Experience

Richmond Adult Community College

• United Kingdom
• E-learning

• Learning Manager

  • Dec 2009 - Present

  Manage the delivery of education provision across Health and Social Care and associated fields e.g. >Complementary Therapies, >Therapeutic Counselling >Cookery >Sports and Exercise In addition, manage with a job share the delivery of provision for 150 learners with learning disabilities. Both jobs entail the management of over 100 peripatetic staff and learning support workers. >Pastoral Care of learners >Teaching of nursing modules on the Access to Health and Human Science course. >Teach music and communication skills to adults with learning disabilities >Curriculum development of new courses across all areas of responsibility >Quality assurance and improvement activity e.g. Internal verification, observation of teaching, learning and assessment. >Recruitment, support and coaching of established and sessional staff >Participate in collaborative working with partner organisations >Confrom to the funding arrangements associated with FE >Manage a devolved budget



London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Learning and Development Manager

  • Jul 2005 - Dec 2009

  Worked predominantly with staff in Social Services advising members and senior managers on the implications for workforce and organisational developments arising from legislation, research and organisational change. >Led on the production of workforce and development plans compliant with local and national requirements. >Produced an annual costed training and development plan, sourced training innovatively to meet identified needs that complied with national and professional requirement in agreement with the Director of Social Services and the senior management team. >Monitored contracts and evaluated internally and externally provided training against quality targets and best value requirements. >Developed many links with other partner organisations and was a member for several years of Skills for Care - Sector Skills Council at a regional level.

• Workforce Development Officer

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2005

  Managed and quality assured the NVQ assessment centre for all care staff working for the Borough of Richmond. Supervision of all assessors and verifiers Managed and quality assured the NVQ assessment centre for all care staff working for the Borough of Richmond. Supervision of all assessors and verifiers