Peter Williams (educationalist)
For other people of that name, see Peter Williams (disambiguation).
| Peter Williams CBE FRSA | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Peter Robert Williams 20 April 1948 Oxford |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | City of Oxford High School |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter |
| Occupation | Educationalist |
| Years active | 1970 - |
Peter Williams (born 20 April 1948), CBE FRSA is the former Chief Executive of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA),[1] and the current Chairman of the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education (BAC). He was given a CBE for his services to higher education in 2009.[2][3]
Education
Peter Williams has a degree in English from the University of Exeter.[4]
Career
- 1969 Management Trainee, Hazell, Watson and Viney (printers)
- 1970 Registry office, University of Surrey
- 1974 Higher Degrees Office, University of Leicester
- 1978 Assistant Registrar, Medical School
- 1982 Secretary, Medical School
- 1984 Deputy Secretary, of the British Academy
- 1990 Director (first and only), Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (CVCP), Academic Audit Unit (AAU)
- 1992 Director of the Quality Assurance Group of the Higher Education Quality Council (HEQC)
- 1997 Director of Institutional Review in the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA),
- 2001 Acting Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)
- 2002 Chief Executive of QAA
- 2005-8 President, European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education ([ENQA])
- 2009 Retired
- 2014 Master, Worshipful Company of Educators
References
- ↑ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
Mr Peter Williams, Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, 2002–09, 64
- ↑ This is Gloucestershire (17 June 2009). "QAA boss gets CBE". Gloucester Citizen. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ "Press release - exciting changes at the BAC (20/11/12)". British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education (BAC). 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ "Mr Peter Williams". World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), Qatar Foundation. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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