Thank you for your massive contributions and unwavering dedication. There’s absolutely nothing like learning from a great tutor like you — it’s been a privilege and an inspiration.

Your support and guidance throughout the CIPD journey made such a difference, and I truly appreciated the way you brought the sessions and created a space where we could all learn and grow.
Your feedback means a lot to me, especially knowing how much value you place on thoughtful reflection and practical application. I’ve learned so much, and I’m excited to keep building on that foundation as I continue in my HR career.
I really hope we do keep in touch—your passion for learning and development has been genuinely inspiring.

The positive experience was that for the first time, we had a tutor, David James, who delivered subject-based lectures and not only explained the assignments, like the previous tutors. I really believe this is helpful to discuss on the topic of study so as to gain a deeper understanding, other than reading it solely from online materials.”

A sincere thank you for your invaluable guidance and support throughout the Introduction to Financial Decision Making module. Your engaging teaching style, combined with the real-world insights you shared from your experience in the banking sector and your work with manufacturing businesses, brought a unique and practical dimension to the course. It was both insightful and inspiring to learn from someone with such a strong professional background, and it has allowed me to reflect on the skills I can develop as a young professional.

I want to sincerely thank you for your invaluable support and guidance throughout the CIPD course. Your insightful teaching, patience, and encouragement made a meaningful difference in my learning journey.

Today I have received my digital Certificate and I am so immensely grateful.

Thank you once again

David James has gone above and beyond since we have begun our tutor and student relationship for my HR studies. Very friendly and personable! He is well-informed in the subject with a lot of professional experience to help me and support me to learn, prepare and submit assignments. He is supportive and flexible with my schedule and does out-of-hours prep work to benefit our sessions at total capacity. He really listens and understands what and how I learn and focus on the learning style and support I require. I would highly recommend everyone choose David as a tutor! 🙂

First of all thank you so much for your help over the last two years. I can’t thank you enough. It has been a real pleasure and whatever the outcome, I would like to thank you for what you have done for me this months and over the last few days

You are a busy man and you took it upon you to do some extra work to take me over the line. I’m ever so grateful.

I knew a long time ago that I wouldn’t be able to finish this course without you. I have enjoyed our sessions thoroughly David

I fondly remember your words of wisdom and encouragement in lectures in my first year at UCEM, when i really wasn’t sure if I was capable of doing the degree. and your quote ” nothing is impossible if you believe”   inspired my own post-it note which i still have on my computer ” You can do it if you really want” . I did in the end ” do it” and got first class degree . And will be applying my lessons learnt ( when down at the bottom) to my  back to work mission and getting stuck in to my APC . All the best and tT

You have been a fantastic tutor for me, allowing me to express and develop my essay writing in these assignments. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to work with you

I’m currently on the second year of university and I have been being tutored by David James since the middle of the current academic year. David is very friendly and knowledgeable. He is also very patient while teaching. Since I started my tutoring sessions I have been understanding the content of my modules more deeply and getting 90s% and 100s% on both exams and courseworks, as a result.’

I thought I’d just let you know that I got my coursework back from the end of last term and I got a 71 overall (q1-76% q2-68% q3-69%)!

Absolutely over the moon, thank you for all the help!

Hi David, again thank you, your help was what got me through this presentation so i very much appreciate it

Very informative interview sessions with key stakeholders. I believe listening to real people sharing their experience is a more effective way of learning. The impact is much deeper and very effective. Thank you

I wanted to thank you for this evenings online class. I found it very engaging and interesting. This is my 6th module on the course and found this by far the most helpful class.

I would like to thank you for all the support in this module and your genuine care for your students. Although, we do not know each other personally, I felt through your writing that you care about your job and your students.

Thank you so much for all your support with this one, I found it quite hard without your correct guidance. I am so happy with this pass.

I appreciate your feedback provided too, definitely, useful.

Pleasure learning under your guidance.

Thank you!

I just wanted to let you know that I just got my results this morning and I got a 76% for Operations Management- I ended up getting 5 distinctions and 2 high merits overall, with operations being one of my highest marks, so I’m really happy. I just wanted to thank you so much for your help and guidance throughout studying for this exam. I was really struggling with it before we started our sessions, and to be honest I didn’t really enjoy the module at all.  The sessions with you were so helpful because you taught in a way that I understood and I ended up finding it a really interesting subject. I never felt embarrassed about asking you questions and spending a lot of time on an area I didn’t understand, which I have in previous classes and with previous tutors- and it’s because you were such a great teacher, encouraging me to ask questions and being patient with me when I struggled. Thank you

As you know, I found this a really tough unit, but your support has been above and beyond what I could have expected. I can’t thank you enough for getting me over this hurdle – I am so, so grateful to have had you as my tutor for this one!

Thank you. I am achieving all the great things you helped me believe were possible. I cannot thank you enough for your time during my course! Next stop … Hospital Director!

Just wanted to say a huge thank you for your incredible effort and professionalism during this module.  Genuinely felt empowered by your enthusiasm and energy as their teacher, to bring the same approach to their own work

He responded very quickly to emails and his QAs were very informative and to the point. He was also actively engaged in the discussion forums which really helped in terms of how to expand on the discussion.”

Teacher was fantastic! Very approachable and knowledgeable. He was very encouraging which boosted my confidence and made me want to strive and do well.

I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge with us as well as your constructive feedback and Q&A’s throughout this module, you have given clear instruction and the Q&A’s and PowerPoints were very helpful throughout

We haven’t met, but I completed Coursera’s pre-MBA courses where you presented several interesting topics. I just wanted to say that they were so well put together and the way you delivered this course made the subject very clear. Me being an educator on the make (currently working in more of an operational part of HR) I appreciate inspiring professionals such as yourself and look up to them. Keep up the great work that you’re doing!

Thank you David for the wonderful teachings throughout this module, you have most certainly provided me with tips, techniques and teachings that will without a doubt help to shape my future and for that I am incredibly grateful. This has been the most enjoyable module of the course so far and I truly have been able to take some time to reflect on the position I am currently in and the position in which I aim to be in within the next few years

Just wanted to say thank you for delivering our Growth Mindset Events, I thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend the modules to others, it was very thought provoking and challenging in the right ways

I just wanted to say thanks for your encouragement throughout the 7SBL – I am absolutely delighted to have received a merit (my first for a summative!) and your feedback is very helpful.  Thank you for the further recommendations for reading which I look forward to following up

I just wanted to say a big thank you for all of your advice and feedback on this unit and for your marking and feedback. I have found this assignment challenging but very rewarding and I am so pleased to have passed.

I found the training great fun and really insightful. I’ve learnt a lot that I’ll be able to put to work throughout the career I have ahead of me. Thanks David.

Thank you for marking my assignments and your helpful feedback. I have been reflecting on your well explained and detailed marking notes which helped me to think more, revisited the suggested parts of assignment and get better understanding of the unit.

And what more current and important subject it is now, when almost every company is forced to change due to the pandemic.

I am pleased to report that I have now passed the rest of my course and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your kind, helpful and informative tutor guidance throughout the Unit.

I would like to pass on my thanks for the very helpful feedback on my assignment from David James. Drafting the assignment had been very difficult due to the lockdown and I was dreading when I needed to start assignment 2 however, David’s comments were very constructive and I really like that he gave examples of what I can improve on.

I firstly wanted to say thank you for marking my assignment so promptly and for your detailed feedback which I found very helpful. Secondly, I wanted to thank you for all your support throughout this unit.  It can be quite isolating doing a course completely online so your kindness and support have been much appreciated.

I just wanted to thank you for the very positive, and useful, feedback on my recent assignment – it’s fantastic to be given clear recommendations. Thank you for your kind comments.

I would just like to sincerely thank you for the encouraging feedback and necessary engagements through-out the business finance module. I really appreciated your mentoring tutor style. It is thanks to this positivity and open minded learning, that one feels it is possible to achieve future set goals and ambitions.

I really appreciated your support and guidance through-out the module. I would also like to wish you the best for your future/career endeavors. Many thanks again for a great module.

I wanted to thank you for your guidance and support over the past two modules, you have been fantastic. I feel a lot more confident in my ability and also feel like I’ve taken so much in for my journey ahead.

Wishing you all the best

I have completed my Professional skills in international business from Coursera and I appreciate the planner of learning and it gave me much effective knowledge which will be useful in future as i am starting my career, just wanted to appreciate and thankful for your work.

I would just like to say thank you for what could have been an even more difficult module to understand but you were very patient with us all so that’s been really really helpful and made it much less stressful.

Great working with you David! Your CIPD Workshop in Glasgow kicked definitely off my learning curve 🙂 finished 6 months after the workshop!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks again!

I am completing your course ‘Professional Skills for International Business’ which started as part of my application process for the Global MBA; and I must say Ι am excited. Congratulations for this great work!

I’ve got third year exams ( at UCEM) coming up and needed a bit of a positivity boost …and that is exactly what I got reading your article about your parents …. Your wonderful attitude helped me hugely in year one , when I was still really worried whether I could actually even write an essay and I am glad to now be able to read some of your uplifting stuff via linkedIn

Thanks for the feedback on my assignment! 
I am pleased with the result and your comments were all positive and constructive. 

I feel more confident about the subject now i was feeling a bit nervy about the assignment at first, and i feel that plus your comments will give me a good base for improving for the final exam. 

Cheers again for taking the time to go through my assignment and give feedback to that level it is much appreciated.

I just wanted to say thanks for such an interesting module and for making it fun. It was great to work with you.

I just wanted to thank you for your support and encouragement prior to my exam in January. I sat the leading and managing people exam and we spoke on the phone and over email.

I’m over the moon, and just wanted to express my gratitude.

Just wanted to send a message to say that I got my exam results for the January exam and I got a merit!

Thanks for all your support in this module David.

I have really enjoyed the 2 modules that you have been my Tutor on and I’ve got a merit on them both so very happy

I have registered for “Management Skills for International Business” course (Univ. of London). I listen to your thoughts & perspectives on various aspects of Management. Its inspiring and useful to listen to your speeches and discussions.

I just wanted to thank you profusely for being a brilliant mentor to me over the past fourteen weeks! I learnt things from you which I hope to carry through with me beyond my bachelor’s.

Good course about Management Skills. Excellent written content and great interviews.

It’s rare to be able to say a module changed the way you think and how you behave. I wish I had encountered this sooner in my career.

It was an amazing course, I’m already applying what I have learned.

Great course. It teaches you exactly what it says it will and provides a solid underpinning for other parts of the specialisation. As somone with a Finance background and no previous knowledge of management I feel this course explained the theories well.

It was eye opening and presented very well. I think the best part of the course is that Mr James is interviewing other people that have experience in the field.

Very in-depth and informational. Lectures given in a calm tone coming from the experience. Multiple perspectives on the same subjects coming from practitioners in different fields. And multitude of supplementary materials. Overall one of my best educational experiences on-line!

Well designed course for everyone who wants to work in a team environment!

I would like to deliver a thank-you note to you. Your video lectures for International Business Essentials are enlightening and purposeful. I learnt quite a great deal of knowledge from there.

David, this is the first time I saw one of your video productions (I noticed there are more at the end of this one), and let me congratulate you, it is first class production, well tackled within audio-visual environment, and of course, a special word for the content. Thank you!

I would like to give feedback also on David James, a great course leader, very encouraging and informative. the webinars they held were great. I am especially grateful for the time David took out of his weekend to hold a pre exam webinar on Saturday night to motivate us all it put all of us (in our whats app group) in a more positive mind-set for our exam.

Your M.O.O.C. with the University of London on Coursera has not only bolstered my personal profile but also instilled me with professional skills that are incredibly valuable to my career. I wish you all the best with your future plans in this area. The era of online learning is certainly here, how long before M.O.O.Cs become part and parcel of professional development?

I am studying your Professional Skills for International Business course on Coursera in association with the University of London.

I find the material thrilling and wanted to connect as you are a thought leader in this field.

Just a quick note to say thank you for your encouraging words on my recent assignment feedback. I was ready to give up a month or so back, but your support together with my gaining a pass for the May HRMC examination has put me back on track, so thank you. Onwards and upwards

David has been a really helpful tutor and has always given really detailed feedback. He will always send out module announcements and encouraging emails a few days before the submission of an assignment. Business finance is always a difficult subject for me, but David has really helped and made it as enjoyable as possible. Thank you!

David is an outstanding tutor

During my study I have worked under the supervision of different tutors. All of them were very helpful and supportive, especially David James. I think that he was very helpful and he really appreciated the effort I made in my assignments and his feedback was clear and informative. I have to thank him for this great help and support

Many thanks indeed; I was very pleased to receive your positive feedback and will aim to incorporate it in future modules. I truly enjoyed this module and your engagement and encouragement throughout. Do take care and hope our paths cross again in future : -)

Many thanks to you for your guidance and feedback throughout this module; It has been a real pleasure working with you : -)

Thank you very much for you great feedback. I really enjoyed studying this unit.

I have read your feedback and I found it very useful. It’s my pleasure to learn from an expert like you. I became very motivated after reading your kind words.

Thank you very much indeed

I am attending your course of “making a positive first impression” (as part of essentials for international business). I am really enjoying it.
Think it will be really useful to me since I am going to work in international business in India.

Congratulations for the course

In terms of David’s work, I have always found him very keen and enthusiastic. However, perhaps all of this pails into insignificance when you consider that David has a commitment to our students which is second to none and provides students with a level of service to which may other tutors aspire.
Students welcome and respond positively to David’s style and approach and I believe, as a result of working with David on two separate modules over three separate semesters, the students have positively benefited in terms of their overall level of attainment.

Within this module, David is running a motivational debate via the discussion forum. This element of teaching is well received by students and has, what I believe, to be the highest level of engagement of all discussion forums across the institution

I have worked with David and Oliver of DJ Learning most recently on a project connected with the launch of the University of London Global MBA. As part of the preparation of students enrolling for the programme we deemed it good practice and critical for some applicants to assess their competencies in a range of disciplines. We packaged the short courses as ‘International Business Essentials’ which consisted of six Massive Open Online Courses (‘MOOCs’) delivered through the University’s partnership with Coursera. David and Oliver designed and developed two of the MOOCs ‘Professional Skills for International Business’ and ‘Management Skills for International Business’. The MOOCs were launched to timescale and offered to students around the world as open access and with certification on completion of assessment for a small fee. The initial response has been very positive in terms of learner experience and enrolment with over 5,000 enrolling within the first month of being offered. The project builds on a relationship with David spanning many years when he has always demonstrated a great enthusiasm to support learners from all backgrounds to achieve their potential

Oliver is motivated, enthusiastic and has an extremely positive attitude in the workplace. He has bags of energy and is always willing to take on extra responsibility and development.

Worked with Oli closely during his Project Management days….. Very sincere and keeps a close loop on all activity. Has meticulous understanding of running projects.
Also, during my Swansea visit, worked with him directly for product as well as tool transition. His visit to India to help us with tool transition was amazing. His support to the ops team was tremendous.

Oliver (Oli) has a keen eye for detail, is incredibly diligent, and has excellent interpersonal skills at all levels.

Oli is an incredibly well rounded individual and a very safe pair of hands. He works diligently and meticulously and has excellent organisation skills. He gives his 100% to any task thrown in front of him and would be an excellent asset to any company looking for a down to earth individual who is also an exemplary team player

Oliver has a “can do” attitude that is both refreshing and pleasing in a very high pressure environment.

He has proven that he is both dilligent and thorough in his work and has always delivered any project or change to very high standards.

I would recommend Oliver as someone that would always add value to any business that he worked

Students were warmly welcomed to the workshop which started promptly. A lengthy introductory session gave students valuable insights into the issues and challenges facing their fellow students. This set a collegiate tone which added to the learning over the weekend. This was further strengthened by the tutor drawing on his own substantial knowledge and experience.

The tutor was well prepared for the workshop and presented a positive and encouraging persona throughout the weekend. He emphasised that the focus would not be on scraping a pass but rather “setting our standards as high as we can go”.

The workshop was seen as enjoyable and informative. Students felt it had given them confidence and focus in their studies and that they were motivated to sign up for the exams and move forward in their studies.

Students gave a warm endorsement to the skills of the tutor and to the workshop overall.

Particular mention was made of the tutor’s ability to draw all students into the learning and to make full use of the range of knowledge, skills and experience evident in the group. Students recognised that the tutor had given them the tools required to approach their forthcoming assessments rather than ‘spoon feeding’ them.

The tutor engaged with all students and created a positive learning environment. He set out clear expectations and underlined the confidential learning environment. tutor had prior knowledge of the students attending. He ensured that a range of learning styles were covered

Can i take this opportunity to thank you so much for your really helpful, encouraging and constructive feedback. I’ve found it very daunting taking on this course but can say that I’ve never felt disheartened by your feedback for improvements and it has made me more positive about re submissions. You are really helpful and just great !!

I am delighted with this result and wanted to say thank you for all your
support over the past 6 months (12 months) to help me achieve this.

Thank you so much for the great feedback. This is the most useful feedback I have received yet and I know it will come in handy after this course and on the job.

I just wanted to drop you a note to thank you again for you help as part of my degree.

I graduated last Friday, and somehow got the prize for the highest overall marks.

I couldn’t have done that without your help. I know I was a nightmare student at times, but your outlook got me through!

I am glad to see that you are taking more module leadership responsibilities, well done! Everyone here speaks well of you and how you engage with students, please keep it up.

I wanted to write to you to thank you very much for you continued guidance and support.

From where I started to the end it has been an incredible journey and I would not have been able to get to this point without your support.

Thank you, David for the course and always constructive feedback; you have definitely managed to engage all as students in your courses and this is not just me; many other students have mentioned the same thing. You have been hugely supportive and it feels nice to feel you have a great teacher that you would actually benefit from not only academically; outside a conventional classroom and in a virtual environment and you have managed to give us that.

I hope you are well. Just wanted to say it’s great to have you on board with CSE, although the circumstance that allow it are unfortunate. I really look forward to working with you again, and hopefully with your help I’ll be able to salvage the grade for this module!

I am delighted with this result and wanted to say thank you for all your support over the past 6 months to help me achieve this.

Thank your so much for a great feedback. This is the most useful feedback I have received yet and I know it will come in handy after this course and on the job.

I am glad to see that you are taking more module leadership responsibilities, well done! Everyone here speaks well of you and how you engage with students, please keep it up.

I have received my provisional mark on the system and I wanted to write to you to thank you very much for you continued guidance and support.

From where I started to the end it has been an incredible journey and I would not have been able to get to this point without your sup.