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Director of the National Institute of
Adult Education NIACE, United Kingdom Conference moderation
Alan Tuckett OBE is Director of the National Institute of Adult
Continuing Education, having worked previously for the voluntary sector
in Brighton and for the ILEA. He started Adult Learners’ Week in the UK
in 1992, and supported its adoption by UNESCO, and its spread to almost
40 Countries. He is a member of the Government’s Skills Alliance, a
Special Professor in Continuing Education at the University of
Nottingham and an Honorary Professor in the Centre for Labour Market
Studies and the Institute of Lifelong Learning at Leicester University.
He was Vice-Chair of the National Advisory Group for Continuing
Education and Lifelong Learning 1997-9, and advises UNESCO on adult
learning. He was President of the International League for Social
Commitment in Adult Education in 1986-7, and President of the Pre-School
Learning Alliance from 1999-2003.
Alan is a member of the Adult Learning Committee of the Learning and
Skills Council.
He has seven honorary doctorates and is a Fellow of City & Guilds. He
was awarded the OBE in 1995.
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