, JavaScript – 2018

LinkedIn Learning – Instructional Design courses
The Neuroscience of Learning, Working with SMEs, Storyline 360, Adult Learners, Needs Analysis, Models of ID – 2017