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| Stella Turner Head of Qualifications and Delivery Association of Employment and Learning Providers Stella is responsible for keeping a ‘watching brief’ on matters related to qualifications and curriculum development. She represents AELP on groups such as the Skills Funding Agency’s Qualifications Approvals and Governance Group and the BIS Vocational Qualifications Forum plus various Awarding Organisation Consultative Committees. Since joining AELP Stella has managed a number of projects, including work related to the Qualification Credit Framework (QCF) Readiness Programme, Functional Skills Support, Unit Delivery Trials, the review of FE Teaching and Training Qualifications and the promotion of Higher Level Skills. More recently she has taken on responsibility for overseeing and managing work allocations within AELP’s delivery team. Stella has always worked in the education and training sector and has over 10 years experience of working for a work based learning provider. As a Senior Training Manager for a large training provider in Bristol, she was responsible for a team of ten, overseeing and contributing to the design and delivery of a range of both government funded and commercial programmes including IT courses, Apprenticeships and NVQs in a variety of occupational areas. Prior to joining AELP Stella worked for the Awarding Body OCR as a Customer Support Manager. This role involved working with local authorities, schools, colleges and training providers providing information and guidance on qualifications and government reforms. | |
| Dr. Chris Payne Association of Employment & Learning Providers Dr. Chris Payne has worked in the post 16 sector for 30 years, for Colleges, independent training providers and government agency. His career includes leading national training companies and operated his own business since 2001 providing an interim senior management and leadership service for training and education organisations; all of which has been underpinned by his personal commitment to lifelong learning. He is best known for his strategic work and work based training (regionally and nationally) and as a successful leader continues to offer breadth & depth of knowledge & experience in the ever-evolving world of post 16 training & education.
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| Sharon Forton Skills Funding Agency Sharon has over 20 years experience of working in education and skills, including training providers, and has held senior positions with Chambers of Commerce and private organisations prior to joining the LSC in 2008. Sharon joined the LSC as Director of Support to Business on Train to Gain and in 2009 she was appointed to the position of Employer Services Director for the East Midlands with the then newly formed National Apprenticeship Service. In 2011 Sharon was appointed as Head of Investment and Implementation with responsibility for Procurement and the development of the Register and Subcontracting Register. With extensive business background in both public and private sectors, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), and supported by a postgraduate qualification, Sharon is an experienced management professional, having held positions with a number of Boards and Partnerships. | |
| Mark Bodger CITB-Construction Skills Mark Bodger is Head of Contracts and Standards at CITB-ConstructionSkills. He is responsible for managing a centre of excellence providing external bidding, contract evaluation, quality and contract management within the organisation across England, Scotland and Wales. He was recently involved in the organisations short notice Ofsted inspection. Mark joined CITB-ConstructionSkills in 2000 and has held a number of senior positions, all closely associated with the training of companies and individuals. Prior to joining his current employer, Mark was responsible for contract management with a number of national construction employers, dealing directly with contract delivery and supply chain management. | |
| Kelly Baker Contracts Manager Business and Enterprise Department | North Warwickshire & Hinckley College Kelly Baker is Contracts Manager at North Warwickshire and Hinckley College, a large general further education college based in the Midlands. She has several years’ experience of working effectively with subcontractors to deliver excellent training in the workplace, ensuring audit compliance and the highest possible success rates for learners. In her current role, which she has held for the past three years, Kelly is responsible for contract award, evaluation, quality and contract management, and she works with subcontractors in a broad range of sectors across the country. During her time at the college Kelly has developed and implemented a very successful new approach to supply chain management, which has had a major impact on how the college works with its subcontractors.
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