My current role is Apprenticeship Strategy Manager for Norfolk County Council. I lead an externally facing brokerage service called Apprenticeships Norfolk. In addition, I hold several voluntary roles, including: co-chairing the National Apprenticeship Hub Network (around 25 intermediary apprenticeship 'hubs' across England); governor for two independent training providers; member of the UCAS Apprenticeship Stakeholder Group; Ambassador for East of England Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (EoEAAN) and the national Intermediary Apprenticeship Network. I am proud to be a former apprentice, undertaking a L7 Senior Leader Masters Apprenticeship (SLMDA) in 2020, achieving distinction in the embedded MBA and apprenticeship EPA, plus an Impact Award, presented by UEA recognising the impact from my applied learning.

The focus of my Fellowship is to explore and learn from intermediary organisations who facilitate practical and financial apprenticeship support for SME employers and/or pre-apprenticeship programmes, identifying recommendations for developing innovative approaches to stimulate supply-side growth of opportunities.