Andy Smyth Email & Phone Number

Towson, Md, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Franklin partners with companies across the United States to create high-quality tech apprenticeship programs that deliver business results and change lives. As Vice President of Policy, Products, and Services, I am directly responsible for developing market-leading work-based training and apprenticeship programs. I am responsible for ensuring quality and compliance and building meaningful relationships with funding partners and industry boards to build the market for apprenticeships in the United States.

Uk & Usa

Polesworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

The Industry Skills Board focuses on bridging the gap between education and employment. It provides advice to City & Guilds to ensure that qualifications, services and programmes fully meet the needs of employers and support the transition from full-time education to work.

London, United Kingdom

The Industry Skills Board focuses on bridging the gap between education and employment and provides advice to City & Guilds to ensure that qualifications, services and programmes fully meet the needs of employers and support the transition from full-time education to work.Kirstie Donnelly, UK MD of City & Guilds says: ‘As skills shortages increase across many sectors, there has never been a more critical moment in time to ensure our young people are prepared for the world of work. The Industry Skills Board will influence and ensure the right reforms in apprenticeships take place and more broadly ensure the whole education skills system supports more than one choice for our young people, as well as addressing what employers really need to grow and achieve economic success.’I chair the Board that includes representation from employers such as Barclays, Laing O’Rourke, Nationwide, Whitbread and Microsoft UK as well as a number of employment and skills organisations.My ambition is that the Industry Skills Board will give employers a collective voice and allow us to shape the education agenda by adopting a leadership position. Alongside working in partnership with City & Guilds to create an offer that is right for business, the board will be looking to consult with and advise Government on the future direction of our education system so that it really works in support of the UK’s employment and skills needs.

The board aims to support the UK government reforms by focusing on bridging the gap that exists between education and employment by preparing individuals for skilled employment, which requires technical knowledge and practical skills valued by industry. The Employer & Industry Board (EIB) for Business, Management and digital work skills will provide advice to City & Guilds to ensure that qualifications, services and programmes fully meet the needs of employers/industry and support the progression from full-time education to work.The board will be solution focused and adopt a pragmatic approach, working within the remit of existing policy, focussing on what can be done practically within the remit of existing policy.

London, United Kingdom

The City & Guilds London Institute Trustee Board ensures that City & Guilds continues to pursue its charitable objectives - and that it remains financially robust.In this role I am able to work with the other Trustees in supporting the management board to enhance and grow the impact that City & Guilds is able to make. All senior level decisions are referred to and approved by the Trustee board.

London, United Kingdom

The City & Guilds London Institute governing body, the Council, ensures that governance represents a wide spectrum of views and can draw on a multiplicity of talents.The Council provides me with direct access to a multitude of experience across all areas of business and skills development. I play a proactive role to ensure that C&G is always looking at how it can remain contemporary and trusted whilst leading thinking and developments in the skills arena.

Member of the Aviation Industry Skills Board representing TUI. Other employers include British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Easyjet, Flybe, London Heathrow Airport, Swissport, Menzies Aviation, MOD, Monarch and more. The purpose of the group is to drive forward the skills agenda for the industry, to impact policy that surrounds it and inform the government industrial strategy for the sector. Specific activities include the design, development and implementation of a number of trailblazer apprenticeship standards.

Luton, United Kingdom

I lead and direct the delivery of apprenticeships in the business taking account of changes to government policy and business needs. I have built a team of experts that ensure we are able to grow the range and scale of programmes delivered as an employer provider, whilst maintaining very high standards. I have been at the forefront of the strategic development of the business policy on apprenticeships and have been the lead in implementing and responding to the new apprenticeship levy and the introduction of advanced, higher and degree apprenticeship standards. I represent the business externally and have chaired trailblazer groups in Travel, Hospitality, Management and Aviation and am currently the chair of the group developing the First Officer Pilot apprenticeship. I have led the strategic approach to Early Talent and Apprenticeships to ensure that there is a seamless transition for those in school, college or university to the business. I work with our local community partners and central government departments to ensure that TUI is recognised as an employer of choice by school leavers and plays an active role in providing exciting learning opportunities that will prepare them to select a role for the future and build a successful career.

Luton, United Kingdom

Top Employer Hospitality and Tourism and Best Higher Apprenticeship award winners at the School Leaver Awards 2018Successful transition to the levy funded employer provider delivery model, May 2017Secured and maintained Ofsted grading of 2 (Good) from 2011 to presentRaised apprenticeship achievement rates from 26% to 94% Princess Royal Training Award winner November 2017 for our approach to embedding apprenticeships that support the talent pipelineThree time winner of Apprentice of the Year, Workforce Development Awards Employer of the Year winner, twice industry Young Agent Achievement Awards winnerThe development of an integrated funding and learner management systemDevelopment of the national Foundation Degree Travel Operations management in partnership with UK universitiesTransformed the apprenticeship programme delivery model from wholly subcontracted to internal delivery

Atherstone, Warwickshire

TNT Logistics, now CEVA Logistics, was part of the TNT Express Group of businesses specialising in 3rd party logistics for a wide portfolio of blue chip international clients. I initially worked in a range of operational and management roles supporting businesses such as Wickes Building Supplies, NRG (Nashua, Rex-Rotary & Gestetner) and the Rover Group. I moved in to a regional L&D role in 1999 and was responsible for supporting new business and existing operations with implementation, setting strategic development plans, designing learning solutions and delivering development from the top of each business. I was part of the team that supported quality improvement and external recognition specifically relating to IIP, ISO Standards and EFQM. In addition to this I also worked with a number of external organisations to introduce formal qualifications and public funding and became an approved awarding centre with OCR. I also worked with Foundation Degree Forward and Sector skills Councils to create new programmes that would meet business needs.

Midlands

Held a range of roles initially starting out as a supervisor and quickly moving to become branch manager and then regional relief manager across the midlands area. Responsibilities included all staff and performance matters, financial control, stock, product and promotions, supplier management, achievement of sales targets and dealing with customers and other members of the public.

7307 - The Further And Adult Education Teachers'​ Certificate

Certificate In Training Practice

Nvq Assessor

A Levels