Lisa O’Reilly

Director, TESS Group

Author · AI skills strategy · employer programmes

Lisa works with UK employers day in, day out on AI skills and apprenticeship strategy, from FTSE 100 L&D teams to four-person SMEs. She writes about what technology news actually means for a business: which AI developments matter, how to fund training through the levy, and how to build adoption that sticks.

She leads TESS's employer partnerships across clients including the Financial Times, EDF Energy, Transport for London and DPD.

Writing

Lisa's guides and analysis appear on the TESS blog, including employer guides to the Growth & Skills Levy and AI adoption playbooks.

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Mapping levy spend to the right route

Which apprenticeship fits which team, cohort sizing, and how to use a levy pot before it expires under the 12-month rule. See funding explained and the levy calculator.

Employer partnerships

How TESS works with clients from the Financial Times, EDF Energy, Transport for London and DPD to four-person SMEs: a named partnership manager, monthly starts and documented results.

Getting AI adoption to stick

Why pilots stall and what makes capability spread across a team, the theme of her employer guides and of the AI training for HR directors programme.

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Book a 30-minute discovery call via the contact form or call 0333 0523 003.