Executive structure
Our business structure within СÀ¶ÊÓƵ UK is supported by both our parent company СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Inc and its owner Graham Holdings as well as external expertise from our advisory boards.
Graham Holdings is a listed company in the US. СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Inc is its largest subsidiary which includes СÀ¶ÊÓƵ UK. СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Inc provides support and governance over significant decisions such as major investments.
Our Executive Leadership team is responsible for:
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Establishing our vision and purpose
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Designing and driving our strategy
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They delegate responsibility and governance of the commercial education business to the Professional Senior Leadership Team, and responsibility and governance of the apprenticeship function to the Apprenticeship Leadership Team (ALT).
The ALT is overseen and guided by the External Assurance Board (EAB) and receive learner voice input from the СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Apprenticeship Advisory Panel.
External Assurance Board (EAB)
For apprenticeships, we have an independent EAB to provide oversight, knowledge, and strategic challenge to our programmes.
The EAB is comprised of leading experts from the Further Education and Careers Sector, including:
- A highly experienced CFO (including of the St John’s Innovation Group and Further Education provider) and Corporate Governance author, trainer and examiner, Chris Lang ( Chair)
- Expert Careers Coach, member of the International Coaching Federation and former CEO of a College Network: Christine Doubleday
- The Chief Quality and Curriculum Operating Officer of a large peer provider, Paragon, and Vice Chair of the Association of Employers and Learning Providers, Ian Bamford
- The Chair of Youth Employment UK and former CEO of the Association of Employers and Learning Providers, and former CEO of an independent training provider, Stewart Segal
- CEO of an Apprenticeship and Skills business and former Director of the large companies unit at the ESFA: Tony Allen
The EAB meets at least ten times a year and receives detailed reports from СÀ¶ÊÓƵ’s Apprenticeship Leadership Team.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Apprenticeship Advisory Panel
Our СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Apprenticeship Advisory Panel (KAAP), represented by current and former СÀ¶ÊÓƵ apprentices, meets quarterly to continually evaluate and help improve our Apprenticeship programmes. The KAAP members are from a range of apprenticeship standards and employers.