Justin Edwards

Connector, Educator/Teacher, Explorer, Musician

Assistant Chief Executive and Director of Curriculum Belfast Metropolitan College Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry August 2011 – Present (9 months) Belfast Senior Manager with responsibility for Curriculum at one of the UK's largest FE Colleges. Director, Curriculum and Student Services Southern Regional College Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry September 2008 – August 2011 (3 years) Southern Regional College is the largest Further and Higher Education College outside of Belfast in Northern Ireland. With a total of six campuses across the counties of Armagh and Down and covering four district councils, the College offers first class education and an exciting learning environment for further and higher education. Director, Knowledge and Information Learning and Skills Network (LSN) Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Research industry July 2003 – December 2006 (3 years 6 months) Head of Department Angus College 2000 – 2004 (4 years) Head of Multimedia North Down and Ards Institute August 1999 – September 2000 (1 year 2 months) Lecturer in Acoutics and Acousmatic Music Queen's University of Belfast Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry September 1998 – September 1999 (1 year 1 month) Lecturer in Multimedia, Acoustics and Music Technology North Down and Ards Institute September 1998 – September 1999 (1 year 1 month) Concert Manager Queen's University of Belfast Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry September 1997 – September 1998 (1 year 1 month)

Learning, skills, no matter what age or ability.

We've developed and evolved without qualifciations? Qualifications are a box and boxes are bad. Qualifications don't matter, in fact they get in the way. It's just that we haven't come up with a viable alternative to recognising what people can offer that is measurable. So time to change? What happended to refferences and recommendations? People recognised for what they have contributed, rather than what they can potentially do?

Education

Playing the trumpet.