Mr. Brian Cracknell

Brian was born in the UK but has lived in Malaysia since 1983. In that time, he has worked as project team leader on numerous Learning & Development projects in Asia and the Middle East with his company, Language Works. Clients include those from Banking, IT, Media, Telecommunications, Energy and Education sectors, as well as Public-sector/government bodies.

He has been involved in sustainable learning and professional communication

since his days as a lecturer at the International Islamic University Malaysia. After that, he joined the Kuala Lumpur British Council, where he gained a reputation for combining a very practical approach to learning with his knowledge of language, communication and business.

This has led to unique skill sets, including project management. Among his project management-related roles:

• Executive Committee member for Learning & Development, IPMA Malaysia
• Lead Consultant for Green Growth Asia Foundation (GGAF) Climate Change Education (CCE) forMalaysia’s Eco Schools programme
• Trainer and assessor for certificated programmes and awards, e.g., City & Guilds Teaching, Trainingand Assessing Learning; IPMA Project Management Excellence (PME) Award, and Malaysia’s PublicService Innovation Award (PSIA).
• Consultant and facilitator for various Malaysian SMEs on Sustainability Reporting
• IPMA-certificated Project Excellence Baseline (PEB) Professional.

He also has an intuitive sense of how to connect with others, and a solid understanding of the learning and development business, especially in customising learning in the workflow.

Above all, as an extremely curious lifelong learner, Brian enables different learners to transform their skills and knowledge to stand out in changing contexts.