St Helena : St Helena - John Thurlow Back on St Helena as AVES Manager
Submitted by Saint Helena Herald (Juanita Brock) 22.01.2009 (Article Archived on 05.02.2009)
John Thurlow has returned to St Helena once again to manage the Adult Vocational Education Service (AVES). John has previous experience in this role, having worked initially as AVES Adviser and then AVES Manager during 2007.
John Thurlow Back on St Helena as AVES Manager
John Thurlow has returned to St Helena once again to manage the Adult Vocational Education Service (AVES). John has previous experience in this role, having worked initially as AVES Adviser and then AVES Manager during 2007.
Speaking today he said “It is so nice to be back on St Helena. We, as a family enjoyed island life and I enjoyed working within the Education Department. AVES has an important role to play in the development of St Helena and her people - I am going to work towards continuing to develop the service as best I can.”
John has worked for a variety of organisations and in addition to teaching in the classroom, he has, more recently worked for various educational establishments as a curriculum advisor overseeing various project management roles. In these roles, John worked closely on project management, strategic planning, budgeting and the finances in connection with education projects. He was also involved in recruiting and training people to deliver courses and has delivered courses himself.
John has a Masters degree in Education and a Higher Diploma in Education and has, through his studies, specialised in curriculum development. In addition, he is a qualified and registered programme moderator and programme assessor. He is currently working towards his PhD in Education.
As AVES Manager, John will concentrate on identifying learning needs across St Helena and he will ensure that training programmes are in place to meet the needs of the adult population within the St Helena community.
In addition, John will dedicate time towards ensuring that programme delivery is evaluated and improved as required.
He said that AVES has an important role to play in preparing St Helena’s working population for change and development. In particular, AVES will allow people to gain the skills to do jobs which will contribute to boosting the economy and the Island’s development.
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Office of the Chief Secretary
21 January 2009
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