Trish is Managing Director of IBP and maintains an overview of all IBP's TQS support

Chris  coordinates activities as well as providing consultancy support. Chris has a background in Further Education and has been managing a successful consultancy practice since the early 1990s. He was an Action for Business Colleges Assessor, leading and supporting assessments for over three years. As well as projects in the education sector, he works regionally, nationally and internationally with a wide range of public and private sector organisations.

Margaret has a background in Further Education lecturing, staff development and quality development.  Her consultancy has been working to support the sector since 1991.  During that time she has helped TECs and, more recently, LSCs to develop their providers' capability to fulfil their contracts and to become more business-focused.  She developed the assessment framework for the Action for Business Colleges Standard. She writes on employer engagement themes for a number of specialist journals serving the sector.

Rod is a very experienced former senior manager in FE, and has been providing education consultancy services for a number of years, including recent work with a range of training providers, LSCs, Ofsted and the LSN. A former Action for Business Colleges Assessor, he has been working with the project team since its inception.