About Us

The Management Skills Centre, established in April 2008, provides relevant, practical and effective training courses and associated services that equip people whose careers involve management.

The emphasis is on Management of Projects, where the projects may be in construction, engineering or information systems but also include social enterprise and business entrepreneurship. This approach integrates many of the individual disciplines of management. As well as covering delivery of the project "on time, in budget, to scope", it also encompasses setting up and defining the project in order to achieve stakeholder success.  The benefit of this approach is an enhanced understanding of the processes of project management.  MSC is an Accredited Provider of APM training and many of the courses lead to an APM professional qualification.

Open courses are offered for individuals, with tailored training programmes developed for corporate and public service clients. 

The company's founder, Andrew Scott, has over 30 years experience of training and management.  Prior to setting up the MSC he was founding Director of Management Studies at University College London (UCL is currently ranked as fourth in the world by the Times Higher - QS World University Rankings) where he established a programme of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in management. After 15 years these were taken by over 1000 students per year. His aim was, and remains, to equip students for future employment through provision of challenging and practical courses and he regarded management of projects as central to this vision.  

He obtained accreditation for the undergraduate project management course from the APM.

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education reviewed the whole programme in April 2003 and found that "Project management is particularly impressive and well received by students". 

In addition, in 1999, he set up a successful CPD programme of open APMP courses - this was also accredited by the APM. This achieved a higher than average pass rate when compared with the other accredited course providers.

Now he uses this experience to develop and expand his ideas within the commercial sector - to provide the right mix of theory and practical application to make the courses especially useful and illuminating.

Further details may be found at http://www.ecademy.com/user/andrewscott9. 

Training Associates

AFA

AFA was established fifteen years ago as a management consultancy organisation. In 1996 AFA became one of the original group of PRINCE2® Accredited Training Organisations under the scheme administered by APM Group on behalf of the Office of Government Commerce. 

AFA quickly established a reputation for being able to deliver training courses that combine excellent exam pass rates with realistic and practical guidance ensuring maximum skills transfer.  AFA continues to specialise in the Best Practice methods.  

Vinetta Archer-Dyer MSc 

Vinetta's initial background was in Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology.  She became Departmental Administrator of the Management Studies Centre at University College London. During this time she qualified as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. By 2007 she had been in post for 11 years and over 1000 students were enrolled on the undergraduate and postgraduate programme. Vinetta had built up an administrative team described by an external examiner as "outstanding in their capabilities, dedication and standards of performance".  She also had overall responsibility for the UCL programme of open courses for the APM APMP qualification; these attracted many clients from FTSE 100 companies. She is now an independent consultant with particular expertise in coaching related to team building, leadership and management of change.

Jane Burns-Nurse MBA MIRS MCIM 

Currently a Lecturer in the Department of Management Science and Innovation within the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at University College London.  Former Marketing and Communications Director with 25 years experience of the Retail and IT Sectors.  A qualified teacher and MBA with highly developed interpersonal, leadership and communication skills. Specialises in the cultural, behavioural and communications aspects of large-scale organisational change programmes.  Has obtained the APM's APMP qualification. 

Andy Nurse MBA MBCS CITP MCIM 

Andy Nurse is a specialist in organisational development, programme management and training development and delivery.  His background has been in engineering and IT systems followed by marketing and business development.  This has given him experience of a wide range of industries both in UK and overseas and in both the private and public sectors.  He is currently a Research Associate at Kingston University completing a Doctor of Business Administration programme.

David Woolven MSc FCIOB

David Woolven is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School of Construction and Project Management at University College London.  He is a Senior Lecturer in Construction and Project Management in the Faculty of the Built Environment and has been part of the teaching staff since 1995.  David has 35 years experience of major construction projects , both in the UK and overseas, and has been an active member of The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) for 25 years serving on a number of national committees.  

Business Associates

Eonic

Eonic provides web design, content management and website consultancy to UK businesses that want more out of their website. Based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, they are now a leading provider of websites in the region and employ 13 full-time staff and manage websites for over 150 clients. 

Torpedo Juice

Torpedo Juice is a team of designers and marketing specialists who focus on delivering fresh and effective work for their clients. By listening to clients and researching their markets, they work together in implementing effective and imaginative solutions across all media.  They are based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.