Peter Bowyer

Profile:

1, Professional   consultant   in education and training.

A positive committed person who achieves results with and through others.  Excellent skills in communication, I/T, and problem solving. A solution focussed, enthusiastic and loyal person with a track record for successful customers in a wide variety of organisation in education and training in UK and overseas.

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A team player; served on various national education and training projects in the last 20 years. Experienced, loyal to customers- a friendly person. Extensive network of contacts across organisations and countries at different levels. (from students to CEOs).

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Company director.  Consultant to education and training organisations in the UK and overseas.  

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Up to date in professional area: served on design group for Qualifications in Management; and design of National Occupational Standards for Management, Business Advisers and Management Consultants. Project member for national occupational standards for business and management consultants. Provided a workshop at an International Conference on Management. Design work, editing and review of QCF units in Management and Leadership

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Qualifications:

BA Economics. MA Ed.  Post Graduate Certificate in Education.  Certificate in Outdoor Education.  Training and Development Units in assessment and verification.  Qualified in Mountain Leadership summer/winter, Yacht master Ocean, British Canoe Union instructor.

Languages French, Italian.

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Experience:

Shop Assistant: retail, garage. Car Park Supervisor. Hotel Customer Service Assistant.  Assistant Beach Inspector.  Service Civile Internationale-volunteer project member France-community development. Quality Assurance officer-.Manager of 12 staff. Marketing advisor: Employment generation charity, London.

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FE Principal Lecturer, Curriculum development and management roles. Introduced, managed and evaluated BTEC programmes in business, travel and tourism, and leisure studies.

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Seconded- policy adviser to a government department (employment and education) 1992 to 1996, and qualifications regulator (NCVQ 1996/7). National policy advice and implementation. (Advice for ministers, senior civil servants, and stakeholders in education and training). National implementation programme for vocational qualifications.  Study visits for Vocational Qualifications to Denmark and Iceland. (CEDEFOP) European Commission.

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Director of a property company. Director of e-assessment 4au -specialising in e assessment and e verification.   Director -training and education company 2008 to date.

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Treasurer of local History Group, Chairman of local Parish Plan, Parish Councillor 2004 to date (Chairman). Member of local board of CPRE. Volunteer National Trust.

Achievements:

Established first class BTEC provision in FE College; chair of FEU project on curriculum modularisation (national project on curriculum development). Senior Examiner Economics, Chief Examiner Commerce and Finance. (2 National Examination Boards).

Represented 1,000+FE staff (management role). Member of Nottinghamshire County Council. Founder Regional Board Member Young Enterprise (business formation for young persons).

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Served on National projects on assessment, verification and evaluation of vocational qualifications. Provided advice for national initiatives in education and training to government department.  Established and maintained excellent working relationships with major national bodies and stakeholders. (Government agencies, awarding organisations, qualification regulator, sector skills councils, higher education institutions, education and training organisations).

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Senior Subject Examiner and Lead Verifier Management-largest UK Awarding Organisation in the UK; responsible for training external examiners and verifiers, monitoring performance, and supplying guidance and interpretations on standards of achievement and attainments. Served on national projects for management and related issues.

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Provided external verification and support to more than 100 centres and their staff on curriculum and quality assurance.  Work covered BTECs level 4 to 7 (higher education), NVQs, and Customised Awards

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Trainer for Awarding Body: UK and overseas. Centre Approval officer.

Externally verified 6 centres in China (all students interested in HND top up at a UK HEI), one centre in South Africa (project for training of technical teachers in outcomes based education and training); two centres in Africa; three centres in the Middle East; one centre in Europe.

Provided leadership and team membership for awarding body over 20+years. Roles of Lead Verifier Management, Chief Verifier Business, Senior Subject Examiner, and Senior Standards Verifier.

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Established consultancy business. Produced Parish Plan.Plan recognised by local authorities. Provided leadership and developed others in the implementation of vocational qualifications throughout the UK and worldwide.

International, External Verifier and Trainer:

Worked in S Africa, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Nigeria, Sierra-Leone, Ghana, Egypt, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Turkey, Mexico, Jamaica, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Myanmar, Thailand, Sudan, Libya, Malta, and South Korea. Trainer for -Higher Nationals, Level 5 Management and National Vocational Qualifications.

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Quality Verifier (systems verifier across organisations; Centre Quality Reviewer assessor pilot, trained for Licenced Centre review of BTEC programmes in higher education... Fully conversant with Quality Assurance system for BTEC programmes including higher education.

 Responsibility for overall Quality Assurance in two BTEC centres.  Advisor in Quality Assurance for centres. Active as an assessor and internal verifier for BTEC awards.

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Briefer and Approval work for organisations wanting to offer NVQs and Level 5+7 in Business and Management Studies.

 Trainer with Edexcel. Preparing for HNs and Level 7. Quality in NVQs and BTECs, Numerous workshops including latest national workshops for Apprenticeships including Higher Apprenticeships.

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 Delivered successful training events worldwide.  Delivered 60+ training events for potential Edexcel centres- “Preparing for HNs and Level 7”

Supplied successful on line events for training external examiners, verifiers and staff; created training CDs for (standardisation) and another for knowledge in management qualifications (European Union project).

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Dealt creatively with individuals and organisations (including national companies organisation e.g. BUPA, BT, Nissan, DWP) at a range of levels.

Taught (Management, Economics, Professional Development, and Management Consulting) to students from across the world for various Universities-Leeds, Liverpool, Gloucester, East London, and Bournemouth.   Delivered training and education worldwide.

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Management Work:

Company director. UK and two overseas companies. Training and Education.

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Current work with own company Supply of consultancy services to companies, training organisations and universities in respect of curriculum design, implementation and review.

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Delivery of customised qualifications including making presentations, and environmental awareness and behaviour at work. Project management initiatives in Senegal and Ghana.  Consultancy work with organisations including BT, Nissan, Orange, Southern Water, Roche Group, independent colleges (developing higher education provision), International Development Initiatives, and Nitoks Consulting (capacity and competence building in Africa).

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Education Work:

Assessor and verifier BTEC HND and Level 7 Management. Assessor and verifier Customised BTEC Award/QCF/NVQ. Teacher; First year degree Economics-online-University of Bournemouth. MBA Dissertation supervisor experience:  3+ years:  MSc Management Consulting: teaching and dissertation experience 5 years.  MBA dissertation supervisor at the University of Bournemouth.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES AT CHRIST COLLEGE LONDON:

Program Director and curriculum leader, Entrepreneurial Studies program at Christ College London. Project management and cottage industries implementation and set-up supervisor. Assessor and verifier Customised BTEC HND and Level 7 Entrepreneurial Studies Award.

CURRENT PRO BONO WORK. Chairman Parish Council. National Trust Volunteer. Chairman Purbeck Society.

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Vision:

•To develop managers and leaders

•To inspire individuals to achieve their full potential

•To deliver relevant high quality training worldwide

•To share knowledge for improvement and transformation