Garrie is a Fellow of the Institute of IT Training, a member of the Institute of Directors and Institute of Royal Engineers. He currently sits on the boards of the Kent and Medway Learning Partnership and the Kent and Medway Basic Skills Consortium.
Following an earlier career in the Armed Forces, Garrie has used his leadership and organisational skills to provide support and advice in the training arena. He has now gained 11 years experience of working with FE including managing College core academic programmes, College commercial delivery, Work Based Learning, ESF projects, and managing and tutoring in learndirect centres.
From 2002 to 2006 he was been responsible for directing the delivery of learndirect throughout Kent and Medway which has given him an in-depth understanding of the complexities and opportunities found in public funded partnerships. His areas of expertise now include FE and European funding streams, online delivery, partnership/consortium management, learning and quality systems design and implementation.
Garrie has a wealth of experience in the Inspection schedule and has taken a partnership of 40 providers through a successful inspection acting as the organisation’s nominee.
Garrie is passionate about helping people realise their potential and he Garrie’s this passion through his business and personal life. He is a judo black belt and instructor, a former school governor and works as Chairman of a local Scouts group.
