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Curriculum Vitae
PROPOSED POSITION IN THE PROGRAMME:
1. / FAMILY NAME: / DALLAS-WOOD
2. / FIRST NAME: / KATE
3. / DATE OF BIRTH: / 26-5-60
4. / NATIONALITY: / BRITISH
5. / CIVIL STATUS: / MARRIED
6. / EDUCATION:
Institution: / Leeds Metropolitan University
Date: from-to (month/year) / 1999/2000
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: / Diploma in Company Direction
Institution: / Huddersfield Polytechnic, West Yorkshire, England
Date: from-to (month/year) / 1985-87
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: / Post Graduate Diploma in Careers Guidance
Institution: / Huddersfield Polytechnic, West Yorkshire, England
Date: from-to (month/year) / 1980 – 84 Part- time study
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: / HND in Business Studies
Institution: / Wakefield District College, West Yorkshire, England
Date: from-to (month/year) / 1987-1988
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: / City & Guilds 730
Teachers Certificate in Further Education
Institution: / Leeds Metropolitan University
Date: from-to (month/year) / 1999/2000
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: / Started an MBA in Business but never completed due to move to South Africa
7. / LANGUAGE SKILLS: / (Mark 1 to 5 (highest) for competence)
Language / Reading / Speaking / Writing
English (mother tongue) / 5 / 5 / 5
8. / OTHER SKILLS: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.)
- Computer Skills – Microsoft Office Suite, Excel basic, PowerPoint, Outlook, CMS Databases.
- Presentation skills
- Good experience with a wide range of sectors and different sizes of organisations
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9. / PRESENT POSITION: / Team Leader to the Project piloting Investors in People within South Africa – started February 2001
10. / YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: (relevant to the programme) / 15
11. / YEARS WITHIN THE FIRM: / 3 year contract - started February 2001
12. / KEY QUALIFICATION: (relevant to the programme)
- Certificate in Training and Development
- Business Experience
- Management Experience
- Project Management Experience
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13. / EXPERIENCE WITH PROJECTS FINANCED BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS:
(Country, project, years)
Country / Project / Years
South Africa / Piloting and national set-up of the Investors in People Standard / Feb 2001 – to present
(3 year contract)
14. / SPECIFIC DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXPERIENCE:
Country / Organisation / Date:
from/to / Position / Job Description
none
15. / MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:
- in the UK now lapsed membership
- IPM/CITD
- Institute of Professional Marketing
- Institute of Business Advisers
16. / OTHER RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Country / Organisation / Date:
from/to / Position / Job Description
England,UK / Business Link - Wakefield / May 1998 – Jan 2001 / General Manager / Responsible for delivering all core Business Link services to the SMMEs locally.
Developed innovative ways in which to work with new and small businesses. Worked with many EU funded projects
Managed a team of 35 people.
Reported to a Board of Directors
England,UK / Wakefield Training and Enterprise Council (TEC) / Jan 1996 –May 1998 / Business Development Adviser; Business Team Leader / Investors in People Manager / Responsible for a team of internal and external IIP advisers, held own caseload for advisory and business development work, development of government business plans for the delivery of Investors in People.
England,UK / TCA Consultants / 1994-1995 / Senior Consultant / Investors in People advisory work, management development, training & development, OD, HRD, strategic planning
England,UK / BPIF,
British Printing Industries Federation / 1989 - 1994 / Regional Business Adviser / Advice and support to the Print and packaging industry on all training and education issues, selling of new membership, chairing regional meetings, legislative issues, IR, management development etc
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