Manufacturing

LSC Contacts: 

• Stephen Lilley (Chair)
• Julie Mulryan
• John Thomas
• Andrew Horne

For more information please contact Andrew.Horne@lsc.gov.uk  

Group Contact List:

Birmingham & Solihull
Mark Palmer, Head of Corporate Technology Programmes, Sutton College, mpalmer@sutcol.ac.uk  

Black Country
Mike Hughes, City of Wolverhampton College, hughesm@wolvescoll.ac.uk  

Coventry & Warwickshire
Tony Parkin, Programme Area Manager for Technology, Warwickshire College, tparkin@warkscol.ac.uk  

Hereford, Worcester, & Shropshire
Brian Tinson, NVQ Co-ordinator for Engineering, Telford College of Art & Technology, brian.tinson@tcat.ac.uk  
Chris Welch, Worcester College of Technology, cwelch@wortech.ac.uk  
Phil Round, Chief Executive, Herefordshire Group Training Association, round@hgta.org  
Paul O'Neill, Research & Development Manager, Telford College of Arts & Technology, paul.oneill@tcat.ac.uk  
Dr Thomas Rose, Worcester College of Technology, trose@staff.wortech.ac.uk  

Staffordshire
Alan Jefferson, Head of School Engineering & Manufacturing, Burton College alan.jefferson@burton-college.ac.uk  
Dominic Whittaker, Newcastle under Lyme College, dominic.whittaker@nulc.ac.uk  

Regional Contacts
Paul Lowe, Skills Sector Manager, Businesslink West Midlands, paullowe@businesslinkwm.co.uk  
Bill Erskine, Regional Skills Director, Cogent SSC bill.erskine@cognent-ssc.com  
Peter Winebloom, General Manager, EEF West Midlands Technology Centre, peter.winebloom@eef-tchcentre.org.uk  
Huw Rees, UK Head of Operations, Improve Ltd, huw.rees@improveltd.co.uk  
Graham Else, Improve Ltd, Graham.Else@improveltd.co.uk  
David Wright, Chief Executive, Manufacturing Advisory Service West Midlands, dwright@mas-wm.org  
Trevor Jeavons, Manufacturing Advisor Manufacturing Advisory Service West Midlands, tjeavons@mas-wm.org  
Adrian Lawrence, Buisness Systems and Contracts Manager, Midland Group Training Services Ltd, lawrence@mgts.co.uk  
Lee Weatherly, Chief Executive, Midland Group Training Services Ltd weatherly@mgts,co,uk  
Ross McFarlane, Product & Supplier Development Director, National Skills Academy Manufacturing, ross.mcfarlane@nmsa.org.uk  
Carl Leonard, Regional Manager, WM/EE/EM Proskills, carl.leonard@proskills.co.uk  
Nic Erskine, Sector Skills Adviser - West Midlands, SEMTA, nerskine@semta.org.uk  
Christian Warden, SEMTA, Cwarden@semta.org.uk  
Sue Green, Skills Manager, Skillfast, sue_greem@skillfast-uk.org.uk  

 

Group Remit:

Terms of Reference for the group, which outlines its remit etc can be view by clicking here.

Sub Group:

Two sub-Groups are in the process of being set up, there area of focus is still to be confirmed (and thus no further details have been formulised), their likely areas of focus will be:

• Quality of provision operational group (TBC)
• Employer Engagement operational group (TBC)

More information will be supplied when available, alternatively for more information please contact John Thomas: John.Thomas@lsc.gov.uk  

Key Documents:

Minutes

Below you will find a link to minutes from past meetings of the group, for more information regarding the groups activities please contact any of your designated sub regional contacts (contact details provided above) or contact John Thomas: John.Thomas@lsc.gov.uk  

3rd December 07 - click here 


Sector Reviews/Action Plans

The Review of education and training iin the Manufacturing sector provides a valuable insight into the supply and demand for provision related to these sectors, the quality & performance of provision, and provides a detailed action plan for the sectors based on the reports findings.

To view and download the document please click here