TULIP delivers and supports the recognition and validation of the higher level Technical, Learning and People skills that you and I use in our everyday work. Peer2Peer Learning tools like the CLOCK (Collective Learning Open Curriculum Kit) are used with employers, professional associations and freelancers to gain higher level qualifications in creative practice, cultural learning, creative entrepreneurship and developing and supporting creative enterprises. CLOCK creates a 'non-formal… Show more TULIP delivers and supports the recognition and validation of the higher level Technical, Learning and People skills that you and I use in our everyday work. Peer2Peer Learning tools like the CLOCK (Collective Learning Open Curriculum Kit) are used with employers, professional associations and freelancers to gain higher level qualifications in creative practice, cultural learning, creative entrepreneurship and developing and supporting creative enterprises. CLOCK creates a 'non-formal university' for the cultural and creative sectors. See www.clockyourskills.com Show less

Led the development of an innovative interdisciplinary MA in Creative Entrepreneurship, recently validated by Open University, due to start in London, at LCCM, in October 2016. This creates a supportive and challenging learning and development 'creative business incubator' programme delivered by professional practitioner mentors and academics.

Current project:Developing an ecological model of inspiring, promoting, nurturing, developing, measuring and recognising some of the aptitudes, skills and knowledge used in informal and non-formal contexts within industry (scientific and creative communities of practice), education, community and social enterprises. Previous projects: Education: Designing, developing and managing delivery of Creative Industries Masters and Under-graduate programmes, designing and delivering short… Show more Current project:Developing an ecological model of inspiring, promoting, nurturing, developing, measuring and recognising some of the aptitudes, skills and knowledge used in informal and non-formal contexts within industry (scientific and creative communities of practice), education, community and social enterprises. Previous projects: Education: Designing, developing and managing delivery of Creative Industries Masters and Under-graduate programmes, designing and delivering short courses, managing projects involving curriculum development for HE sector (including LIPA, City University, London, University of Westminster, Middlesex University, University of Kent, University of Hertfordshire);Industry: consultant, trainer or facilitator for companies including Microsoft Research, EMI,Virgin, Barclays Media, British Telecom, National Theatre, Art of Regeneration, British Phonographic Industry;Public sector/social enterprises: consultant, trainer or facilitator for public bodies and social enterprises including Surestart, Arts Council of Great Britain, London Boroughs of Lewisham, Wandsworth; Borough of Telford and Wrekin and various UK Arts Centres. Show less

Bridging Non-Formal and Formal Learning in Higher Education in the Creative and Cultural Industries for the purpose of inclusion and closing the gap between what industry needs and what education delivers.

Facilitating organisational and Professional development through cultural engineering

Senior Lecturer

Create Your Future: Development and testing a delivery model for supporting disadvantaged and economically inactive women to take steps towards personal and professional development to achieve their goals and to be able to engage in economically active futures.European Cultural Learning NetworkRecognition and Validation of Learning in Creative Sector.International Partnerships

Current Projects:1. Break-In the Desk (Artist interventions in commercial, social and public enterprises and creative entrepreneurship)Previous projects:European Cultural Learning Network (Leonardo Network 2012-current) 11 countries2. ONSCENE (Leonardo Project 2012-current) 4 countries3. Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship (current)4. Euro-Aspire 2 (Recognition and validation of non-formal learning in a community of practice across Europe using framework developed in… Show more Current Projects:1. Break-In the Desk (Artist interventions in commercial, social and public enterprises and creative entrepreneurship)Previous projects:European Cultural Learning Network (Leonardo Network 2012-current) 11 countries2. ONSCENE (Leonardo Project 2012-current) 4 countries3. Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship (current)4. Euro-Aspire 2 (Recognition and validation of non-formal learning in a community of practice across Europe using framework developed in Euro-Aspire)5. ICUD (promoting diversity and equality among young people and challenging discrimination on the net/social media)June 2013 Presentation/workshop on ecological approach to non-formal learning at the Radical Innovation in Education Summit in Washington DC funded by the National Science Foundation of America.June 2012-May 2013 International lecture series about Non-formal learning and Cultural Learning in Italy, China, Netherlands, Denmark; Euro-Aspire (Developing a framework for non-formal learning in a community of practice in 5 countries from tacit knowledge and embodied practice) Show less

BA Creative IndustriesMA Cultural Policy and Management

Developed courses such as Making Music Work; Script to Screen, European Music Industry, Music, Media and Money, Creative Industries and the Law, Setting up a creative Business; Prison Education and Distance-Learning programmes; Other courses for HE programmes at post-graduate and undergraduate levels.

Weddings, Renewal of Vows, Naming Ceremonies, Funerals and other rites of passage

Black Music Management CourseRecord label training projectCreative London North: Creative enterprise training programme: Creative MOTFilm Flow: film production for emerging film makersMusic Flow: music production for emerging producer/composersSTEP: recognising non-formal learning in creative industriesEuro-Aspire: validating practitioner trainers in the creative industriesCreative Ecology mapping: researching cultural and recreational activities of civil society

Researching Arts, Cultural and Recreational activities at householder level in the Redlees district of London Borough of Hounslow in order to identify patterns of 'family history' of engagement, use of local resources, barriers to use and to link with/influence/engage with local cultural and recreational strategies (public/private sectors).

Lecture in professional practice (Music Industry and Sound design/engineering)

Facilitate the vision, research and knowledge transfer of a group of international practitioners to create, test and deliver a framework for the recognition and validation of learning gained in work-based and non-formal contexts.