Recent research/consultancy:
- Workshop “A Learning City: Toulouse’s Future? The role of the council and its employees” to train team of researchers for European project: Lilara (Learning in Local and Regional Authorities):
- Main speaker at seminar for academic staff, assessors and Estonian Ministry of Education officials on the “development of common principles of APEL”, Tartu & Tallinn
- 2005-07: Main speaker and workshop leader at various EULLearN seminars on APEL (European Universities Lifelong Learning Network), Estonia, France, Italy. Author in project book.
- 2001-04: European ALPINE project, (Adult Learning and Participating in Education, increasing adult education in European universities): thematic workgroup leader, co-editor of book, dissemination conference host.
- 2003-2005 Management role in European VaLEx project (Valuing Learning from Experience): action research project on the Recognition of prior (Informal) Learning (RPL).
- June 2002: training seminars for CEPROFS (European Training Centre for Managers of European Continuing Education Organisation) Limerick, Ireland
Recognitions, positions, memberships:
- 1971-1975: University of Provence, Aix-en-Provence,Licence-ès-Lettres (BA) in English Literature & English Linguistics
- 1979: Napier University, Edinburgh: Post Graduate Diploma in Careers Guidance
- 1994: University of Strathclyde: Teaching Qualification in Further Education (TQFE)
- 2000: Master in Education, University of Stirling (MEd)
- 2003–09: Doctorate in Education (EdD) University of Stirling: research on the processes involved in the validation des acquis de l’expérience (VAE or RPL) in a French university.
- 2007- 09: Consultant on OBSERVAL European Observatory for the Validation of Non-Formal and Informal Learning for EUCEN (European Universities Continuing Education Network)
- 2007: Member of ADMEE-Europe (L’Association pour le Développement des Méthodologies d'Evaluation en Education en Europe) and of its working group on RPL: rapporteur for Geneva Symposium 2008
- 1999-2006: Founding member of: the Scottish Network on Access and Participation; the East of Scotland Wider Access Forum now the South East Forum
- 2003-06: Chair of CAMPUS: created region-wide partnership for school project to encourage pupils from low participation areas to consider HE.
- 2004-2006: Member of: National University Network for Asylum Seekers; Glasgow Accreditation Group for AS and Refugees
- 1985-1999 Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Community & Economic Development and Social Sciences, Lauder College (Further Education) Fife
- 1980-1985: Careers Adviser,Fife Regional Council, Education Department