Why become a member?
- AELP works collaboratively with AoC, the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils and other national representative organisations including Learning and Skills Improvement Service
Graham Hoyle OBE (Chief Executive)
| Title |
| Chief Executive |
| Job role |
| Since 2002 Graham has been Chief Executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (formerly ALP), representing over 600 members, primarily involved with Work Based Learning. In this capacity he is a member of a whole range of National Steering Groups. He also chairs the National Improvement Partnership Board responsible for both the FE system’s National Improvement Policy and the development of the ‘course labelling’ initiative. He is regularly called on to give evidence at Parliamentary Select Committees. Following an early career working for the Employment Service for over 20 years, (9 years as a full-time trainer), Graham transferred in 1986 to the Training Agency firstly as Area Manager for Devon and Cornwall, then for Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Throughout the ‘90s he was Chief Executive of the Gloucestershire TEC, into which he merged the Gloucestershire Enterprise Agency and Business Link (Gloucestershire) to form The Link Group. He also was creator of the Gloucestershire Development Agency and the 5 County West of England Development Agency, the fore runner of the SW RDA. Also at this time he was Chair of the TEC National Council’s Education and Training Committee, which amongst much else was responsible for the creation of Modern Apprenticeships and what was to become the Adult Learning Inspectorate. He was also a founder of the Guidance Council. Graham’s contribution to skills sector was recognised when he was awarded an OBE for services to training in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June 2008. |
| Contact details |
| Tel. 0117 986 5389 Email: ghoyle@aelp.org.uk |