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Trevor Luker Trevor Luker is a co-founding Director at the
LHAA and joined the company in July 2013. He is also a board member of Vision
Workforce Skills Limited (a subsidiary of West Nottinghamshire College) and
also a member of the Association of Employment & Learning Providers
Strategic Forum. He previously held the post of Managing Director for
Pearson Work Based Learning in the UK having previously held the
post of Commercial Director for the Awarding Organisation Edexcel (a Pearson company). He has also managed Edexcel's
International’s business, was Chair of Awards UK, a joint venture
company between Edexcel and SQA. He has a wide-ranging experience
in devising and implementing business strategy, driving strategic and organisational
change and delivering operational excellence and consistently achieving growth
within market leading organisations. He has also worked in the UK and
overseas and holds a Masters in Business Management and has lectured on
Business Studies
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Diane Wilford Diane is part of the Apprenticeship Standards and Reform team at the Skills Funding Agency, supporting Trailblazer employer groups to develop Standards and training and assessment plans. She brings extensive Apprenticeship knowledge and experience to the role, having worked as a Training Manager for a large employer-provider and in various roles in the Learning & Skills Council and National Apprenticeship Service. |
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Hilary Hall Hilary Hall is the Chief Executive of the National Hairdressers’ Federation, the UK’s largest trade association for salon owners, the employers in the hairdressing, barbering and beauty industries. The NHF aim is to help members build successful, sustainable and profitable businesses, through its range of highly valued member services and campaigning on issues which affect members and their businesses. She was formerly Director of Membership and then Director of Customer Services at the Institute of Leadership & Management, a leading qualifications awarding organisation and professional body with 25,000 members. She was Executive Director for Lantra Awards, a subsidiary of Lantra Sector Skills Council and previously worked for OCR. |
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Caroline Larissey A qualified hairdresser for more than 20 years, Caroline’s early career took her quickly through the various positions from salon junior to manager, but her passion for learning and developing, not only for herself but for others initially led her down the teaching route where she spent more than 6 years as a lecturer in South Yorkshire. Following this, Caroline worked for three different companies as a National Training & Development Manager, over a 10 year period.
This continued passion for professionalism and high standards in the hair and beauty sector saw Caroline take up the position of Senior Development Manager at Habia, within the Standards and Qualifications team in 1996. Initially taking over the role of National Project Lead for the 14-19 Diploma she was responsible for all qualifications and developments within the 14-19 education agenda on behalf of the sector. In July 2010 her role was broadened further to include the management of all standards and qualifications work across four nations and leading on the liaison with Awarding Organisations and regulatory bodies. In December 2013 Habia officially became part of the SkillsActive group and Caroline took over the role of standards and qualifications team manager across the whole of the Skills Active footprint. This has included the management of the development and review of National Occupational Standards, Apprenticeship frameworks, new qualifications and assessment materials and working closely/building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across the seven sectors.
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Liz Peters Liz Peters has 30 years experience in the beauty therapy industry. Training at City College Manchester, her career has covered salon therapy, salon ownership, teaching and managing both further and higher education programmes ranging from her own subject to sport therapies, hospitality and catering and creative programmes. Liz has worked as a therapist, Director of Training for Sterex Epilation and as a manager in a variety of FE establishments including Bury College, Calderdale College, and West Lancashire College. Liz is currently the Curriculum Lead Manager at The Manchester College for Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy Department, she is passionate about improving the employability skills of the learners in Greater Manchester and ensuring the learners have exceptional skills to meet current industry needs. |
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Lesley McCormack Lesley McCormack is the Managing Director, Equality and Safeguarding Manager of Michaeljohn Training School Manchester. After owning three successful hairdressing salons in South Manchester, Lesley was approached by the Government Department the Manpower Services Commission to help launch The Youth Training Scheme in 1983. Michaeljohn Training School has evolved as one of the leading hairdressing providers for Apprenticeships and Traineeships in the North West. 31 years later Lesley comments ‘’Education and training has been subject to much change over the 31 years, however my belief and passion in apprenticeships has never been stronger. Apprenticeships across the country are valued by employers and more importantly the learners." Lesley is actively engaged in AELP events and forums, and is a member of several PRD groups including the CIty and Guilds of London Special Interest Group. Most recently Lesley has been working with Trailblazers phase 3 - reforming post 16 Further Education teaching qualifications. Lesley will be joined by Directors from Michaeljohn Training School on the 13th November at World Skills to receive the ESF mainstream Leaders and Managers award for Equality for the second consecutive year. |
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Stephen Ram Kissun I am responsible for the recruitment of training organisations into AELP membership and growing membership up to 1,000 members over next two years. Remit includes the promotion of AELP branded communications/associated member services, marketing services, and social media activities; development of new services/benefits for members, fostering new business development opportunities and building new collaborative arrangements with key stakeholders involved in learning, skills and employability provision. |
