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EBC Contacts, Links and Key Partners


Address

Unit 22, North East Business & Innovation Centre (North East BIC), Wearfield, Sunderland Enterprise Park (East), Sunderland, SR5 2TA, Tyne and Wear.

Phone: (0191) 516 6411 Fax: (0191) 516 6412

Email: info@ebcltd.org.uk  Alternative email: educationbusiness@hotmail.com


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Education Business Connections has a Board of Management which includes strong representation from the private sector, including local entrepreneurs - ensuring we can include what skills major employers need developing in both their current and future workforce. into our activities.


EBC Staff Profiles

Barbara McClennan, Chief Executive

 

 

Barbara McClennan

Chief Executive

Qualifications and Experience

A qualified teacher and journalist, Barbara is a multi-award winner for both journalism and demonstrating her entrepreneurial flair.

She joined EBC in 2002 and since then has set it up as a charity and developed it from a small local project to a regional deliverer of enterprise education, expanding its original six projects to the 40 plus programmes which currently make up EBC's portfolio of activities. She has also expanded the range of products and services to include young people with disabilities and adults from all backgrounds.  Her single aim is to make sure that EBC can support the individual to realise their full potential - regardless of ability and barriers they may face in their lives.

To find out more visit our special page on Barbara McClennan

Responsibilities and areas of expertise

Barbara is responsible for all aspects of the strategic management of the organisation including contract compliance, policy development, implementation and review.  She also takes the lead role in fundraising, research and new programme and resource development and is the link officer with the Board of Trustees.

To find out more visit our special page on Barbara McClennan


Christine Vickers Assistant Chief Executive

 

 

 

Christine Vickers

Assistant Chief Executive

Senior Programme Manager

Qualifications and Experience

 

Chris has the strategic role of coordinating our response to both school and business needs and has an overall supervisory role for administration support staff as well as providing line management support to the bulk of EBC’s staff.

To find out more visit our special page on Christine Vickers

Responsibilities and areas of expertise

She is responsible for implementing and reviewing systems and procedures in line with the organisations quality procedures documentation and the requirements of external accrediting bodies. She also leads on internal verification and standardisation meetings of NVQs.

To find out more visit our special page on  Christine Vickers


Sarah Nicklin Business Liaison Officer

 

 

 

Sarah Butler

Business Liaison Officer

Qualifications and Experience

Sarah joined EBC in 2004 from the Washington Business Forum where she worked as co-ordinator.  An ex- St Joseph's School (Hebburn) pupil, Sarah's qualifications include the GNVQ Level 3 in Leisure and Tourism.  since joining EBC she has completed a Level 4 in Management through Project North East. Sarah also holds an NVQ Assessor Award.

To find out more visit our special page on Sarah Butler

Responsibilities and areas of expertise

Sarah is EBC's lead officer in relation to links with both the construction sector and the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism sector.  She was a key member of the EBC team which was commended in the Best innovation category of 2005's North East Tourism Awards for the design and delivery of a range of tourism-related programmes.  The following year she played a key part in helping EBC to secure the North East Tourism Ambassdaor of the Year award.

To find out more visit our special page on Sarah Butler


Julie Stamp photograph

 

Julie Stamp

Assistant Programme

Officer and NVQ Assessor (WNF)

Qualifications and Experience

Julie has joined EBC to lead on the delivery of its latest programme - Essential Steps to Employability - funded by Sunderland City Council through the Working Neighbourhoods Fund. 

To find out more visit our special page on Julie Stamp

Responsibilities and areas of expertise

Julie has a wealth of experience in supporting a return to learning for local people through working with them in their own communities and through Essential Steps to Employability will be supporting some of society's most vulnerable people to develop new skills and to build their confidence and self belief. 

She will also be supporting EBC's drive to further develop its expertise in delivering a range of Family and Adult Community Learning.

To find out more visit our special page on Julie Stamp


Michael Hambleton photograph

 

 

Michael Hambleton

Assistant Programme

Officer and Trainee Assessor (WNF)

Qualifications and Experience

Michael joined EBC as he prepared to enter his third year of study with Sunderland University.  He is currently studying for a BSc in web and Multimedia Computing.

He has joined EBC to support the delivery of its latest programme - Essential Steps to Employability - funded by Sunderland City Council through the Working Neighbourhoods Fund. 

To find out more visit our special page on Michael Hambleton.

Responsibilities and areas of expertise

As a mature student at Sunderland University who has re-entered the world of education Michael brings a wealth of life experience which will help him to understand the barriers facing clients being targetted through our Essential Steps to Employability programme.  Among the clients are some of society's most vulnerable people and Michael will be developing new skills and building their confidence and self belief. 

To find out more visit our special page on Michael Hambleton.


Rose Cummings

 

 

Rose Cummings

Part time Administrator

Qualifications and Experience

Rose joined EBC in April 2009 after two years as a full time company secretary in her family's business. 

Previously she had been a Business Relations Manager with Young Enterprise North East and spent almost ten years working for the Sunderland Echo in various advertising, sales and promotion posts.

To find out more about visit our special page on Rose Cummings

Responsibilities and areas of expertise

Rose is responsible for all aspects of adminstration including both event preparation and planning and key 'backroom' support.

To find out more visit our special page on Rose Cummings


Toni Jackson

 

 

 

Toni Jackson

Part time Administrator (WNF)

Qualifications and Experience

Toni joined EBC in 2009 after a spell with Victim Support as a part time care officer. 

Previously she had work for a number of organisations in sales, customer service and administration whilst she pursued her part time studies.

To find out more about visit our special page on Toni Jackson.

Responsibilities and areas of expertise

Toni is responsible for all aspects of adminstration including event preparation and key 'backroom' support for EBC's delivery of its latest programme - Essential Steps to Employability - funded by Sunderland City Council through the Working Neighbourhoods Fund. 

To find out more visit our special page on Toni Jackson.


Iain Kay photograph

 

 

 

Iain Kay

Specialist Service Provider

Qualifications and Experience

Iain, a city-based social entrepreneur, has been involved with EBC since 1998 when - under the auspices of his own consultancy company - he put together a 'funding rescue package' for its forerunner.   Over a number of years he built up the EBC brand and its staffing numbers and has been instrumental in raising hundreds of thousands of pounds to support EBC's work with young people and adults.   

To find out more visit our special page on Iain Kay

Responsibilities and areas of expertise

On a volutary basis Iain is still the organisation's Company Secretary and is its main consultant for a number of special work projects including fundraising, monitoring and contract compliance.

To find out more visit our special page on Iain Kay


TWEBLO LogoEBC is proud to be a member of a number of consortiums, including TWEBLO.  You can read more about the scope and range of the work delivered by the TWEBLO consortium in the last five years a special Way2Go article


coll logoA key partner for EBC, especially with media-based projects is the Colliery Chronicle which offers services such as advertising, print and web design and training. For information please click on the logo to the right.


07 Digital awards logoThank you to everybody who voted for us in the North East Digital Awards competition. We were runner up in the Best Voluntary Sector Website category. 


The organisation receives funding, support, advice and guidance from a variety of local, national and international sources:

Our funders and key partners include:

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Urban II logo
European Regional  Development Fund logo
Tyne and Wear Education Business Links Organisation (TWEBLO) logo
Sunderland Partnership logo
Learning and Skills logo

Workers Education Association logo

One NorthEast logo Premier League Creating Chances logo
City and Guilds logo Cunard QE2 40th Anniversary logo Equality North East logo
NCFE logo Train to Gain logo
North East Regional alcohol forum logo PNE logo Sunderland City Council logo
Regional Language Network logo North East Council on Addictions logo NHS South Tyne and Wear logo
ESFVON logo Sunderland Digital Challenge logo City of Sunderland Strategic Initiatives Budgets
Pentagon partnership logo North East Third Sector partnership logo Open College Network logo
Timebank logo Sunderland Community Network logo Working TogetherTyne and Wear Consortium logo
European Social Fund logo Tyne and Wear Infrastructure Consrtium (TWIC) logo Big Lottery logo

Unit 22, North East BIC, Wearfield, Sunderland Enterprise Park (East), Sunderland, SR5 2TA, Tyne and Wear.

Phone: (0191) 516 6411  Fax:(0191) 516 6412.

Email: info@ebcltd.org.uk  Alternative email: educationbusiness@hotmail.com