Didac | Meet the Team

Meet the Team

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Jon Gibson – Managing Director

Jon has become known to many within the sector and Furniture & Wood Industry and is passionate to ensure learners and industry have the best opportunities.

Wood Machining

Stakeholder Engagement

Business Skills

Quality Assurance

Martin James – Commercial Director

In 1997, Jon and Martin co-founded Didac Limited and has applied his commercial expertise to developing Didac’s business

Stakeholder Engagement

Finance

Elaine Stanley – Operations Manager

Elaine is responsible for Operational Management of the business, working across all units as well as managing The Hub, which is central to Didac's operation.

Business Administration

Business Skills

Gavin Lewis – Curriculum & Performance Manager

Gavin takes a leading role of overseeing delivery quality assurance and supports the Managing Director and Operations Manager

Quality Assurance

Tracy Gibson – HR and Accounts Manager

Tracy manages the Account and HR side of the business, supporting the Operations Manager and Directors

Finance

Mitchell Clarke – Industrial Sales/Training Co-Ordinator

Annalise Morris – Sales and Data Administration

In her role as a Furniture & Wood training co-ordinator Annalise sells and organises training courses for clients. She is also a Data Administrator for learning MIS System, as well as monitoring and organising the Apprenticeship Vacancies online.

Sales

Support

Jack Stanley – Business & Data Support Officer

Jack is a Business & Data Support Officer based in the hub.

Business Administration

Gemma Bennett – P&D Trainer/Assessor

Gemma is a Trainer/Assessor in the P&D department

Andrew Chapman – P&D Trainer/Assessor

Andrew is a Trainer/Assessor for our Professional Development team. His job is to provide training and support to learners in Team leading, Warehousing, Business Administration, Trade suppler, Customer service, and Fitted Furniture Design Technician apprenticeships.

Sharon Chesser – P&D Trainer/Assessor

Sharon is a Trainer/Assessor for Professional Development team based in the North of England. She has been working as an assessor for 22 years, and has been involved in several different sectors in her time of being an assessor. Her motivation is seeing learners develop and achieving their objectives.

Katie Ellis – P&D Trainer/Assessor

Katie is a Trainer/Assessor for our Professional Development team. Her job is to provide training and support to learners in Team leading, Warehousing, Business Administration, Trade suppler, Customer service, and Fitted Furniture Design Technician apprenticeships. She enjoys supporting learners to achieve their full potential.

Paul Harrison – P&D Trainer/Assessor

Paul is a Trainer/Assessor for our Professional Development team. His job is to provide training and support to learners in Team leading, Warehousing, Business Administration, Trade suppler, Customer service, and Fitted Furniture Design Technician apprenticeships.

Philip Hawkes – P&D Trainer/Assessor

Philip is a Trainer/Assessor/IQA in the Professional Development team located in the South-East region of England. Phil's job is to provide training and support to learners in Business Administration, Trade Supplier, Customer Service, Supply Chain Operative - Warehousing, Fitted Furniture Design Technician, and Team leading.

Joyce Hudspeth – P&D Trainer/Assessor

Joyce is a Trainer/Assessor for Professional Development team, located in the South of England area. Joyce's job role is to provide training; assessment and support to learners on education programmes and also the delivery of learning via e-learning using specialist software.

Graham Smith – P&D Trainer/Assessor

Robert Wilcockson – P&D Trainer/Assessor

Robert is a Professional Development Trainer/Assessor based in the South-East area of England. Robert provides training to learners in Business Administration, Team Leading, Customer Service, Trade Supplier, Supply Chain Operative - Warehousing, and Fitted Furniture Design Technician

Tomm Baillie – F&W Trainer/Assessor

Tomm is a Trainer/Assessor for the F&W department.

Gary Bosher – F&W Trainer/Assessor

Samuel Drowley – F&W Trainer/Assessor

Sam is a Trainer/Assessor for the F&W department.

Paul Odams – F&W Trainer/Assessor

Paul is a Trainer & Assessor in Wood Machining, Basic Furniture, Saw Milling, Tooling Technologies, Woodwise.

Jack Sirl – F&W Trainer/Assessor

Jack is a Trainer/Assessor for the F&W department

Shane Stenning – F&W Trainer/Assessor

Shane is a Trainer/Assessor and Workshop Manager in Furniture & Woodworking Academy Programmes

Mark Stevens – Health & Safety Unit Lead

Health and Safety Practitioner delivering support services to clients across the UK and beyond. Trainer & Assessor in Health, Safety, Fire Marshal and Timber Trades.

Michael Barnett – Industrial Trainer/Assessor

David Farrell – Industrial Trainer/Assessor

Kevin Foley – Industrial Trainer/Assessor

Kevin is a Trainer/Assessor in plant and vehicle training. Working in the Industrial department, Kevin is based in the Midlands.