Responsible for the development and management of Skills Partnership to support curriculum growth across a range of sectors. Providing effective contract management activities ensuring all stakeholder targets met. HEATHROW EXPANSION Skills Partnership formed in response to Skills Taskforce recommendations led by Lord BlunkettKey Achievements : • Identification of Apprenticeship areas for development and added value elements as unique selling points, including; cost savings to employer training budgets: HR (CIPD) Procurement and Supply (CIPS) and Project Management (PMQ) • Obtained Apprenticeship levy commitment from employers; first year £1.2m and secured the National Accounts. • Fundamental player in the tender process for full outsource delivery at Heathrow Employment and Skills Academy; the tender was awarded and in addition to Apprenticeship Delivery the business secured the full contract for outsourced provision, including Recruitment, Training and Community engagement. • Redesign and implementation of the delivery schedule for Functional Skills; 114 Apprentices completed and achieved within first eight months. • Construction Strategic Skills Forum: in response to the requirements of the sector, redesigned the pre-employment training support in partnership with specialist provision and secured industry related work placements for participants with local employers.• Skills Partnership: design, develop and implementation of the Partnership Agreement and continuing management therein, in line with the Heathrow 2:0 strategy • Collaborate on the design of new qualifications and negotiate for the delivery of others through the Skills Partnership for their contribution towards the Heathrow 2.0 targets.• Collaborate with the consortium of Colleges and Universities through the Skills Partnership for the increased in delivery of Higher Level Apprenticeships.

Key Achievements: Manage relationships with all providers to optimise the use of Levy funds.Responsible for planning, implementation and contracting of the Apprenticeship Levy.Liaise with the Senior Management team and employers to ensure partnerships are developed to support employer needs.Support key business accounts in the mapping of internal employer programmes in line with the Apprenticeship Standards, identifying gaps and providing solutions for curriculum development delivery.Promote the Apprenticeship Agenda and the benefits to businesses. Design and develop all associated operational processes for to be employed by Academy teams and coordination of all aspects of the Apprenticeship journey from enrolment to End point Assessment or verification.

Responsible for the effective delivery of required targets and outcomes through South Thames College programmes of activity, whilst maximising opportunities to meet employer and client needs.Responsible for the development and implementation of new programmes; ensuring that budgets and quality standards are met.Overall responsibility for recruiting and line managing Learning & Development Consultants/Trainers, Employability Advisers and Administrators as well as ensuring appropriate resource and capability levels within the team. Management of Apprenticeship programmes – Construction and Civil Engineering (160 Apprentices) Responsible for business development, employer engagement and the delivery of ‘Train to Gain’ provision (managed 32 members of staff, includes a bank of freelance Assessors and Internal Verifiers) Key Achievements : • Worked in partnership with Wandsworth and Lambeth Councils – through the Joint Coordination Unit (Construction projects: Battersea Power Station, Nine Elms /Vauxhall development – Thames Tideway and Northern Line extension (developed pre-employment construction and Apprenticeship Programmes) • Designed sector Based Work academies: Construction (BDL, Astins) and Retail (Sainsburys and Asda) • Led on the attainment of the ‘Customer First’ standard 2010 • Exceeded year on year income targets for 2013/14 £2.5miillion (includes Adult Skills and Apprenticeships) • Exceeded year on year success rate targets 2013/14 95% (Adult Skills) • Led on the attainment of the ‘Matrix’ standard 2010 (nationally recognised standard for information advice and guidance) and reassessment 2013 - successfully retained • Prepared for two inspections - 2009 and 2012 awarded grade 2 (Good) (Work Based Learning – Train to Gain) (3,470 learners)

Lead contact for the Connexions service, originally through the London West Connexions Service, then through the new confederation model, working with each Local Authority. Responsible for the planning and implementation of new government initiatives: Young Apprenticeships, e2e and Vocational GCSEs.

Account Manager for three Further Education Colleges, focusing on operations and the allocation of funds (circa £43million) based on performance analysis and funding strategic priorities

Line management for contracts team. Managing the procurement and planning process , tendering and sourcing, evaluation and selection, awarding contracts. Developing delivery strategies, monitoring contract performance and quality of provision, and advising on remedial action where necessary