David Harbourne

David Harbourne has extensive experience of developing, promoting and researching technical education. He was chief executive of the Hotel and Catering Training Company in the mid-1990s, joined the Learning and Skills Council in 2000 and later combined two roles: research director at the Edge Foundation and senior education advisor at the Baker Dearing Educational Trust. He has also written a book about a town in New Zealand: Penguins under the Porch, a Yorkshireman's Ode to Oamaru.