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About SOL Learning

Enhancing Engagement, Measuring Impact & Maximizing Employee Potential

AI is revolutionizing the way we engage learners, motivate teams, and measure the impact of learning strategies. This pivotal ROI empowers companies to refine and optimize their learning approaches, boosting performance and productivity.

SOL Learning specializes in guiding businesses through the rapidly changing digital terrain, helping them identify the most effective digital tools tailored to their unique business and learning requirements.

Our approach includes evaluating existing learning strategies and crafting innovative solutions designed to unlock and maximize employee potential.

About Siobhán

Siobhán O’Leary is the founder of SOL Learning, a digital learning consultancy that helps organizations maximize productivity by developing a robust and sustainable learning culture.

Originally trained as an aeronautical engineer, Siobhán has accrued 13 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector, advancing to Site Maintenance & Utilities Management. After taking a break to raise her young family, she completed a Master’s in Technical Communication & eLearning. This programme, completed online, not only opened a new world of possibilities for her but also ignited her passion for transforming traditional training into dynamic, digital formats.

An early adopter of Artificial Intelligence, Siobhán has evolved her business by leveraging this technology to revolutionize organizational learning. Her approaches enhance productivity and engagement, preparing clients for the changing future of work and the new era of co-intelligence that is instrumental for staying competitive.

Siobhán is a proud member of Network Ireland Cork, The Learning & Development Institute (Ireland), The Learning & Performance Institute (UK), the Tech Industry Alliance, and STEM SW.

University of Hertfordshire

HND Aerospace Engineering

A practical course focused learning aircraft design principles. Hands on experiments in wind tunnels & aircraft shells. The course offered hands on experience CNC machining and welding!

University of Hertfordshire

BSc Production Engineering Management

The course focused on Production Manufacturing Systems, Total Quality Management, Financial Planning, Marketing. It also included an industrial placement working for a multi-product facility - My placement project developed cleaning validation protocols to prevent cross contamination.

University of Limerick

MA Technical Communication & E-Learning

A strong emphasis on Instructional design, e-learning theories, ethics, content management systems, structured authoring tools, virtual teams, research methodology. My thesis developed a game teaching teenagers about the Olympic games and the geography of the the 1968 host country New, Mexico.

Ongoing Learning and Development

Siobhán believes in lifelong learning as a cornerstone of professional excellence. Her commitment to staying abreast of the latest industry trends and developments enables SOL Learning to implement cutting-edge digital solutions that are both effective and accessible. Here are some of the recent highlights of Siobhan’s continuing professional education:

2022 Professional Diploma in Digital Transformation Management, UCD
2022 eLearning Accessibility Practitioner Certificate, eLaHub, UK
2022 Certified Performance Consultant, The Learning & Performance Institute, UK
2021 Learning Analytics, IITD
2021 Ignite Start-Up Lab (6-week programme), University College Cork
2021 Foundations in Artificial Intelligence – Level 8, Technological University Dublin
2020 Certified Designer for Online Learning (CDOL), The Learning & Performance Institute, UK

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