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Mike Cox, Webinar ChairOperations Director, Association of Employment and Learning ProvidersAfter 13 years in retail purchasing and supply, Mike became an assessor for apprenticeships with TBG Learning in 1999. He soon moved onto various development roles with learndirect, RNID and then LSN where he headed up the bidding and development team, helping design support programmes and research in areas including Train to Gain, Citizenship, Diplomas, Key Skills, Functional Skills and Foundation Learning. He joined AELP in February 2013. Mike is married with 2 children and lives in rural Kent. |
Kirsty EvansDirector - Funding and Programmes (Acting), Skills Funding AgencyKirsty leads the SFA’s work on implementing policies to support government’s ambitions for adult education and apprenticeships. Her responsibilities include oversight of the national apprenticeships budget, the adult education budget, services to support Local Enterprise Partnerships in the running of the European Social Fund and all other skills programmes such as traineeships, advanced learning loans. She is responsible for the design and delivery of the funding and contracting systems that support implementation of these policies. She is the budget holder for over £3 billion of public funding, including programme budgets paid to colleges, providers and employers. |
