The Thames Valley Skills Unit is a team dedicated to skills and workforce development in the Chamber. We work on behalf of local employers to ensure that education and training providers are delivering skills and training that will improve the local economy and productivity.
To do this we:
- Provide information to help local education and training providers design and improve courses
- Build connections between business and education
- Signpost and promote training and workforce development opportunities for employers and local people
Dr Kate Webb
Dr Kate Webb
I’m the Strategic Project Consultant for the Thames Valley Berkshire and Oxfordshire Local Skills Improvement Plans.
I’m working as part of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Skills Unit. My role is to support the Thames Valley Skills Unit with specialist expertise in skills, curriculum, workforce development, and project management.
I have 30 years’ experience working in the further education and skills sectors, including as CEO and Principal. I have two children and three Labradors so I spend a lot of my spare time failing to keep my house clean.
Graham Try
Graham Try
I’m the Senior Project Consultant for the Thames Valley Berkshire and Oxfordshire Local Skills Improvement Plans.
I’m working as part of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Skills Unit. I have held Deputy Chief Executive roles in two further education colleges in London and Berkshire spanning 23 years.
Prior to this I spent 16 years in two London Borough Councils, including for 5 years as Education Financial Services Manager at the London Borough of Harrow, where I led financial and support services to the Borough’s 70 schools. I am a Chartered Public Finance Accountant (CIPFA).
Simon Barrable
Simon Barrable
I’m engaged through my consultancy as an Engagement Officer for the Thames Valley Berkshire and Oxfordshire Local Skills Improvement Plans.
I’m working as part of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Skills Unit. My role is to engage with a wide range of employers, providers, partners, and wider stakeholders to build relationships and gather the views, opinions, and information we need to implement the skills plan and keep it up to date.
I have had a 25-year career in further education, culminating in the role of Principal of City of Portsmouth College. I spend a lot of my spare time walking my mad cocker spaniel ‘Bailey’ all over the Hampshire countryside.
Ce’Nedra Goosen
Ce’Nedra Goosen
I’m the Marketing and Events Officer for the Thames Valley Berkshire and Oxfordshire Local Skills Improvement Plans.
I’m working as part of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Skills Unit. My role is to provide essential expertise or marketing promotion and events, event delivery and stakeholder engagement for the LSIP programme.
I have led design projects in a wide range of different industries from small family owned businesses to larger corporations. For leisure I design and craft cards/jewellery and spend an extortionate amount of time cuddling my black lab mix ‘Lila’.
Siobhan May
Siobhan May
I’m the Co-Ordinator for the Thames Valley Berkshire and Oxfordshire Local Skills Improvement Plans.
I’m working as part of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Skills Unit. My role is to ensure good communication between team members and our range of employers, providers, partners and wider stakeholders and assist the team in any way needed to make sure the LSIP runs smoothly.
I have previously worked in administration at a sports club and have had a 15-year career in primary education. In my down time I bake celebration cakes and cupcakes and try to convince my bulldog ‘Beau’ that he’d like to go for a walk!