A Director and Project Manager here at Polaris Learning Ltd with over 20 years experience in the industry. He has been working closely with clients’ senior managements to identify and implement training & development programmes to improve performance. This includes the development and implementation of technical training programmes, supervisory and management development programmes, quality systems, qualification based programmes, career planning and development for operators, technical/QA and potential team leaders and managers.
KEY SKILLS
Over fifteen years practical project management experience within the food & drink industry.
Director within Polaris Learning since 2005 helping the company to become the main provider of on-site training and qualifications within the food & drink industry.
Achieved SQA Centre of the Year Award for the company on 2000 for work undertaken with our food & drink industry clients and most successful provider of SVQs to the industry.
Enabled an achievement rate of over 85% completion for SVQs in the Food & Drink Industry.
Highly experienced in the design and delivery of work based training programmes for operators, team leaders, supervisory and management development programmes to the food industry.
The use of nationally recognised qualifications on offer from SQA; C&G; REHIS; Institute of Leadership & Management and MCI.
Design and implementation of quality systems, work based instruction and coaching systems.
The effective implementation of N/SVQs accredited development programmes, including the training and qualification of workplace coaches, assessors and internal verifiers.
Expertise in meat, game, poultry, fish and other food manufacturing.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
IOSH Managing Safely 2000
Unit D for the safety at work awards 2000
Level III SVQ Management 2005
Scotvec D32 Assessor and skills assessor first line 1995 + Revised D32 (1997)
RSH Diploma in Food Hygiene Management 1996
City and Guilds Initial Trainer Award 1997
A22 Identify Individual needs 1997
C25 Facilitate individual learning through coaching 1997
Assessor and skills assessor first line 1997
D33/D34 Internally verifying the assessment process 2000
Institute of Leadership & Management Workplace Trainer Award
PROJECT EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCE
Delivery and project management of several thousand qualifications within the food & drink industry.
Delivery of a number of ILM based supervisory development programmes within the food & drink industry across Scotland.
Delivery of 18 month open Management Development Programme to a range of middle to first line managers in central belt areas, linked to SVQ in Management at Levels 3 and 4.
Delivery of 18 month in-house Management Development Programme to supervisory and middle managers to central belt organisation, linked to ILM award and SVQ in Management at Level 3.
Project Manager and Delivery to a number of Scotland’s leading food production organisations.
Implementation and delivery of SVQs to all sectors, including the delivery and implementation of the Training, Coaching, Assessors and Internal verifier’s qualifications.
