Colin Forrest

Chair - Curriculum, Quality and Student Experience
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Colin is a highly qualified and experienced practitioner in the further education and skills and higher education sectors, who is comfortable in a range of leadership and governance settings. Colin has recent experience on University, College and Awarding Body boards. He is honorary university visiting research fellow at Leeds Trinity University where he is also a visiting lecturer. Colin’s current and recent experience relate to the development of technical education including collaborative models, teaching of technical subjects and leadership. He has also been supporting the Education and Training Foundation with Offender Learning and the implementation of the Prevent Duty.

Previous roles have included with the Learning and Skills Improvement Service and also as LSC Regional Learning and Quality Director. In this role he led the teams for Quality Improvement, Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety and Learners with Disabilities and/or Difficulties.

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