Dr Doug Cole, SFHEA's Linkedin Analytics

• Over 20 years leadership and management experience gained in sport and education in the UK and Asia • Global expert in developing strategic level, research, and practice-informed contextualised frameworks to support embedding learning for employability in the curriculum across all subject areas and impacting all students • Developed the first flexible and scalable framework and methodology for embedding learning for employability in the curriculum for all courses and supporting all students. Co-author of the original Higher Education Academy framework and guide in 2013 • PhD in designing and developing more effective approaches to embedding learning for employability in the curriculum in Higher Education • Eleven years of academic facing curriculum enhancement experience, focused specifically on embedding learning for employability, developing bespoke frameworks, working at Buckinghamshire New University (BNU), Northumbria University, and Nottingham Trent University (NTU) • Specialised in developing and embedding research and practice–informed frameworks at an institutional level, supporting contextualised approaches at a course and individual student level, and simultaneously contributing to multiple strategic agendas related to student success • Embedded principles and a methodology to support learning for employability and student success in the existing validation and revalidation processes in partnership with Academic Registry and senior leaders at BNU • Embedded principles and methodology to support learning for employability and student success in the central course design process at Northumbria University • Developed and introduced a new research-informed and first 3D framework to support NTU's academic and student-facing teams in embedding learning for employability in the curriculum and supporting students • Designed and conducted strategic-level employability reviews for the Open University, Newman University and over 15 universities in Australia. • Provided consultancy support through projects with the Ministry of Education in Bahrain and the Ministry for Human Resources and Emiratisation in Abu Dhabi • Designed, led and supported consultancy projects up to the value of £1 million • Provided critical friend support, advice and guidance to senior leaders and colleagues in multiple institutions in the UK • Keynote speaker and author working with organisations, including AGCAS, HEPI, WonkHE, Times Higher Education, Inside Government and Westminster Insights • External Examiner / Advisor and PhD External Examiner experience