Tara joined St Catherine’s Association in 2021 as Training and Development Officer. In this role Tara is responsible for coordinating all of the staff training needs across the organisation. This includes designing, developing and sourcing effective and efficient training programmes to meet organisational objectives and facilitating staff development programmes which maximise the potential of all staff. The role also includes analysing training needs and identifying skills gaps by liaising with line managers and staff, and responding efficiently to the training needs identified. Tara is responsible for the development and oversight of a yearly training schedule and maintaining a comprehensive training matrix for all staff within the organisation. Tara holds a BA in Politics and Public Administration, MA in Developmental Psychology, MSc in Psychology (Research) and QQI L6 Train the Trainer. Tara has worked in a variety of administrative and academic roles having previous run a Higher Diploma course in Montessori Education.