About Learning Uncut
Results Focused
Expert Guidance
Tailored Approach
The Support You Need to Unlock Learning Potential
Shifts in the world of work require L&D teams to become more relevant, engaging, impactful, and agile than ever before. At the same time, emerging skills, learning innovation and research bring exciting potential for more efficient, effective and inclusive organisational learning.
Despite these opportunities, you can expect barriers as you create change and transform learning. Whether you’re unsure of your next step, time-poor, short on budget, facing resistance, lacking confidence, or even just overwhelmed by the enormous amount of work involved... you’re not alone. Even the most forward-thinking L&D teams are hard-pressed to keep up with the pace of change.
Are you ready to unlock real business value and truly transform learning in your organisation? You need a clear learning strategy, the right mindset, a supportive culture, and expert guidance. That’s where we come in.
Who is Learning Uncut?
Whether you need to create or update your learning strategy, enhance your learning team’s capabilities, align learning to business value, or implement modern learning approaches, we’re here to support you at every step of the way.
Founded by respected and sought after L&D expert, Michelle Ockers, Learning Uncut is your trusted source for organisational knowledge and advice. We’ve worked with businesses of all sizes, including TAFE NSW, National Australia Bank, Schindler, the Australian Public Service, Sport Australia, Orica, Merivale, Manawa Energy, Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency, Invest Blue, Department of Education NSW, Grampians Health, National Australia Bank, Northern Land Council and the University of Wollongong. We’d love to help you, too!
Together, we can align your learning to your business needs, unleash continuous learning, and build capability to help your business thrive.
Our Values
Always Learning
Impact
Collaboration
Pragmatism
Michelle's Story
Learning Uncut Team
Michelle Ockers
Award-winning speaker and host of the Learning Uncut Podcast, Michelle brings decades of learning and development experience. Michelle focuses her time on developing and implementing learning strategies. She also helps L&D professionals learn new skills and shift their mindsets through engaging workshops and presentations.
Jessica Gorka
Jess has a background in data analytics and mathematics, complemented by expertise in audio and video editing. Combining creativity with attention to detail, Jess manages podcast production, marketing, and operations.
Our Current Partners
Australian Institute of Learning and Development
The Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) is a professional membership organisation fostering excellence in individual and organisational learning for a better future. In partnership with the AITD, Learning Uncut contributes to their efforts in continuous learning and professional development to build a thriving, adaptable workforce.
Laura Overton
Award-winning international speaker, author, and leader of a global research programme for 15 years, Laura helps drive change in learning innovation. Alongside Michelle Ockers and Shannon Tipton, Laura supports L&D Leaders who want to influence change in their organisations through Emerging Stronger.
Ravina Bhatia
Ravina is an experienced learning leader and practitioner. She supports our clients as they develop learning strategy and capability. Drawing on insight from her work across a wide range of industries and experience using new and emerging forms of learning, her practical guidance helps drive results.
Michelle Parry-Slater
Michelle is a people development business strategist, author and practitioner. Leading the profession, she is listed on the 2023 HR Most Influential Thinkers list. Michelle specialises in supporting organisations to embrace change for more impactful capability and people development. Moving the profession forward, Michelle has brought her years of people development practice to the People Profession through her work and globally popular book, The Learning and Development Handbook.