When organisations invest in their people, everything changes. Raft Training & Development brings practical expertise, strategic thinking, and genuine human insight to every engagement — so teams grow, cultures strengthen, and businesses perform at their best.
Founders' Note — Why We Do What We Do
"Raft Training & Development grew from a shared conviction that when organisations truly invest in their people, the results are transformative — not just in performance, but in culture, confidence, and capability.
We work with organisations, institutions, and enterprises of all sizes — designing and delivering training and organisational development solutions that are practical, purposeful, and built for the real world.
We don't believe in generic programmes or quick fixes. Every engagement starts with listening — understanding your context, your challenges, and your people — before we design anything. The result is work that lands, sticks, and makes a genuine difference."
— Dr. Rafia Anjum & Anand Menon · Founders, Raft Training & Development
Dr. Rafia Anjum & Anand Menon
Counsellor · Trainer · Healthcare Professional
Dr. Rafia Anjum is a trainer, facilitator, and healthcare professional with a background in dentistry and Health & Hospital Management. She has designed and delivered programmes across corporate and institutional settings — including with organisations and adolescents across India and Sri Lanka — bringing both rigour and warmth to every room she walks into.
With a background in dentistry and a postgraduate degree in Health and Hospital Management, she brings together clinical insight, organisational experience, and a strong people-centred approach. She has worked with Fortis Hospitals, Narayana Hrudayalaya Chain of Dental Clinics, Medi Assist, and currently IndusInd Insurance as a Product Trainer and Underwriter.
Beyond corporate settings, her work extends into community and non-profit spaces — particularly with adolescents and young adults across India and Sri Lanka, through Janaagraha and Moksha Trust. She holds a Diploma in Counselling (Banjara Academy), and is a certified NLP Practitioner (AANLP), trained through Dale Carnegie's Train the Trainer programme.
She works with individuals across life stages — adolescents, working professionals, and couples — offering a safe, inclusive, non-judgmental space for exploration and healing.
Counsellor · Career Coach · Trainer
Anand Menon is a trainer, facilitator, and organisational development practitioner with over a decade of senior leadership and C-suite experience across multiple industries. He brings a strategic yet deeply human perspective to training and OD work — designing programmes and interventions that are grounded in real-world context and built for lasting impact.
His approach draws from a range of behavioural and organisational frameworks, always anchored in what actually works for the people and businesses he works with.
A certified Career Analyst and Coach, he conducts workshops, training programmes, and consulting in Human Resources and organisational development. Committed to continuous learning, he actively invests in workshops across healing, mental health, and psychology, and is currently pursuing his Master's degree in Psychology.
His work sits at the intersection of personal wellbeing, career direction, and professional effectiveness — supporting individuals and organisations in creating meaningful change.
We work with organisations to build capability, strengthen culture, and drive performance — through training that is practical and purposeful, and organisational development that is strategic and human. Everything we do starts with understanding the gap between where you are and where you want to be.
Start with the right question — where is the gap?
We work with you to identify capability gaps, performance challenges, and learning needs — then design a targeted training programme to address them with precision and purpose.
Content that is built for your people, not borrowed.
We design and develop customised training content — from facilitator guides and participant workbooks to e-learning modules and blended learning programmes tailored to your context.
Engaging, practical, outcome-oriented learning experiences.
We facilitate training programmes that go beyond information transfer — creating environments where participants engage, reflect, and leave with skills and insights they can apply immediately.
Growing leaders who inspire, include, and deliver.
Programmes for managers and leaders at all levels — building self-awareness, communication, decision-making, and the ability to lead with both clarity and empathy.
Every organisation is different. Your training should be too.
From sales training and process training to soft skills and behavioural programmes — we design and deliver bespoke training solutions built around your specific goals and challenges.
Some of our programmes from the past:
Sales Training · Process Training · L&D Content Development
Shaping environments where people and performance thrive.
Supporting organisations in understanding, articulating, and evolving their culture — building alignment, psychological safety, and a shared sense of purpose.
Doing the right things, in the right way, at the right time.
We help organisations identify inefficiencies, streamline workflows, and build processes that support both performance and people — without sacrificing one for the other.
Navigating transition with clarity and confidence.
We support organisations through periods of change — helping leaders communicate effectively, bringing teams along, and building the resilience needed to sustain transformation.
High-performing teams don't happen by accident.
We work with teams to strengthen collaboration, improve communication, resolve friction, and build the trust and clarity needed to deliver consistently and well.
Bespoke development programmes for institutions.
Tailored programmes for schools, colleges, and organisations — combining training, coaching, workshops, and OD interventions based on specific institutional needs and goals.
The skills that make the difference in every interaction.
From professional communication to active listening and interpersonal effectiveness — practical skills for workplace success and team performance.
Built around your specific needs and context.
Every team and organisation is different. We design and deliver bespoke programmes tailored to your goals, challenges, and the outcomes that matter most to your organisation.
