Primary Job Title Global lead for skills and employability Primary Organization 
British Council(BIRAX)
Location London, England, United Kingdom Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Female
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Tracy Ferrier has over 18 years’ experience in skills development and professional education, including working in and with the public, private and charity sectors. As Head of Skills at the British Council, Tracy leads the Council’s work globally in vocational education and employability skills. This role includes setting overall strategy for this
area, providing national and international policy advice, leading stakeholder engagement with the UK sector, building new partnerships and overseeing new innovations. This has given Tracy the opportunity to advise Education Ministers and policy makers from around the world on transformation of skills systems.
Prior to joining the Council, Tracy was Associate Director at the Mackinnon Partnership, a public policy and research consultancy specialising in the people side of economic development. In this role, Tracy led a number of consultancy assignments for public sector clients, including a project to review and improve the quality of UK occupational standards, and a gap analysis of training provision and qualifications for the maritime industry. Before this, Tracy managed a team delivering literacy and numeracy quality improvement programmes for the Basic Skills Agency, developed vocational qualification policy at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and managed the design and implementation of a new European Diploma for the College of Optometrists.
Outside of work, Tracy is a Board Member of OCN London, a not-for-profit national qualifications awarding organisation, dedicated to widening participation, social inclusion, employer engagement and lifelong learning for all.
