Broadcast Equality & Training Regulator
Working with you to build a skilled and diverse workforce
Broadcast National Training Awards 2009
The Judges
Juliette Brown - Juliette has 18 years experience of working in HR, Diversity and Training in television broadcast. Through her work with the ITC and then Ofcom she worked with broadcasters on Equal opportunities and training regulatory issues for 6 years. She was part of the team at Ofcom that developed with the industry, the principles of co-regulation and establishment of the BETR.
She is now Head of Diversity & Corporate Social Responsibility at Ofcom.
"The National Training Award for the Broadcast Industry is a great opportunity for good training practices to get the spotlight and the recognition they deserve."
Fiona Chesterton - Fiona was Director of Television at Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the Creative Media, from 2006-8 and now works part-time as a Consultant to Skillset and other media-related organisations. Fiona has over 30 years experience of the TV Industry. At Channel 4 she was a Commissioning Editor for news and current affairs, commissioning a wide range of programmes in factual and entertainment genres. Subsequently at the BBC she was Controller of Adult Learning, responsible for programmes with educational objectives on radio, TV and online and she also worked in editorial policy. She started her career in News and current affairs where she was a producer and programme editor at the BBC.
Felicity Gillespie - An independent policy and strategy consultant in the public sector for nearly ten years, Felicity’s past roles have included the founding Executive Director of the BETR and the European Training Policy Advisor at the CBI. Working with Lord Puttnam CBE, she was a founding Director of the National Teaching Awards. She also worked as a strategy consultant for media specialists Hydra Ltd, where she contributed to a diverse range of projects including the creation syllabus on film finance for the European Media Business School and a substantial study into the feasibility of a Scottish-based Screen Industries business school.
David Hill LLM- Independent HR Management Consultant with over 25 years' experience including training and development programme design and implementation, performance management and appraisal processes, recruitment and selection strategy, as well as generalist HR management at local and national level. David's career in both public and private sector with organisations from SMEs to large, multi-nationals includes broadcast media, financial services, high tech and biotech research, oil exploration, defence, and security. He was, briefly, a radio presenter in the Caribbean.
"Recognising training commitment and activities is crucial in providing role models for the future success of the Broadcast Industry."
Kate Kinninmont - Kate is the Chief Executive of Women in Film and Television (UK), the premier membership organisation for women in the creative media. Kate began her career in adult education as a Tutor Organiser for the WEA, before joining the BBC. As an award-winning TV producer and director, Kate has filmed all over the world, first for BBC, later as a freelancer, then as an independent producer. She is a member of NUJ, BAFTA, RTS and the Directors’ Guild of Great Britain.
Kate is now delighted to be running WFTV, which for almost two decades has been supporting women in the industry via networking, masterclasses, mentoring schemes, campaigns and research, training events, conferences and the annual WFTV Awards. WFTV (UK) is part of WFTV International which has 10,000 members around the world.
"The National Training Award for the Broadcast Industry is a wonderful way to recognise excellence in training and inspire everyone in the industry that excellence really is achievable!"
Nigel Paine: Strategic Adviser on Leadership and Talent Development - Following stints as a CEO, Head of Science Year and Head of People Development at the BBC, Nigel Paine is now working with companies on their development and talent strategies. Nigel Paine is a great communicator and profound thinker about what makes contemporary workspaces tick and what businesses need to do to survive in the C21st. He specialises in developing leaders; building learning organisations; getting the best out of staff; and developing strategies for retention and development of key people within organisations. He is a coach, mentor, writer, broadcaster and keynote speaker of international acclaim. He is currently working in Europe, the US, South America and Australia on a variety of assignments, that hinge around making work more creative, innovative and aspirational and making workplaces more conversational, team-based and knowledge sharing.
"The National Training Award for the Broadcast Industry is a tremendous recognition that the media industries are as creative in their people development as they are in the programmes they produce. In an industry coping with massive systemic change, investing in staff is significant way of maintaining direction and velocity."
Sue Scouler-Davison (Panel Chair) - Sue is currently Group Head of Training & Development at Travis Perkins, providing functional direction for the development of 17,000 employees across the 7 TP Group Businesses, including Travis Perkins, Keyline and Wickes. She has over 20 years experience in training and development having previously worked for BhS, Tesco and Safeway. Sue has a passion for training and development with a strong track record of demonstrating the impact of learning on the bottom line. She has been involved with the National Training Awards for 10 years, initially as an entrant, winning 5 Awards between 1999 and 2003, as Chair of Judges for the NTA London Panel, a member of the UK Judging panel and now as Chair of Judges for the broadcast sector.
"It has been a joy and a privilege to Chair the Judges for the National Training Award for the Broadcast Industry. I have been inspired by the stories told and the enthusiasm of those who tell them. The industry has much to be proud of."
"Entering the National Training Awards encourages you to define the training delivered and the impact it has on the bottom line. It can draw the business's attention to the benefits derived and helps training and development professionals gain leverage for future investment in the development of its people."
Daniel Wain, MA, Chartered FCIPD, FRSA, MMRS - Daniel Wain specialises in learning and development / HR consultancy, and training and coaching in a range of business and relationship skills. Immediately prior to founding Daniel Wain Consulting Limited in 2007, he was Worldwide Director of L&D at Research International, part of WPP Group. Daniel is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development and the RSA, Visiting Senior Fellow at Winchester School of Art and a Board Trustee of the charity Audiences London. He is also a member of the Market Research Society, Equity, the Writers' Guild of Great Britain and the Society of Authors.
"Now more than ever, as we see the drastic devaluing of all our economy's sacred currencies, it's important to recognise and reward those who have invested in the one source of capital that continues to increase in value: that of our people. The National Training Award for the Broadcast Industry will do just that, and rightly so".
Stephen Whittle - Stephen Whittle is the chairman of BETR. Stephen Whittle was Controller Editorial Policy at the BBC from 2001 to 2006 and before that Director of the Broadcasting Standards Commission. His career spans programme production, journalism and training. He is a visiting fellow at the Reuters Institute of Journalism at Oxford University and is a member of the board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and a member of the governing body of the General Medical Council. He is also expert adviser to the Council of Europe on media issues. He was awarded an OBE for services to broadcasting in 2006.
"Seeing what companies and individuals are doing to ensure success and build the future is both reassuring and heartening. What makes it even better is being able to recognise it with an National Training Award and make sure others can learn from it too. In the bad times, building skills is even more important for recovery."