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Jim has had an extensive skills career entering the college sector from industry before working with two Sector Skills Councils during which time he was also seconded into Scottish Government.

He is the Skills Lead for the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC), a member of the OWIC Investment in Talent Group., the Energy Skills Alliance and represents the college sector on the Scottish Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan
 
He is a member of a wide range of government, industry and college sector groups and has been instrumental in establishing the group structures and training networks that underpin ESP.

Dougie is Sector Manager for Engineering and STEM at ESP. Prior to joining ESP Dougie was Head of projects at Fife College and covered aspects of the Director of Faculty role collaborating with Industry partners, government bodies and educational institutions on innovative projects. Combined with Dougie’s time at Edinburgh College, he has 14 years’ experience delivering and developing the curriculum in a wide range of disciplines supporting the Manufacturing, Energy and Renewables sectors.

Having previously worked extensively in Engineering, Dougie is passionate about career long professional learning and skills development required to meet Industry requirements and government objectives. He currently represents the College sector on the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) and leads on several of ESP’s Training Networks.

Rachel Tulloch is Sector Manager for Energy Transition & Transport at ESP. Rachel’s experience in curriculum design and innovative short courses has led to the successful implementation of new curriculum and learning materials in advanced manufacture, hydrogen, wind and industrial automation during her time at ESP. 
 
Rachel leads on the design of several programmes aimed at energy transitioning and zero carbon transport within engineering sectors in alignment with the Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan. 

She represents the college sector on key discussions with Scottish Government around zero emission transport and hydrogen skills as well as leading on several of ESP’s Training Networks.

Alex is a Project Administrator with ESP. Alex trained and qualified as a Graphic Designer before joining Clackmannanshire Council to work in Social Inclusion and Regeneration Partnerships for 10 years where he provided Administrative and Research duties for a wide range of projects and initiatives.
 
In 2013 Alex joined SEPA to support the National Operations Waste Unit and provided key administrative support to the team which led on waste management and regulations across all of Scotland.
 
He joined ESP in 2015 and provides support to the Engineering, Automotive and Hydrogen sectors as well as being the secretariat to the ESP Management Board and plays a key role in the marketing and promotion of ESP to Colleges’ and partners.

Cherry joined ESP on a summer placement whilst studying at Forth Valley College. This entailed working on data input for a cross-sector project for ESP. Her contract was then extended, and she became a full-time member of staff after she graduated from her HND Administration & IT course.
 
Since joining ESP, Cherry has provided administration support to the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) Skills Lead Group and several of ESP’s training networks. She also played a key role in providing support to the STEM skills-based project FIRST^® LEGO^® League in Scotland.
 
Cherry currently handles general administrative duties for ESP and supports the Construction and STEM Leads’ Forums. Additionally, Cherry provides administrative assistance across several of ESP’s training networks in both the engineering and construction sectors.