CLADA Team

Alan Wilkins

Alan Wilkins is an experienced facilitator, evaluator and educationalist.

Alan became a freelance consultant in 2001 after being Head of Learning and a senior manager at the Co-operative College, a national training and development director for the School Curriculum Industry Partnership (SCIP), a regional SCIP director and an LEA education-industry co-ordinator. He has also taught in two secondary schools and was once an engineering apprentice.

Alan is recognised for his project management and creative design and delivery of learning and development solutions. His effective client-centred approach enables organisations to identify their mission, values and vision; and individuals and groups to remove blockages to change.

He has 25 years experience working on diverse education, training and research projects in the UK, Sweden, Greece, Namibia, Lesotho and South Africa. He has recently completed two evaluation assignments in Cape Town, written a published chapter on 'learning co-operatively'  and is currently researching integrative approaches to community cohesion , identity and diversity.

His work in the education sector includes working with teachers, college and school students, industrialists and partnership link managers on projects such as evaluating work-related learning, consultancy of 16-19 citizenship programmes and co-operative approaches to enterprise.

In the co-operative and social enterprise field, Alan works with directors, members, executives, managers and trainers. Topics have included strategic planning, management and leadership, benchmarking practice, values and cultural change.

Alan is a founder member and a director of CLADA CIC.