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IEP will make a real difference in the Employability Sector
Strongly agree - 58.5%
Partly agree - 12%
Unsure - 11.3%
Partly disagree - 2.1%
Strongly disagree - 16.2%
Total votes: 142
The voting for this poll has ended on: 30 Sep 2012 - 00:00
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Mentoring. Professionalisation’s secret weapon – pass it on!
Welcome to my first blog for the Institute of Employability Professionals. What an exciting time in the development of our sector this is! At last workers across Employment Related Services are able to achieve professional standards and gain the benefits of their own professional institute. ... ...May 12 -
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Declan Swan
Declan Swan is the newly appointed Director of the Institute of Employability Professionals (IEP) – the professional body for everyone working in the employability/welfare to work sector. Supported by leading sector employers, the IEP aims to raise the profile of the sector and raise its performance through improved professional standards and qualifications. Declan’s role is to establish the IEP as an influential, valued and high performing organisation that supports practitioners, nurtures talent and drives sector performance.
Previously, Declan was Chief Executive of the Institute for Education Business Excellence (IEBE); Chief Executive the National EBP Network (NEBPN), and; Chief Executive of Welcome Skills Ltd (an international learning broker). As Director of the Hospitality Industry’s National Training Organisation, Declan led the development of the Sector Skills Council that later became People 1st. He began his career in the hospitality business working at senior level for a range of national and international hotel companies.
He holds a BSc in Management from Trinity College Dublin, an MA in Social and Market Research from Westminster University, London and studied Strategic Planning at the Ashridge Management College.
Declan has undertaken a variety of charity work, including fundraising to refurbish and run a kitchen for homeless people in Fulham in 2003, and volunteers his time to support enterprise activities in local schools across Surrey. He ran to the Virgin London Marathon in April 2011 raising money for the National Children’s Bureau (NCB).
He is a Fellow of RSA, a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality and an Affiliate Member of the British Institute of Innkeeping.
Previously, Declan was Chief Executive of the Institute for Education Business Excellence (IEBE); Chief Executive the National EBP Network (NEBPN), and; Chief Executive of Welcome Skills Ltd (an international learning broker). As Director of the Hospitality Industry’s National Training Organisation, Declan led the development of the Sector Skills Council that later became People 1st. He began his career in the hospitality business working at senior level for a range of national and international hotel companies.
He holds a BSc in Management from Trinity College Dublin, an MA in Social and Market Research from Westminster University, London and studied Strategic Planning at the Ashridge Management College.
Declan has undertaken a variety of charity work, including fundraising to refurbish and run a kitchen for homeless people in Fulham in 2003, and volunteers his time to support enterprise activities in local schools across Surrey. He ran to the Virgin London Marathon in April 2011 raising money for the National Children’s Bureau (NCB).
He is a Fellow of RSA, a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality and an Affiliate Member of the British Institute of Innkeeping.
Recent Posts
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IEP goes from strength to strength
IEP goes from strength to strength ... ...Dec 14 -
Be Proud to be IEP!
So the ERSA national conference was held yesterday in London. It was very well attended and it seemed to me that delegates were both supported and challenged during what was a very engaging and often inspirational event. ... ...Dec 04 -
Welcoming Stuart Knowles to IEP
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Stuart Knowles to the role of interim Business Development Director at the IEP. Stuart's role is to build the IEP's membership and work with me to develop IEP’s membership services to support members and bring more credibility and professionalism to the sector. ... ...Sep 28 -
Update from Declan
Over the past few weeks, we have been processing the first applications for IEP membership and welcome packs are being posted to successful applicants. Several companies including ESG, Advance and JHP are extremely proactive in encouraging their staff to join IEP and I am setting up events to meet members around the UK. ... ...Aug 20 -
Latest news from the director's desk
Hi Readers ... ...Jul 26 -
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Jonathan Gallie
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Innovation & Best Practice
In the last few months the DWP have been asking providers of the Work Programme to establish new, innovate and creative ways of delivering their services. At a time when the economy is struggling, putting clients into sustainable employment is becoming more and more difficult, making innovation and change even more challenging. ... ...Oct 21 -
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Jessica Newport Gay
Jessica Newport Gay has not set their biography yet
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CAVTL Research, contribute to their work!
Dear IEP Members! ... ...Sep 06 -
Month One
At the end of my first moth I feel that I have got to grips with my position and the various websites and social media sites I am using and am in charge of! Our certificates finally arrived on Wednesday so we immediately started preparing the packs for those members who had already paid so if you have paid expect your pack soon! ... ...Aug 10 -
My First Week
Having finished my first week with the IEP I am exhausted but exhilarated. It has been hectic from the word go but in a good way! We have installed our CRM system so that we can process and manage our applications more easily. I have set up a Flickr account, a LinkedIn business page, and tweeted every day. I have also been put in charge of our ...Jul 20 -
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Jaroslava Rudavska
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'Zero Hour' Contracts
There is a raging debate going on at the moment regarding zero hour contracts. Two sides of the argument were discussed on BBC Newsnight in Allegra Strattons’ report ‘Do zero hour contracts create jobs?’ ... ...Aug 24 -
My first month with the IEP
It has been an incredible four and a half weeks with IEP, starting with a bang with the IEP’s launch at w2w 2012 in Birmingham. The ribbon was cut, the big blue badges were a great success and we have met tons of incredible and passionate people who want to make a difference. ... ...Aug 09 -
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