Our Board Members

  • Mark Currie

    Chair

    Mark was instrumental in establishing GMLPN and since becoming Chair in 2004, he has been the driving force in establishing the Network as a highly respected force in the skills and education eco-system in Greater Manchester. Mark is CEO of Mantra Learning, one of the largest Logistics Training Providers in the city region and its sister company The National Logistics Academy, the largest provider of logistics apprenticeships in the country. Mark also founded the forerunner to the Northern Skills Network and represents Training Providers on many local and regional advisory boards and committees.

  • Jonathan bourne

    Jonathan Bourne

    Company Secretary

    Jonathan was appointed Company Secretary to GMLPN in November 2012 and brings a wealth of experience to the role. He is CEO of Damar Training – one of the region’s major training organisations in the Business/Professional Services sector.

  • Nikki Bardsley

    Nikki Bardsley

    Board Member

    Nikki has worked in the education sector for over 23 years and has an array of experiences in developing, delivering and assuring high quality training and assessments in large Training Providers.  Nikki is passionate about giving everyone the opportunity to access quality educational teaching and assessment to support long term, sustainable career goals.  At Kaplan, Nikki is Head of Client Solutions and Quality, developing, designing and delivering tailored assessments and qualification service solutions

  • Daniel Wells

    Board Member

    Daniel joined the Board in January 2022 and is Managing Director at NowSkills

  • Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara

    Board Member

    Subrah joined the Board in January 2022 and is Deputy Director – Research & Information Systems at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

Join Us

We are 120 Independent Training Providers, FE Colleges, Schools and Universities working to achieve an even closer alignment between the needs of employers, individuals, communities and the suppliers of skills.

  • GMLPN is such an innovative and passionate network, always looking for solutions to the challenges we all face in the sector. NCFE are proud to have partnered with GMLPN in projects such as Multiply, Autism and the AWD project looking at the impact of contextualisation in Level 2 Functional Skills maths assessments. The work Julie, Charlotte and the whole team do in supporting their members and the area is to be applauded and celebrated.

    David Redden | Commercial Manager | NCFE
    NCFE