Associates Dean Employer Engagement 

• Andrea Cullen - School of Computing, Informatics and Media
• Alan Maybury - School of Lifelong Education and Development 
• Julian Rawel - School of Management
• Lynda Gatecliffe - School of Health Studies
• Pat Wilkinson - School of Social & International Studies 

The role of the Associate Dean Employer Engagement is:

• Provide strategic leadership in relation to employer engagement within the school.
• Lead the School in building its relationships with business.
• Identifying and developing opportunities for accredited employer-responsive learning.
• Take responsibility for programme and co-funded student number planning.
• Support and guide School staff in the design of flexible and responsive curricular for work-based learning.
• Support colleagues in relation to the quality assurance processes required for accredited provision.
• Work with Escalate to implement and develop approaches to skills needs analyses, APEL, accreditation of in-company training and the shell award framework.
• Work with Escalate to implement and further develop models for costing and pricing, employer contributions, and other systems and processes intended to streamline employer engagement activity.
• Lead and co-ordinate the development of case studies and other means of disseminating employer engagement activity.