Mark Burgess

Experience

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  S.O.L.O.T.E.C & Business Link

  Feb 2000 - Mar 2001

  Apprenticeship Officer

  Promotion, monitoring and proper guidance of a number of training programmes directly funded by the Training and Enterprise Council. Working with employers to help plan the programmes and with training providers to help them to deliver and finance these programmes.

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  Lotus Training

  May 2001 - May 2003

  Training Manager

  Management of Modern Apprenticeships in Administration Customer Service and Health and Social care as well as working with employers, line managers and candidates to ensure the smooth running and costing of training programmes.

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  Social Enterprise London

  Mar 2003 - Jul 2004

  Training Officer

  • Design and delivery of training needs analyses for Social Enterprises • Arrangement of training programmes based on these analyses. • Development of training standards for Business advisers and Social Entrepreneurs. • Promotion of Social Enterprise, and the creation of partnerships with statutory bodies.

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  Ecotech

  Aug 2004 - Feb 2005

  Database Administrator

  • Updating and maintenance of a database of DST activities• Provision of information regarding sub-contractors to the contracts manager• Liaising with relevant agencies involved in the work of DST and Youth Justice Board.

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  London Borough of Tower Hamlets

  Mar 2005 - Jun 2015

  Planning and management of training programmes and staff development, including the implementation of council-wide talent strategy programmes, including work-based coaching and the development of new managers and team leaders. Developing and leading on the Apprenticeship, ICS and ILM programmes across the whole council, including the promotion, appointment and induction of new apprentices to the LBTH apprenticeship programme. Management and professional development of 4 staff members and freelance staff, including all CPD activities and the evaluation of all training materials and assessment activities as well as ensuring the embedding of up-to-date standardisation procedures arising from these activities. I was also responsible for the recruitment and briefing of new managers to the programme as well as supporting them to write new job descriptions and the placement of new apprentices into these emerging job roles, together with the allocation and monitoring of support staff including mentors. Show less

  • Vocational Development Team Leader

    Nov 2010 - Jun 2015

  • Training Co-ordinator

    Sept 2007 - Nov 2010

  • Learning Manager

    Mar 2005 - Sept 2007
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  Freelance

  Jun 2015 - Feb 2017

  Training, Development and Assessment

  I worked on a number of different events in terms of planning and delivery.

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  Merchant Navy Training Board

  Feb 2017 - Feb 2019

  Training Development Manager

  I worked on the promotion of Maritime Trailblazer apprenticeship standards, organise events and employer engagement. I provided a secretarial service to two boards as well as following through on the actions arising, maintain social media presence for the MNTB and evaluating bids to the Maritime Educational Foundation. In all this time I have forged strong working relationships across the maritime sector, central government and among wider stakeholders.

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  Novus - Foundations for Change

  Dec 2019 - Jun 2024

  Employer Account Manager

  Employment Brokerage for people leaving HMP. Working with employers across a variety of sectors to recruit.

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  Rhythmic Skills

  Dec 2024 - now

  Lead Project Coordinator/Assessor