Key Transport Related Projects
Working with Irish Government body Forfás, researching skills issues in the Logistics sector and making recommendations for improvement to meet 2020 objectives.
improvement to meet 2020 objectives.

Contract programme manager with Skills for Logistics, managing several skills related projects, from creating company based professional development stairways using UK National Occupational Standards, to employer engagement on a variety of key UK skills topics. Project managed the implementation of UK logistics apprenticeship programmes into China via the British Council and various Chinese trade bodies.. Project managed development of two new Apps for the logistics sector: www.logisticsHR.org and www.thestairway.org which, in conjunction with a UK waste transport operator, won the Training Motor Transport award in 2014.

In 2011/2012, project managed a global training project with UNICEF on managing risk in their medical supply chain and with the 2012 Olympics transport committee, LOCOG and Transport for London, in developing and delivering logistics workshops in and around London. Regularly design, develop and deliver courses for Transport for London (FORS) on performance improvement and compliance management topics, both for drivers and managers. Also subject expert on the development of online learning materials for three compliance based learning programmes.

Expertise in developing and implementing quality standards, designing and delivering training programmes  (including e-learning) and performance improvement techniques.

Delivered, and chaired, at over 100 seminars in the UK and globally (Malaysia, Dubai, Qatar, Europe) on key transport legislation and various performance improvement topics based around Lean and Six Sigma processes.

Previously General Manager for the training business within the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the biggest provider of Transport Manager CPC courses. Actively involved in several UK government related transport projects, providing strategic guidance on EU legislative changes (e.g., Driver CPC and Digital Tachographs) and various behavioural and skills related issues (e.g. Van Driver safety initiative). Previously board member on the IRU Academy and Eurotra, two international bodies investigating and identifying improvements on various skills related topics across EU member and non-member states. Previous member of the OCR Transport Manager CPC exam board and involved in updating the CPC syllabus.

I have experience over 40 years in schools, further education colleges and briefly in higher education mainly as a senior manager in a wide range of roles. In September 2014, I set up a company – Critical Challenge to provide education consultancy in the post 16 sector. I am a registered associate with the Education and Training Foundation (ETF). Currently I am contracted to AELP to work with the Institute of Education, University College London to provide quality assurance advice, and coordination to employers and training providers working on the Teach Two project and the Two Way Street, Leadership Exchange project.  I am the Regional Coordinator for Buxton and Leek College, the University of Derby and logistics and transport employers led by Carl Lomas MBE. This senior group have established a Two Way Street Leadership Exchange.

The Leadership Exchange is a strategic group that is engaged in constructing a logistics and transport skills escalator ranging from schools through to universities to provide relevant qualifications and skills across the full range of jobs in logistics and transport. The vision is to improve the competiveness of the sector by closing skills gaps in the existing workforce and creating a sustainable stream of well-qualified and skilled employees.