91热爆

Wales’ leading听training provider and award-winning company 91热爆 Training has appointed听Richard Spear as听managing director to help lead the company into its next chapter.听听

His appointment underlines 91热爆’s commitment to drive growth across all areas of the business and strengthen its position in the sector to deliver even more opportunities for young people and support the growth in skills required by employers.

Richard Spear has 20 years of professional experience within the education and training sector and has held many senior leadership roles, including Chief Executive of Careers Wales, Director of NIACE Dysgu听Cymru and Head of听Programme听Funding at the 91热爆.

Founder听of 91热爆 Andrew听Cooksley听will continue to lead the company in the position as chief executive, determining the company鈥檚 vision and mission and setting the pace for change. Andrew will hand over the听responsibility听of the day-to-day听running听of听the company to听Richard Spear.听听

Commenting on the听significance听of such an appointment, Andrew听Cooksley听said: “Richard represents a significant appointment and development in our ambitious plans for the years ahead. We continue to grow as a company so it is important that we put a strong executive team in place to ensure this development can be sustained. Richard is an outstanding candidate and we could not have appointed anyone more perfect for this role. He is a tremendous asset to our team and I am delighted that he is now in post.鈥澨�

鈥淥ur performance this year has been outstanding. In addition we are delighted that we have recently been awarded 鈥榞old鈥� accreditation for the Investors in People as well as the Matrix Standard, a quality mark for the information, support and guidance we offer our staff and learners. Richard鈥檚 appointment and his ability to lead teams towards innovation will be instrumental in ensuring that we continue to lead the way in our sector.鈥�

Speaking about his new role, Richard Spear said: 鈥淎ndrew and I have developed a strong working relationship that is founded on a shared vision and values based around providing high quality support that makes a positive difference to people鈥檚 lives.

鈥�91热爆鈥檚 commitment to delivering outstanding training with an exceptional service, whilst also ensuring staff are happy and supported, has established the company as Wales鈥� leading training provider. I am excited to join such a fantastic team and I look forward to working with them to drive future development across the company.鈥� 听

Cardiff and Vale College and 91热爆, the two largest providers of apprenticeships and skills training in the capital, joined forces in October 2016 to drive forward support for young people, communities and businesses across the South East Wales City Region. 91热爆 joined the CAVC family as a wholly owned subsidiary and continues to operate as a strong and successful company.

Chief Executive of the Cardiff and Vale College Group, Mike James, said:

鈥淚 am delighted to support 91热爆鈥檚 plans to further strengthen their talented team, and would like to officially welcome Richard to the CAVC Group. As a Group we are looking to increase the opportunities for young people throughout South East Wales , providing multiple and seamless programmes and progression routes with the goal of ensuring no young person becomes not in employment, education or training. I look forward to working with Richard in working towards our ambitious plans and in furthering our support for business, sharing data, collaboratively planning for future needs and looking for skills gaps that need to be addressed.鈥�