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Richard has degrees in
Economics (University of Cambridge) and Business Studies
(University of Wales) and has extensive experience as
a project manager, consultant and senior operational
manager. He has worked in Operational Research and Systems
Analysis in the Steel Industry, on project appraisal
and forward planning in the public sector (including
management responsibility for an 850-place government
funded adult training unit). His research experience
covers all aspects of DFEE/TEC activity, assessments
of local labour market characteristics, organisational
learning and skill needs. Since entering consultancy
he has also carried out many management development
and organisation change assignments including improving
management skills, promoting excellent team performance,
clarifying sound missions and values, and goal setting.
He is a member of the IPD and a fully accredited Investors
in People Assessor with E11 and E31 TDLB units. |
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Andrew is a Chartered
Occupational Psychologist with over 20 years of research
and evaluation experience. After graduation he conducted
research into Interpersonal Skills at the University
of Bradford Management Centre prior to work experience
in Personnel and Management Services in the steel industry.
After 14 years as a lecturer in the department of Industrial
Relations and Management Studies at University College,
Cardiff and latterly at the Cardiff Business School,
he became a founding partner of CRG in 1988. Since then
he has undertaken many research and evaluation assignments
and published widely on learning, skill and information
needs, organisation change and many linked topics. Other
experience includes designing and running training courses
aimed at improving interpersonal and team skills, facilitating/advising
on behavioural aspects of safety in an offshore environment,
including risk and stress analysis, and developing/implementing
change management programmes often in large and complex
organisations. |
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Kyle is a Chartered Occupational
Psychologist with a near-10 year research and consultancy
record looking at education and training; organisational,
management and economic development; and public policy
measures in many settings. He has project managed a
range of assignments for DfES, LLSCs, WDA and others
on projects as varied as the provision of learning support
services for the 'disengaged' in the Black Country,
through to managing and delivering a programme of coaching
graduates in SMEs in Wales. His career experience extends
into assessment and selection, organisational change
and development, training, personal and career development,
coaching and counselling, and behavioural aspects of
health and safety. He holds a B.Sc. in Psychology (University
of Wales, Swansea) and an M.Phil in Applied Psychology
(University of Leicester); certificates of competence
Level A and B in psychometric testing; is a certified
NLP Master Practitioner, and holds D32 and D33 Vocational
Assessor NVQs. |
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Stephen has a degree in
Economics (University of Bath) and an MBA (Cardiff Business
School) and joined CRG as an Economist in 1999. He is
an experienced evaluator in areas of public sector policy
development having conducted research for, amongst others,
DfES, Welsh Development Agency, Wales Management Council
and Mid Wales TEC. He was also an active member of the
CRG-led consortium commissioned by the Welsh Assembly
Government for the Mid-term European Funds evaluation
of the Objective 1 and Objective 3 programmes. His wider
research interests include public sector performance
management and he has recently completed 5 high-profile
cost-benefit evaluations for the Home Office (Crime
Reduction Programme). He is currently involved with
a further 3 cost-benefit evaluations for the Home Office
in conjunction with the Universities of Bristol, Cardiff,
Swansea and Leicester, and is conducting research for
the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on the cost
effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing the
incidence of arson. |
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Debbie is an Occupational
Psychologist and qualified Stress Management consultant.
A highly experienced researcher, she has broadly based
experience of publicly funded training and community
support programmes, processes and support services,
drawn from the UK and more widely. She is currently
working on projects to promote levels of employability
for people with a range of disabilities (for Employment
Service Head Office). In addition to research and evaluation
assignments she has undertaken a wide-range of Human
Resource Development activities. Her experience includes
coaching, counselling, training needs analysis, training
delivery, design and implementation of outplacement
programmes and career management. She is currently involved
in delivering a management development programme for
a Local Authority. The training she has undertaken has
brought her into contact with a wide range of sectors
and professional institutions who vary widely in their
approach to continuous professional development. |
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