Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
Surname(s) / First name(s) / Leney Tom
Address(es) / 31 Bovill Road
London
SE231HB
Telephone(s) / +44 20 8 291 1351 / Mobile: 44 7971 660596
Fax(es)
E-mail(s) /
Nationality / British Citizen
Date of birth / 30/3/45
Gender / Male
Employment / Occupational field / International education and VET systems and reforms / lifelong learning research / developing VET systems / evidence based policy and practice in education and training / innovative bilateral R&D
Work experience / Since 1 March 2010 my role has changed. I am
Visiting fellow, Institute of Education (IoE), University of London
And
Senior Policy Analyst, Danish Technological Institute (DTI), Denmark
In these roles I continue with a similar profile of European and international research, development and consultancy activity. In this capacity I am working with several international organisations, namely the European Commission (including Cedefop and ETF), UNESCO, UNICEF, ILO and the World Bank/IADB.
My current projects include
· ETF: Completion of handbook on engagement of stakeholders in NQF and QA developments in the Mediterranean Region. This completes a 3-year engagement in the ETF NQF project as European expert in the region, particular reference to Egypt and Jordan. In addition, author of ETF thematic review (now published) on improving the recognition of qualifications in the region. Co-author of policy position papers, policy peer reviews, concept papers, conference briefings, and engaged thoroughly in every aspect of this developmental project
· UNESCO: Policy review of TEVET in Malawi (nearing completion)
· UNICEF: Support on curriculum reform in Maldives, including TVET, Phase 1 and 2
· Cedefop: Partner in the ‘Changing roles of Qualifications’ research (nearing completion)
· Cedefop: partner in the major ‘Identifying Skills Needs’ project. My role – development of scenarios for policy communities, to support improved provision of education and training
· IADB: support for TVET development in Chile
· EU/Leonardo: Quality assurance of the EU construction/bricklayers project, seeking to develop common element under the EQF
In addition I am an invited member of several advisory groups, including the French Government’s Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique Conseil Scientifique, and the UK UNESCO VET advisory group. I am a senior consultant to the British Council, and remain the UK coordinator for the EU/Cedefop’s ReferNet – the VET knowledge system and network across Europe. I attend a few seminars, etc – for example, ILO’s invited seminar on its recent NQF impact reviews (May 2010) and as a speaker at the recent BC Going Global conference, on the significance of VET developments in Europe for other countries (March 2010).
Dates / 01/01/2003 → End February 2010
Occupation or position held / Head of international Unit, QCDA
Main achievements and responsibilities / Lead on QCA's international research, networks and strategy. Advise QCA on international aspects
Coordinator of the UK branch of ReferNet
Consortium director and lead consultant to DG EAC for Achieving the Lisbon goal: the contribution of VET
Contractor to DG EAC for 2006 joint report on the implementation of the Education and Training 2010 programme
Led in 2007 the Cedefop study on the use of learning outcomes in EU systems of education and training
EU expert for ETF's MEDA region project on NQF development, 2007 - 2009. EU lead expert for Egypt and Jordan, author of two peer reviews, participant in Morocco and Tunisia peer reviews.
International development and implementation projects
Quality assurance of the EU Leonardo project in the construction sector: Bricklayers
Management and generation of funding of the QCA international unit, working to business plan.
Extensive international research and reporting profile
Chair of international conferences, seminars, including UK Presidency conference on EQF
Speaker at a wide range of international conferences, seminars and workshops in UK, Europe, North America, North Africa, Middle east, India and Australia
Consultant to European Commission, Cedefop, ETF, British Council. Also working with OECD, World Bank, UNICEF. Member of the conseil scientifique of the Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique (INRP, organ of the French education and higher education ministries)
Name and address of employer / Till end February 2010: Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (was QCA)
83 Piccadilly
London
W1J 8QA
Type of business or sector / Non-Departmental Public Body, Education
Dates / 06/1993 - 12/2002
Occupation or position held / Consultant and Research Associate
Main activities and responsibilities / Undertaking a wide range of consultancy, research and evaluations across education and training - UK and internationally.
Name and address of employer / Institute of Education
University of London
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
UK
Type of business or sector / University
Dates / 1994 - 12/2002
Occupation or position held / Branch Relations Co-ordinator and National Casework Official
Main activities and responsibilities / Senior national role (part-time) to develop a network to keep members informed on developments in education, training and management of the education system. Budget of approximately£300k.
(Previously, specially appointed Regional Official NUT, handling reorganisation of ILEA into London borough education authorities, January 1989 - October 1990)
Name and address of employer / Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)
7 Northumberland Street
London
WC2N 5RD
England
Type of business or sector / Education Union
Dates / 1990 - 1993
Occupation or position held / Senior Personnel Officer
Main activities and responsibilities / Personnel management and local authority work
Name and address of employer / Education Directorate
London Borough of Greenwich
Riverside House
Woolwich High Street
Woolwich
SE18 6DF
Type of business or sector / Local government, education
Dates / 1967 - 1988
Occupation or position held / Teacher and middle manager in three secondary schools
Name and address of employer / London Borough of Croydon
Taberner House
Park Lane
Croydon
CR9 3JS
Type of business or sector / Education
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue(s) / English
Other language(s)
Self-assessment / Understanding / Speaking / Writing
European level (*) / Listening / Reading / Spoken interaction / Spoken production
Finnish / B2 / Independent user / B2 / Independent user / B2 / Independent user / B2 / Independent user / A1 / Basic User
German / B2 / Independent user / C1 / Proficient user / B2 / Independent user / B2 / Independent user / B2 / Independent user
French / C1 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user / B2 / Independent user
Italian / C2 / Proficient user / C1 / Proficient user / C2 / Proficient user / C2 / Proficient user / B1 / Independent user
(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Organisational skills and competences / · Knowledge and experience of education and training reforms at the European and international level, including the links between education and training reforms and the wider social and economic developments.
· Proven track record and publications in the Middle east North Africa Region with ETF. International expert on NQF regional project; two ETF publications authored as well (Qualifications that Count: published; Handbook for stakeholders’ involvement in NQF/VET reform activity: in preparation
· I work comfortably in English, French and Italian and have passable Finnish and German
· Proven track record in managing and leading international consortia working in different languages, different cultural settings and to tight deadlines.
· Proven VET researcher over many years, specialising in comparative work and R&D. Studies for the European Commission and its agencies include: Divergence and Convergence in European Education Systems; reform of management and finance of education in Russia; Role of VET in achieving the Lisbon Goals; the links between research; policy and practice in education and training; lifelong learning across Europe in the interim report (2006) on Education and Training 2010; issues for VET post-2010; scenarios and strategies for training in Europe. Led European Commission study on learning outcomes in European systems of education and training (2007 – 2008) and partner in EC study of key competences in the school curriculum and teacher education
· Author of short reports: many reports on education and training in the UK. Recently, the peer review of NQF development in Egypt, for ETF, aspects of reform in UAE and a review of Brunei's reform programmes.
· Numerous developmental projects including in UAE, Brunei, the Maldives, the OECD recognition of informal and non-formal learning (RINFL) project; EU expert for the 2007 – 2009 ETF EQF project in the MEDA region, particularly Jordan and Egypt.
· Speaking at, facilitating and chairing international symposia, conferences and seminars: Details and presentations available on request.
· Consultant variously to the European Commission, European Training Foundation, Cedefop, World Bank, OECD, UNICEF, British Council. Appointed member of the Conseil Scientifique of the French Government's Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique.
· Long-time research associate at the Institute of Education, University of London, now visiting fellow
· Experienced negotiator.
Computer skills and competences / Competent MS Office (not including MS Access) user
Other skills and competences / Keen gardener, reader, photographer, sports person. I have developed a strong interest in reading novels and other publications that link culturally the Middle East/ Muslim world and Europe
Driving licence / Category B
Additional information / List of publications – see the pages that follow (does not include confidential reports)
q Education in the European Community - A Series of 12 Leaflets (ORT/EWE Project, 1992)
q Staffing Inner London’s Schools, contribution to Michael Barber ed. Education in the Capital (Cassell, 1992)
q Post-Compulsory Education and Training in the EC Member States - a Series of 12 Booklets (ORT/EWE Project, 1993)
q Unifying the Post-Compulsory Curriculum - Lessons from France and Scotland, Unified 16+ Curriculum Series No 9 (Post-16 Education Centre, 1994) with Michael Young
q Implications of the Local Government Reorganisation for a Teachers' Trade Union, (ATL, 1995)
q Education/Industry Link Schemes in Engineering, Science and Technology: Developing Coherence and Accreditation, (Engineering Council/Post 16 Centre, 1995) - with David Guile
q A Levels and the Post-compulsory Curriculum: Past, Present and Future (Institute of Education/University of Warwick, 1995) – with Michael Young
q Review of 16 to 19 Education in Southwark (Post-16 Education Centre, IoE, 1996) – with Michael Young and Peter Mitchell
q Les Approches Sociologiques de la Jeunesse Scolarisee en Europe, (European Commission/INRP Paris 1996), with Regine Boyer, Andrew Green et al. Published in France by INRP.
q From A Levels to an Advanced Level Curriculum (in Dearing and Beyond ed. A Hodgson and K Spours, Kogan Page, 1997) – with Michael Young
q Key Skills and the ASDAN Award Schemes (Institute of Education/ASDAN, 1997) – with Michael Young and Annette Hayton
q Learning Funding: the Impact of FEFC Funding (Institute of Education/NATFHE, 1998) – with N Lucas and D Taubman
q Convergence and Divergence in European Education and Training Systems (Research commissioned by the Policy Reflection Group of the European Commission’s DGXXII, 1997); published in 1999 as a European Commission Working Paper (English/French) and as a book in the UK, as a Bedford Way Publication - with Andrew Green and Alison Wolf. Also translated into Spanish
q Scenarios and Strategies for Vocational Education in Europe: The UK Report (Institute of Education/ QCA/CEDEFOP, phase 1, 1999) – with Alison Wolf and Mike Coles
q European Approaches to Social Exclusion (in tackling Disaffection and Social Exclusion, ed Annette Hayton, Kogan Page 1999)
q Evaluation Report: Key Skills and the ASDAN Universities Award (Institute of Education/ASDAN 1999) – with A Hayton
q Review of Educational provision for 16 – 19 Year Olds in Lewisham (Institute of Education/Lewisham Council, 2000) - with Peter Mitchell
q European Trends in the Development of Vocational Education and Training Systems and Provision (in Reference Document: European Trends in the Development of Occupations and Qualifications, ed B Sellin, European Commission, 2000)
q Research Review: Reasons for the drop-out of young people from education, training and work at school-leaving age (Published as part of the ‘Graduation Certificate’ Research, QCA, 2000)
q White Book on the Reform of Management and Finance of Education in the Russian Federation (European Union/Education Ministry of the Russian Federation, published in Russian and English, 2000) – with an EU/Russian team of researchers
q Scenarios and Strategies for Training in the UK (Institute of Education/QCA/CEDEFOP, Final Report, 2001) – with Mike Coles
q Scenarios and Strategies for the School Curriculum and Assessment (QCA, internal documents and reports, 2001) – with Susan Robinson and the QCA Research Team.
q A Review of Level 3 Curriculum and Qualification Frameworks in Four Countries (QCA, 2002)
q Work, Work, Work: Student perceptions of Curriculum 2000 (ATL, 2002) with Elseta Elsheikh
q The UK in 2001 (QCA, 2002), Chapter 1 in the QCA research document ‘Observations on Education and Training’
q ‘Eurone&t’: Lifelong Learning Policies for EU and Accession states - a contribution to a Framework 5 thematic network, EURONE&T, exploring aspects of transition from school to work in the accession countries
q Identifying future qualification needs in the transport sector in the UK: has the scenarios methodology a role? in Early identification of skill needs in Europe (2003, Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung and Cedefop)
q Thematic Overview of VET in the UK (2003/4, 6/7 CEDEFOP, e-publication – part of the ReferNet project)
q Review of Initial VET in the UK (2003/5 CEDEFOP, forthcoming as e-publication – part of the ReferNet project)
q Review of Continuing VET in the UK (2003/5 CEDEFOP, e-publication – part of the ReferNet project)
q Scenarios Toolkit, with Mike Coles, Philip Grollmann, Raivo Vilu (CEDEFOP Dossier series, 2004, in English, French, German, Spanish)
q Achieving the Lisbon Goal: the Contribution of VET, leading the Lisbon-Copenhagen-Maastricht Consortium. Research Report for the Dutch EU Presidency Conference in Maastricht. (European Commission, 2005)
q 2006 Joint Progress Report on the Implementation of the Education and Training 2010 work programme Contractor to DGE&C for analysis and writing the report (European Commission 2005/6)
q Achieving the Lisbon Goal: the Contribution of VET (with Andy Green) in European Journal of Education vol 40 no3 September 2005