It has been all change for me recently. I have left my job at Avanade and have setup my own business developing a website full time that I've been working on for nearly a year now.

The website is www.safetytrainingnetwork.co.uk and is aimed [more] at providing services to make business easier for organisations and people involved in delivering Safety Training in the UK. The standard service is free. For this you get:

• An online calendar which allows you to share your availability with others
• Portfolio Builder to manage and share you continuous professional development portfolios (which is a requirement for being a First Aid Trainer for example)
• Skill profiles, which allow you to say what skills you have and where (geographically) you are prepared to use them
• Online profile which displays a summary of your portfolios / skills you have made public
• Feedback - you can receive feedback on training which is again a requirement for delivering first aid training in the UK.

I am publishing the progress of this venture on a dedicated Safety Training Network blog. All I can report currently is that progress is steady even if a lot slower than I was hoping!!