James Harrison

Learning and Teaching Skills, Business Teacher
Auckland, New Zealand

Member since: Oct 09, 2008

Last active on: Aug 31, 2012 at 08:09 PM (EST)

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Teaching Preferences

Online Teaching

Teaches following Subjects/Exams
Learning and Teaching Skills (Others)
Language of Instruction: English
Teaching Experience

Principal Consultant and Tutor

Partners in Performance, New Zealand

Jul 2009 - Present

Range business and education topics


Continuing to teach subjects in the NZ Diploma of Business at second year undergraduate level as well as develop and consult on academic, qualification and quality matters in Auckland business schools. Developing online presence with WizIQ

Deputy Campus Leader

School of Business and Government, New Zealand

Apr 2008 - Jun 2009

Organisation, Management, Computing, Business Communication, Leadership, Applied Management, Small Business


Establishing the Auckland campus for the above school and delivering the New Zealand Institute of Management Diploma to mainly Indian students and graduates seeking business careers and overseas experience in NZ. Achieved better than a 95% success rate with my students

Acting Vice Principal

Northern School of Contemporary Dance, United Kingdom

Sep 2007 - Mar 2008

General


Providing academic management support to staff and students at this conservatoire school in Leeds

Director Of Academic Studies

New Zealand Institute of Studies, New Zealand

Oct 2004 - Aug 2006

Organisation, Management, Human Resource Management


Responsible for development and Implementation of more than 20 courses at first and second year degree level to meet the requirements of the New Zealand Diploma of Business. Managed the growth of the academic provision in the school to support a doubling of international student numbers from Asian countries within a 12 month period. Recruited and trained an academic staff of more than 25 teachers all with post graduate qualifications.

Course Leader

Crown Institute of Studies, New Zealand

Sep 2002 - Sep 2004

Management, Marketing, Accounting, Economics, Business Communication, Human Resource Management


This was a school Diploma in Business qualification at the equivalent of school leaving and 1st year degree level. It was undertaken with international students from several Asian countries as well as New Zealand students in their late teens to early twenties Achieved better than 90% success rate

Tutor

Unitec, New Zealand

Mar 1995 - Jul 1996

Quality Management


This course was part of the New Zealand Institue of Management Certificate in Management programme

Professional Experience
Principal Consultant
Partners in Performance, New Zealand
Sep 1992 - Aug 2002

Responsible for delivering a successful range of corporate, public and private projects. In particular led a team that defined and developed the vocational qualifications fro the NZ electronic industry. This success led to the invitation to redevelop the National Diploma in Engineering , Electrotechnolgy for the New Zealand Qualifcations Authority

Principal Consultant
Partners in Performance, United Kingdom
Jan 1991 - Aug 1992

Responsible for defining vocational qualifcation needs within marine, fishing, quality and safety sectors of UK economy

Principal
Manpower Services Commission, United Kingdom
Jan 1987 - Dec 1990

One of 4 UK project managers leading a team of 20 staff to deliver vocational qualifications to all sectors of the UK economy within 5 years. Personally responsible for the group that developed vocational HRD qualifications, whose attitudes and behaviour were critical to the wider uptake of the national programme

Project Manager
Manpower Services Commission, United Kingdom
Oct 1983 - Dec 1986

Responsible for identifying and supporting 20 national projects worth £10 million to develop a national open learning system in the UK for people to gain mid career updating within technical and managerial fields

HRD Manager
Marconi Radar Systems Ltd, United Kingdom
Jun 1979 - Sep 1983

Responsible for the HRD provision of the Chelmsford site of the company to 3000 staff including 500 trainees with 20 staff. At this time Marconi was a leading trainer in the UK and few companies have since trained young people at this level or intensity. The trainees undertook between 2 and 5 year programmes of industrial training in science, engineering and business alongside academic studiesin para professional, degree or post graduate qualifications

Education

MBA

University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Feb 1987 - Dec 1990


Dissertation In Human Resource Accounting

BSc Hons Applied Physics

Brighton College of Advanced Technology, United Kingdom

Feb 1968 - Jul 1971


In conjunction with 4 years industrial training in electronic engineering with the Marconi Company, Chelmsford, Essex

Professional Exams & Certifications

Certificate of Adult Teaching and Learning

New Zealand

Year Of Passing: 1996

ISO 9000 Quality Assessor

United Kingdom

Year Of Passing: 1992

Investors in People Assessor

United Kingdom

Year Of Passing: 1992

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