Derek Fox
Derek is an associate faculty member at Portobello Institute, where he leads the PGCEi programme. With over 30 years’ experience, Derek has designed and delivered programmes up to Masters Level and has presented to exam boards at institutions such as Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork.
Derek’s holds Undergraduate and Postgraduate awards in organisational behaviour, psychology, psychometrics, people management, and engineering, as well as Certifications in training, e-learning, and programming languages. He holds a C.I.P.D. Certificate in Training Practices and has completed John Townsend’s Master Trainer programme.
In addition to these academic qualifications Derek is also licensed and certified to administer and facilitate an extensive range of personal development instruments, including:
- MBTI® (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) Step I
- 5 Behaviours of a cohesive team™
- EQi® (Bar-On Emotional Intelligence)
- DiSC® (Behaviour instrument)
- MBTI Step II™
- Think on your Feet®
- Belbin® Team Role Theory
- Korn Ferry™ Dimensions (Previously Hay Group, Talent Q)
Derek is a member of the Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD), the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CiPD), the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) and the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).
Derek has published a number of books including his popular ‘Discovering your Style and Dealing with Difficult People’ and is a regular contributor to business and press publications.
