Creative Alliance is:

• The Leading Independent Learning Provider in the Creative and Cultural Sector in the West Midlands
• The Largest Provider of Creative Apprenticeships in the Region
• A Deliverer of Training and Development Programmes for All Levels of Creative Talent

Our core team works with an extended network of experienced artists and creative professionals working collaboratively to develop, support and train creative talent.

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  -->Noel Dunne - Director

  Noel Dunne is the director of Creative Alliance. The company’s ethos, vision and programme are founded in Noel’s lifelong professional passions:

  • the central importance of creativity and culture in all our learning;
  • working creatively with children and young people;
  • enabling professionals to do what they do more effectively.

  Noel has worked as a drama teacher, community artist, programme manager and now company director. All of those roles have involved Noel connecting young people, and the professionals who work with them, with artists, creatives and cultural organisations in order to make a difference through creativity and learning. It continues to be a privilege to work alongside colleagues who share those passions, beliefs and the sense of “unwarranted optimism” our times require.    

  

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  -->Iris Bertz - Business Development Manager

  As well as being our Business Development Manager, Iris also leads on our European projects, such as the Leonardo Mobility programme. With a highly diverse and creative background she is perfectly placed to engage with other businesses in the sector to develop ways in which we can work together.

  

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  -->John Parker - Business Coordinator

  John Parker has been a member of the Creative Alliance team since January 2010. John’s joined Creative Alliance from a strong managerial and recruitment background, having managed award winning 1independent outlets in the North West for several years. John has more recently worked in training and development. John now works at Creative Alliance working closely with many key partners including; Jobcentre Plus, and the Learning Skills Council (SFA).

  

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  -->Joshua Jones - Business and Administration Apprentice

  Joshua is Creative Alliance's Business and Administration Apprentice. He has a background of administration at other organisations, and joins Creative Alliance to further develop his skills whilst working towards his apprenticeship qualification.

  

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  -->Julie Simpson - Quality Assurance Consultant

  Julie is an experienced Quality Assurance Consultant, who works with organisations to develop a Quality Assurance process for their mentors, coaches, trainers, assessors. At Creative Alliance she oversees our apprenticeship programme.

  

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  -->Sam Jones - Graphic Designer

  As well as providing graphic design for Creative Alliance, Sam also helps to develop and facilitate careers and employability workshops about working in the Creative and Cultural Sector.