Apprenticeship Staff Support Programme - Early Resource Development
 
Webinar Facilitators
Paul Warner
Director of Employment and Skills
Association of Employment and Learning Providers

Having been a specialist recruitment consultant to the defence industry for six years, Paul started in the post-16 sector in 1993 working on Training for Work contracts for TBG Learning. He subsequently took on a variety of related operational and senior management roles, culminating in a successful tenure as Director of Business Development.

On leaving TBG he worked as a consultant for a time, including a spell managing WBL delivery at Barking College in East London, before joining AELP in September 2003 where he now oversees all aspects of operational and policy delivery, particularly concentrating on the alignment of the skills and employability agendas.

Paul holds a First Class Honours degree in International Relations from the University of Keele, and an MA in Post-Compulsory Education and Training from the University of Sheffield. He is a Director of the Institute of Employability Professionals and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Married with one daughter, hailing from the New Forest but living in Essex, he lists his hobbies as rock music, amateur dramatics and karate.
 
Diana Sterck
Chief Executive
Merton Chamber of Commerce
Diana Sterck is a Chartered Marketer, specialising in strategic marketing and marketing communications. She has over 20 years experience of working in public/private sector partnerships and has also runs her own marketing consultancy business. Diana has been Chief Executive of Merton Chamber of Commerce since 2001 and it is currently the largest area based Chamber of Commerce in London. Diana has restructured the business to offer a broad range of enterprise support services for businesses across South London. This includes Take One, something she initiated personally through her long standing experience of vocational training and a desire to help young people get on in the world of work. Diana used to be an international ice skater, representing Great Britain in major European competitions. The discipline and commitment required to reach this level has contributed enormously to the drive and determination she has in the world of business.
 
Alison Sumpter
Network Manager
Seta Training
Alison is the Network Manager for the Association of Learning Providers for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight specialising in supporting the development of the providers inline with work based learning strategy.
 
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