Bimrose, Jenny
jenny.bimrose@warwick.ac.uk
University of Warwick; Institute for Employment Research
Home (o): http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier
Home (p): http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/jbimrose/
Professional profile
*Position at work: Professorial Fellow
*Professional functions: Member of various careers associations
*Areas of expertise: Careers guidance, career decision-making, career self-management, career trajectories
*Specific research interests: Role of CVT in career development and progression; career decision-making styles; occupational trajectories
Relevant professional activity*)
Project coordinator (EGCRF)

Brown, Alan
Alan.Brown@warwick.ac.uk
University of Warwick; Institute for Employment Research
Home (o): http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier
Home (p): http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/abrown
Professional profile
*Position at work: Professorial Fellow
*Areas of expertise: CVT, technology enhanced learning, workplace learning, careers
*Specific research interests: (same)
Relevant professional activity*)
National contact (Cedefop ReferNet)

Dealtry, Richard
richarddealtry@btconnect.com
Intellectual Partnerships Consulting Ltd (UK)
Home (o): http://www.corporateuniversity.org.uk
Home (p): http://www.corporateuniversity.org.uk/profile.htm
Professional profile
*Position at work: Managing Director (Professor)
*Professional functions: British Institute of Learning and Development (BILD), Association of Learning Technologists (ALT), The TIMES HR Network, Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP), Chairman: Global Association of Corporate Universities and Academies (http://www.g-acua.org/) 
*Areas of expertise: Learning management, corporate universities, SME clusters, academies, design and management
*Specific research interests: Innovation, management, human capital
Relevant professional activity*)
Corporate University Editor: 'Journal of Workplace Learning'; Project coordinator (ECUANET Best Practice Project)

Guile, David
d.guile@ioe.ac.uk
University of London; IoE - Institute of Education; Faculty of Policy and Society; Department of Lifelong and Comparative Education
Home (o): http://www.ioe.ac.uk;http://www.ioe.ac.uk/study/departments/363.html
Professional profile
*Position at work: Course Leader: 'MA Lifelong Learning'; Project Leader: 'The regeneration of city-regions, with special reference to the retail and creative and cultural sector' in the Education and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded research centre 'Lifelong Learning, Lifecourses and the Knowledge Economy/Society'
*Professional functions: Member of the UK's Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development; Board Member of: 'Journal of Education and Work', journal 'Vocations and Learning', journal 'Understanding Medical Education'
*Areas of expertise: Professional, vocational and work-based/ workplace learning, including apprenticeship, internship, mentoring; knowledge, pedagogy and transfer; learning and teaching curricula; work, technology and skill
*Specific research interests: The contribution of socio-cultural and activity theories and social theories for analysing the changing relation between work, technology and education, and the interface between learning and work in knowledge economies
Relevant professional activity*)
Co-convenor of VETNET

Hamlin, Bob
r.g.hamlin@wlv.ac.uk
University of Wolverhampton; Wolverhampton Business School
Home (o): http://www.wlv.ac.uk/uwbs
Professional profile
*Position at work: Emeritus Professor and Chair of Human Resource Development; Independent Management and Organisation Development Consultant
*Professional functions: Honorary Treasurer: University Forum for HRD
*Areas of expertise: HRD and organisational change, management and leadership development, coaching and mentoring
*Specific research interests: Managerial and leadership effectiveness; the universality of management; managerial coaching effectiveness; mentoring effectiveness
Relevant professional activity*)
Vice-Chair Honorary Treasurer: University Forum for HRD

Hayward, Geoff
geoff.hayward@education.ox.ac.uk
University of Oxford; Department of Education
Home (o): http://www.edstud.ox.ac.uk/;http://www.education.ox.ac.uk/home/index.php
Home (p): http://www.education.ox.ac.uk/people/academics/index.php?id=38
Professional profile
*Position at work: Reader in Education; Associate Director of ESRC research Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE)
*Areas of expertise: Qualification design, qualification frameworks, VET policy
*Specific research interests: Design and development of credit frameworks, certification of VET skills, soft skills and key competencies
Relevant professional activity*)
National contact (Cedefop ReferNet)

Lee, Monica
m.lee@lancaster.ac.uk
(a) Northumbria University (Newcastle); Newcastle Business School
Home (o): http://www.newcastlebusinessschool.co.uk/
(b) Lancaster University; Management School
Home (o): http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/
Home (p): http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/profiles/246/
Professional profile
*Position at work: Professor; Visiting Professor of HRD (Newcastle Business School); Life Member of Lancaster Management School
*Professional functions: Executive Secretary of University Forum for HRD
*Areas of expertise: Global HRD, mentoring, counseling
*Specific research interests: Critical HRD, holistic agency, complexity
Relevant professional activity*)
Executive Secretary of University Forum for HRD

Lewis, Paul
pl@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
University of Leeds; Leeds University Business School
Home (o): http://www.leeds.ac.uk/lubs/
Home (p): http://www.leeds.ac.uk/lubs (click on staff and then Lewis)
Professional profile
*Position at work: Senior Lecturer in Business Law (Dr)
*Professional functions: Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
*Areas of expertise: Legal aspects of training; management training
*Specific research interests: (same)
Relevant professional activity*)
Editor in Chief: 'International Journal of Training and Development'

Lucas, Norman
n.lucas@ioe.ac.uk
University of London; IoE - Institute of Education; Faculty of Policy and Society; Department of Lifelong and Comparative Education
Home (o): http://www.ioe.ac.uk;http://www.ioe.ac.uk/study/departments/363.html
Professional profile
*Position at work: Head of the Lifelong and Comparative Education Department (Dr)
*Professional functions: Consultant to UNESCO/UNIVOC; Member and ex-chair of the University Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET)
*Areas of expertise: The initial training and professional development of VET teachers, Further Education Colleges, vocational curriculum
*Specific research interests: The vocational curriculum, the initial training and professional development of VET teachers, Further Education Colleges, professional standards and knowledge, learning in the workplace, adult and community education
Relevant professional activity*)
Project coordinator (CROSSLIFE)

McGuire, David
DMcGuire@qmu.ac.uk
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh; School of Business, Enterprise & Management
Home (o): http://www.qmu.ac.uk;http://www.qmu.ac.uk/be/default.htm
Home (p): http://www.davemcguire.com
Professional profile
*Position at work: Lecturer in HRD (Dr)
*Professional functions: UK Director of EU STEP project (Service Sector Training in European Employment Practices); Researcher in EU STREAM project (Strategic Training in Recruitment and Retention of Employees Managers); Member of: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, University Forum of Human Resource Development, Academy of Human Resource Development, Higher Education Academy
*Areas of expertise: Competencies, continuing professional development, strategic HRD, training and development
*Specific research interests: HR in hospitality sector, training in hospitality sector
Relevant professional activity*)
Project coordinator (STEP)

Miller, Linda
linda.miller@employment-studies.co.uk
Institute for Employment Studies
Home (o): http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/
Home (p): http://www.employment-studies.co.uk/cvs/cv.php?contact_id=lm
Professional profile
*Position at work: Senior Research Fellow
*Professional functions: Europe Editor of 'International Journal of Training and Development'; Associate Editor of 'International Journal of Training Research'; Committee Member of Further Education Research Association (http://fera.uk.net/); Member of Editorial Board: Research in Post-Compulsory Education
*Areas of expertise: Vocational education and training, work roles and CPD, career and qualification choice, gender segregation in employment, education and training
*Specific research interests: Vocational education and training, CPD, career and qualification choice, gender segregation
Relevant professional activity*)
Europe Editor: 'International Journal of Training and Development'

Sambrook, Sally Anne
sally.sambrook@bangor.ac.uk
Bangor University (Wales); Bangor Business School
Home (o): http://www.bbs.bangor.ac.uk/
Home (p): http://bbs.bangor.ac.uk/staff/sally_sambrook.php.en
Professional profile
*Position at work: Professor of HRD; Deputy Head of School
*Professional functions: Member of University Forum for HRD; Board member of American Academy of HRD
*Areas of expertise: Management learning, healthcare
*Specific research interests: Discourses of HRD, critical HRD, management learning
Relevant professional activity*)
Associate Editor: 'Human Resource Development International'; Member: Board of Directors: Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD)

Stewart, Jim
j.d.stewart@leedsmet.ac.uk
Leeds Metropolitan University; Leeds Business School
Home (o): http://www.lmu.ac.uk/lbs/
Home (p): http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/lbs/research/profiles/jim_stewart.htm
Professional profile
*Position at work: Running Stream Professor in Human Resource Development
*Professional functions: Chair of University Forum for HRD; Chief Examiner for Learning and Development, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
*Areas of expertise: Leadership development, enterprise and entrepreneurial development, organisation development and change, management development and management learning, talent management, VET for young people and adults
*Specific research interests: Higher education as a site of HRD practice; enterprise and entrepreneurial development in HE; HRD and diversity in transient organisations; comparative VET and national HRD
Relevant professional activity*)
Chair of UFHRD; Book Reviews Editor: 'International Journal of Training and Development'

Valentin, Claire
claire.valentin@ed.ac.uk
University of Edinburgh; College of Humanities & Social Science; Moray House School of Education; Department of Higher & Community Education
Home (o): http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/hce/index.html
Professional profile
*Position at work: Programme Director of MSc 'Management of Training and Development' (http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught-degrees/MScMTD/index.html)
*Professional functions: Vice Chair (Programmes and Qualifications) of University Forum for HRD; Examiner for national exams in Learning and Development, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development; External Examiner for University HR/D programmes
*Areas of expertise: Professional/academic educational programmes; curriculum and qualification development; management in voluntary and public sectors; strategic HRD
*Specific research interests: HRD/VET professional educational programmes, power and politics in HRD/VET, corporate social responsibility, HRD/VET pedagogy, HRD/VET management
Relevant professional activity*)
Vice Chair Programmes and Qualifications: University Forum for HRD

Ward, Christine
ward.education@btopenworld.com
Ward Educational Consulting
Home (o): http://ward.education.users.btopenworld.com
Home (p): http://ward.education.users.btopenworld.com
Professional profile
*Position at work: Consultant
*Professional functions: Member of Management Committee of FERA (Further Education Research Association); Member of Advisory Group for Loughborough International CAA (Computer Assisted Assessment) Conference
*Areas of expertise: VET (vocational education and training) policy and organisation in the UK; comparisons with other countries (mainly Europe); vocational qualifications - policy, structure and regulation; assessment (mainly in relation to VET); use of IT in assessment; statistical data on VET
Relevant professional activity*)
National contact (Cedefop ReferNet)

Watson, Sandra
S.Watson@napier.ac.uk
Napier University (Edinburgh); Napier University Business School; School of Management & Law
Home (o): http://www.napier.ac.uk/nubs/SchoolsandCentres/Pages/SchoolofManagementLaw.aspx
Home (p): http://www.napier.ac.uk/nubs/OurStaff/ExecutiveTeam/Pages/DrSandraWatson.aspx
Professional profile
*Position at work: Head of School: Management and Law (Dr)
*Areas of expertise: Human resource development - role of line manager; strategic HRD leadership development in hospitality tourism
*Specific research interests: (same)
Relevant professional activity*)
Board of Directors: 'Human Resource Development International'

*) See explanatory note on Relevant professional activities in Details of the present edition.