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Paul Warner, Webinar ChairDirector of Policy and Strategy, Association of Employment and Learning ProvidersHaving 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. |
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Stephen Wright
Chief Executive, Federation of Awarding Bodies Stephen joined the vocational qualifications sector over 25 years ago in the time of Training Enterprise Councils (TECs) and rose rapidly to become UK & Ireland Manager for Pitman Qualifications (City & Guilds Group) and one of the youngest General Managers at Edexcel. Spells as Director and CEO of training providers and smaller professional awarding bodies gave him a broad insight into the sector which has provided a strong foundation for his existing role as CEO of the Federation of Awarding Bodies. |
