Suzanne has been working at NCFE for just over a year now as the Director of Apprenticeships. Suzanne’s role incorporates responsibility for NCFEs EPA business, Skills Assessment (a range of ed-tech platforms) and NCFEs apprenticeship qualification portfolio including Functional Skills.

Suzanne, originally started her career with BT and moved into the further education sector over 15 years ago where she has been a strong advocate for apprenticeships. Working for the North East Chamber of Commerce private training arm she moved into FE, at Middlesbrough then later Gateshead College as an Assistant Principal where her passion for vocational and technical education as a means to help every learner reach their true potential continued. Her current role affords her the ability to influence a learners journey from a qualification and assessment design perspective, utilising the experience she has build up over the years working as a provider of apprenticeships.