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Apprenticeship Approvals Group Membership

Membership 

Ruth Jennings of Sainsbury’s is Chair of the Apprenticeship Approvals Group and a member of SAAB Standards and Frameworks Group.  

Remaining membership is made up of employers and experts from a variety of different sectors.

If you have any queries, please contact the Apprenticeship Approvals Team

 

Name Organisation Title

Ruth Jennings (Chair)

Sainsbury’s

Skills Development Programmes Manager

Bethany Welsh

Balfour Beatty

Social Impact Advisor

Andy McFarlane

ACS Clothing

Head of Circular Operations

Matthew Barr

Glasgow University

Programme Director, Director of Education, SICSA

Colin Young

 Leonardo

Manufacturing Manager

Tommy Breslin

Scottish Union of Learning

Senior Development Officer

Diane Mitchell

Fife College

Assistant Principal

Stuart McKenna

Scottish Training Federation

Chief Executive

Alison Bucknell

Federation for Industry Sector Skills & Standards

Support & Guidance Development Manager

George Brown (Vice-Chair)

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Head of Accreditation

Dr Alison Eales

Quality Assurance Agency for Scotland

Quality Enhancement Specialist

James McDonald

Royal Bank of Scotland

Talent Acquisition Consultant (Early careers)

Klaus Mayer

Education Scotland

Senior Education Officer

Sheila Dunn

Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework Partnership

Head of Quality and International Development

Secretariat Support

Terry Dillon

Skills Development Scotland

Senior Programme Manager

Nicola Conner

(Secretariat)

Skills Development Scotland 

Business Support Executive