Stephen Sheridan Email & Phone Number

Inverness, GB

Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

• I lead on enhancing and maintaining strategic relationships with the aim of directly influencing a range of SDS and partner policies, funding, delivery, and investment, to ensure a strong and resilient skills talent.
• Leading on senior strategic engagement in Growths Deals: Argyll, Highland, Moray and the Islands.
• Directly influence public sector investment plans, supporting long-term targeted interventions and developing a skills system that delivers the best outcome for the economy.
• Gather and interpret evidence and insight from regional partners for Regional Skills Assessments.

Inverness, United Kingdom

My role had dual responsibilities: a National Sectoral lead role and also specific Regional strategic responsibilities: - Nationally: Managing the organisations relationship with the Construction, Road, Housing and Logistics sectors key stakeholders. This Includes representing SDS on Construction Scotland ILG Board and with Construction Scotland Innovation.

- Independent Member of the Board of Management, and the:- Finance and General Purposes Committee.- Learning, Teaching and Research Committee.

Scotland

This was a voluntary, non renumerated position with Yes Works is a company of the Registered Charity Young Enterprise Scotland. YES Works aims to be Scotland’s most innovative and sustainable Social Enterprise, delivering high quality business support services, and landscaping, ground maintenance and construction services as well as training and employment.

Inverness, United Kingdom

• Worked with the Vice Principal to develop and coordinate a coherent and effective regional response to the recommendation of ‘Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce’ and ‘Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy’ through.
• lead on bringing together the UHI college network to successfully develop and deliver at vocational training at Further Education level. This involved establishing new FE subject teams from all colleges to work.
• Appointing regional subject leads from across the Highlands & Islands to coordinate Foundation Apprenticeship development activity and then developing a new UHI wide learning platform to share information. This.
• Manage the contract with SDS for the development and delivery of Work Based Learning across 8 academic partners. I ensured that mechanisms were established to ensure compliance with the conditions of funding.
• Led, developed and implemented a regional marketing and communications strategy that promoted the work of the regional hub /
• Developed the first Graduate Level Apprenticeship programme in Scotland, with apprentices working towards a Higher Education Diploma, vocational qualification and professional recognition.

Inverness, United Kingdom

• In this senior management position with CITB in Scotland, I was responsible for education, training and qualification strategy and operations. This role also included managing national and regional partnerships.I.
• Managing a team of Construction Careers Advisers who impact on over 90% of Secondary Schools and over 6000 pupils annually as well as deliver a programme of CPD for professional influencers.
• Managing a team of qualification developers who provide technical guidance and support to training providers and consultation with employers to enable the development of national qualifications which meet the skills.
• Modern Apprenticeships Framework Development (SVQ level 2- 5) and Foundation Apprenticeship Pilot.
• Managing relationships with the Scottish Government, FE& HE Sector, Awarding bodies, SQA accreditation, Education Scotland, Private providers and Professional institutions.
• Product development and management of educational and qualification products which attract external funding.

Inverness

• Responsible for:
• The management of business operations within the region, Including the management of team - training advisers, youth training assistants and career advisers.
• Managing the efficient and effective delivery of CITB products and services to customers and stakeholders, Including Modern Apprenticeship delivery. Led team across the region, to deliver Business & Skills reviews.
• Managing £3 million National Training Programme Contract with Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Including developing Self-Assessment, Quality development and funding plans.

Inverness

• Responsible for:
• Engaging with employers and stakeholders, promoting training to meet current and future skills needs.
• Stimulating increased productivity and capacity for growth within companies and across the sector through direct engagement and the provision of business IAG.
• Offering CITB product solutions to employers training needs and sign-posted to other agencies when required.
• Establishing and maintaining training groups
• Modern Apprenticeship recruitment

Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Post Graduate Diploma (Pgdip), Management Studies, Pass

This Degree focussed on: • Understanding Performance • Enhancing and Improving Performance • Performance Leadership • Leading Projects for.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Business And Enterprise, Pass With Distinction

This Degree specialized in: • Business Processes • Business Growth Issues • Creativity, Innovation and Enterprise

Higher National Diploma (Hnd), Architectural Technology, Pass

Higher National Units Included: Structural & environmental sciences & services Mathematical and information systems Surveying &.

Post Grad Scqf Level 11 Unit Cpd, Energy And Sustainability - Interdisciplinary Roots, A

Introduction to the MSc course Energy & Sustainability and Online & Distance Learning; Develop critical understanding of sustainable.