NEWS: OFCOM APPOINTS BOARD OF BROADCAST TRAINING & SKILLS REGULATOR by GRANT GODDARD

www.grantgoddard.co.uk July 2005

UK media regulator Ofcom has appointed the board of the new Broadcast Training & Skills Regulator [BTSR] that was created by the 2003 Communications Act to promote training and skills development in the television and radio industries: Chairman Ralph Tabberer is chief executive of the Teacher Training Agency and previously held senior management positions in education. Marina Huey has been appointed the industry member for radio and currently chairs the Radio Academy/Skillset Radio Skills & Development Forum. She is development executive at BBC Radio & Music and a chartered fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. Nigel Paine is the industry member for terrestrial television and is head of the BBCs training and development operation. Niamh OConnor is industry member for cable and satellite and works as head of human resources at Flextech Television. The board also includes three independent members: Peter Block is managing consultant in the Human Capital Management Group of IBMs business consulting services. Karen Carlton is commissioner for public appointments in Scotland and a judge for the National Training Awards. Michele Romaine is an independent media consultant specialising in digital production. Announcing these appointments, Tabberer said: The members of BTSR bring a breadth of experience in training, business, education, public service and different parts of broadcasting, which will enable us to maintain cross-industry collaboration and to provide independent and informed oversight and advice across the broadcasting industry. One of the first tasks of the new organisation is to commission research into the training needs of the radio industry in conjunction with Skillset and the Commercial Radio Companies Association.

[First published in 'The Radio Magazine' as 'Ofcom Appoints Training Board', #692, 13 July 2005]

Grant Goddard is a media analyst / radio specialist / radio consultant with thirty years of experience in the broadcasting industry, having held senior management and consultancy roles within the commercial media sector in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Details at http://www.grantgoddard.co.uk

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