Martin-Christian Kent
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Executive Director |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Introduction | Martin-Christian is the executive director at People 1st, the skills and workforce development charity for employers in the hospitality, tourism, leisure, travel, passenger transport and retail industries. With over 20 years' experience in labour market research and skills policy, he combines detailed knowledge of the service sector’s labour market with policy and research experience. He has helped develop professional standards for the sector and establish the Hospitality Guild, led the apprenticeship strategy for the hospitality industry, and oversaw the largest qualification reform to create robust and relevant pathways into and across the sector. With an MSc in Organisational Behaviour from Birkbeck College, University of London, he worked for a number of industry employers and skill organisations in the UK and France before joining People 1st in 2006. Martin is a director of the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training, a member of the Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT), and represents the UK on the European Skills/Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) Reference Group for Hospitality and Tourism, a EU skills initiative of the European Commission. |