John started with a Military career completing over 18 years Army service with the Corps of Royal Engineers. He qualified as a Communications Systems Engineer, taking him to various theatres around the world including: Germany, Norway, Ireland, Falklands, Bosnia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait. Finishing his career as an Instructor at the Royal School of Military Engineering he was responsible for the training of over 1,500 military trainees per year. After leaving the forces in 2002 he embarked on a career with a Work based Learning Company delivering NVQ and Apprenticeship programmes nationally. As Programme Manager he was responsible for managing and overseeing the development of WBL programmes and Apprenticeships. John is also a qualified teacher; completing his studies at the University of Greenwich and is also an External Verifier with three leading Awarding Bodies and has been active in this role for over ten years. John also has experience working with FE College provision in a management role, responsible for the quality of provision across a large number of partnered providers. John joined Ensis Solutions as the Head of Quality and Curriculum in August 2015 and is responsible for curriculum design and all awarding body compliance.