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Skills for Justice CEO secures top post at City & Guilds
Dick Winterton, Chief Executive of Skills for Justice, announced his recent appointment as the as the new Managing Director of City & Guilds Awards, its awarding body arm. Dick will be leaving his current position as Chief Executive of Skills for Justice at the end of July. Dick said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed building Skills for Justice, and working closely with partners in the Justice sector. I will be leaving many friends, but not going too far. I very much hope to be able to help the Justice sector, and Skills for Justice, from my new position.”
Dick set up the Police Skills and Standards Organisation (PSSO) in 2001, one of the predecessor National Training Organisations (NTOs) to Skills for Justice, which formed in 2004. Over the last six years Dick has been instrumental in driving forward the skills agenda in policing and latterly the wider justice sector.
Whilst serving in the Royal Air Force Dick held various roles including Training Director at RAF Cosford, the largest Ministry of Defence aerospace training centre. Since leaving the RAF as a Wing Commander, Dick has held senior management positions in two other NTOs: firstly, as the Development Manager for the Steel Industry NTO and subsequently as Director of Development for Lantra, looking after the land based sector.
Commenting on the new appointment, John Randall, Chair of Skills for Justice, said: “We are extremely grateful to Dick. He has established Skills for Justice as one of the most highly regarded Sector Skills Councils in the UK. We wish Dick all the best in his new role, and are pleased he will still be able to influence the development of skills from his new position”
Chris Humphries, Director General of the City and Guilds of London institute, said: “We are absolutely delighted that Dick has agreed to accept this position, which will provide a tremendous opportunity for him to direct his energy and passionate commitment to skills to building on almost 130 years of success for City & Guilds qualifications.”
