Craig Tansley's curriculum vitae summarizes his 20 years of experience in quality assurance and assessment across various educational institutions. He currently serves as the Learning and Performance Manager for Assessment and Verification at Derby College, where he is responsible for auditing subcontracted provision and improving quality. Previously, he has held roles such as Lead Internal Verifier, Assessor, and Lecturer at several colleges and prisons, gaining experience introducing and managing assessment systems across a wide range of qualifications.

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2015 – Curriculum vitae
CRAIG TANSLEY
6 WELBECK ROAD
LONG EATON
NOTTINGHAM
NG10 4GP
Date of Birth: 1st
February 1965
Marital Status: Married 2 Children
Nationality: British
Driving Licence Held: Full / Clean
Telephone 07988 649147 Email craig.tansley@derby-college.ac.uk
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Personal Profile; I am a self-motivated and dedicated Quality assurer with 20
years’ experience introducing and managing assessment and verification
systems across a diverse range of qualifications, awarding bodies and centres
including Schools, Further and Higher education colleges, Prisons and
independent training providers.
I have a proven track record of supporting centres to remove awarding body
sanctions and maintain compliance. My Diagnostic skills allow me to
effectively trouble shoot assessment and verification systems across a diverse
range of courses and qualifications including Construction, Engineering,
Retail, Trade Union and Princes trust.
Effective communication skills ensure that I can work effectively with stake
holders and service Providers to maintain excellent working relationships with
External Quality Assurers and Awarding organisations.
Employment History
August 2013 Learning and Performance Manager for Sub -
Contract, Assessment and Verification
Present
Derby College, A further and higher education
College serving 25,000 students annually,
employing 1500 staff with an annual; turnover in
excess of £60 Million
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March 2007- Lead Internal Verifier / Assessor. Pre 16
August 2013 Co-ordinator
Derby College
August 2005- Main grade Lecturer Vocational
Preparation, and Lead I.V.
Central College (formerly Castle College)
March 2007 serving around 4000 full time and 20,000 part time
Learners across Nottinghamshire with 1000 staff
November 2003 Officer Instructor/Lead Internal Verifier
August 2005 HM Prison Whatton a centre for the rehabilitation
of Category 43 offenders, holding 800 inmates and
delivering a diverse range of vocational and
Educational courses
November 2001 Construction Lecturer/ Assessor/ Lead I.V.
November 2003 Acting Head for Professional Construction,
Brickwork and Plumbing
Stephenson College Coalville a Regional centre of
excellence for Construction serving Leicestershire
September 1997 Part Time Lecturer
November 2001 Stephenson College
Coalville
Leicestershire
October 1986 Nov 2001 Manager of my own Painting and Decorating
Business, carrying out refurbishment to private
and commercial property, barn conversions,
hotels and refurbishment of housing stock.
August 1985 – Sept1986 Decoration of National trust properties
Harpur Crewe estate (Decorating) A national trust
estate incorporating Calke Abbey carrying out
bespoke work to English heritage standards.
July 1984 – June 1985 Self-employed sales agent
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Self-employed - direct retail sales in the
workplace
EMPLOYMENT (Continued)
October 1983 – Decorator
June 1984 Morris and Dale Decorators
Long Eaton
Nott’s
June 1981 October 1983 Apprentice Decorator
F Perks and Sons Ltd
Long Eaton Nott’s
EXPERIENCE – Current Position
Key Responsibilities
· To carry out a systematic audit of sub-contracted provision and action
plan to improve, this could include:
- Learner Journey – application forms, learning agreements, class registers,
class tutor files (SOW, lesson plans etc.)
- Tutor feedback to learners documenting progress, attainment and
achievement
- Initial assessment documentation
- Learner progress monitoring records
- Learner survey data and survey documents
- All associated policy and procedures
- Internal Verification Observations and records
- Teaching and Learning Observation grading, profiles and improvement
plans, intervention and IAG records (ILPs)
· Carry out as required, Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Observations and Internal Verification Observations
· Monitor and review Quality KPIs on a monthly basis, highlighting any
areas of development.
· To co-ordinate the cross college lead IV (Edexcel) process and activity
· To observe all internal verifiers on a six to twelve month cycle,
reporting results and actioning improvements as necessary.
· To monitor and review assessment and IV strategies, policies,
procedures, documentation and structures across college and support
development to improve.
· To support the awarding body process as and when required.
· To liaise with college staff and external partners as and when required.
· To ensure action plans to improve are implemented and completed.
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· To provide monthly reports and an annual summary report on all
activity/observations in highlighting areas of good practice and
development.
· To support Annual Self-Assessment across College.
· To coach/mentor individuals to ensure improvement as and when
required
· To take responsibility for one’s own professional development and
continually update as necessary.
· To comply with Equal Opportunities policies and to assist in the
development of Equal Opportunities.
· To undertake risk assessments for any new activity and to ensure risk
assessment checks are carried out for any ongoing activity.
EXPERIENCE – Previous Position
• Setting up and managing Assessment and verification systems
for bespoke qualifications to meet industry needs in Contractual
operations, Maintenance operations, Occupational Health and
Safety as well as Site supervisory Qualifications.
• Managing a thirty strong team of Verifiers and Assessors across
a diverse range of Construction specialisms
• Supporting Quality Performance Reviews across College
disciplines
• Development of Self-assessment reports and Quality
Improvement plans.
• Completing Curriculum audits and ensuring action plans are
completed timely and efficiently.
• Liaison with External Quality assurance and awarding Bodies
across a diverse range of qualifications.
• Sub-contractor support and quality implementation
EXPERIENCE - Previous Positions
• Manage and support Assessment staff across Construction
• Liaise with awarding bodies
• Develop staff training
• Standardise to code of practice
• Carry out Assessment and IV on site
• Manage quality processes
• Implement college quality procedures
• Details as below
• Develop and Deliver a range of Painting and Decorating Programmes
• Act as Course Manager to designated programmes in Painting and Decorating
• Undertake Marketing for Painting and Decorating Programmes
• Prepare submissions for new course programmes for external bodies
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• Devise and produce materials for use by Painting and Decorating students
• Manage the formal assessment process for Painting and Decorating programmes
• Prepare and mark assignments
• Manage the quality process for construction courses
• Undertake self assessment for Painting and Decorating programmes
• Act as Internal Verifier for construction programmes
• Support the development and operation of new programmes in construction
• Liaise with Student Support Services and MIS in relation to construction
programmes
• Undertake full tutorial and pastoral responsibility for Painting and Decorating
Students
• Take full involvement in the recruitment process for construction students
• Manage the student disciplinary process for Painting and Decorating students
• Management of HNC courses
• Lead Internal Verification duties for construction programmes and HNC
• Manage programmes in plumbing and brickwork
EXPERIENCE – Previous Positions (continued)
Work Based Assessor
• To offer guidance and support to NVQ candidates
• Work to an agreed caseload
• To carry out initial assessment of companies in relation to NVQ portfolio
• To assess candidate competence on site at least once a month using the current
standards
• To APL
• To maintain candidates’ assessment records and ensure completion of portfolio
within the agreed time
• Identify required underpinning knowledge
• Provide underpinning knowledge as required
• To maintain confidentiality rules in respect of candidates and their workplace
• Maintain own record in relation to assessment procedures and update database
after each visit
• To participate in appropriate staff development activities
• To sit on an appeals panel when required
• Attend standard setting days and External Verifier visit as required for CITB
• To implement Equal Opportunities Policy at all times
• Manage the assessment pattern and liaise with appropriate staff
• Carry out reviews and complete all relevant documentation that is required
contractually within the time scale
• Report accidents / incidents to the Health and Safety Executive
• Carry out ongoing Health and Safety checks at each visit and update records as
necessary
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• Ensure all safe systems of work and risk assessments are reviewed
and kept up to date according to health and safety legislation
• Adopting and maintaining systematic approaches in inmate training
• Ensure workshop inductions are given to all inmates in fair and equal
manner and routinely recorded
• Maintain management information systems
• Development of key skills
• Ensure implementation of security procedures
• Control movement of inmates, tools and materials
• To liaise with senior management in the effective running of the prison
• Carry out self audits in line with a business plan
• Demonstrate attention to best practice
• Allocate and evaluate work schedules
• Identify measures of performance to assess effectiveness of strategies
• Produce systems that people can understand and work to
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of teams and individuals
• Acknowledge good work and challenge poor work
• Confronting team difficulties openly and seek understanding
• Promote good communications and actively support techniques to
support open behaviour.
EDUCATION
1976 – 1981 Long Eaton
Community School
Tamworth Road
Nottingham
QUALIFICATIONS
Geography CSE Grade 1
Art CSE Grade 2
Biology CSE Grade 2
Mathematics CSE Grade 2
Physics CSE Grade 2
English Language CSE Grade 3
English Literature CSE Grade 3
Social Studies CSE Grade 3
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FURTHER EDUCATION
2010/11 Certificate in Management
2010 Lead verifier Certificate (E.D.E.X.C.E.L. O.S.C.A.2)
2010 Mediation Practitioners Certificate.
2010 First aid at work
2003 HNC Building
2001 D34 Internal Verifier
1998 Clait Level 1 Computing
1998 D32, D33 Assessors Awards
1996 City & Guilds Teacher Training Certificate Stage 2
1995 City & Guilds Teacher Training Certificate Stage 1
1984 – 1985 Advanced City & Guilds Painting and Decorating
1983 – 1984 City & Guilds Certificate in Painting and Decorating
1982 – 1983 East Midland Further Education Council Certificate
Stage 2
1981 – 1982 East Midland Further Education Council Certificate
Stage 1
SKILLS
• Management
• Painting & Decorating
• Sales
• Teaching
• Course Administration
• Assessment
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• Internal Verification
• External Verification
HOBBIES
• Walking / climbing
• Aquatic Gardening
• Numismatics
• Reading
• Family Activities
• Lepidoptera
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