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Andy Welsh

Armed with a Degree in Chemistry, Andy Welsh began his career within Personnel at Leeds City Council. Supported through his IPM (now the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development), he went on to become Personnel Manager at Joseph Priestley College. So how did he make the transition from Personnel Manager and Chemistry Graduate to Vice Principal of Corporate Services? Andy Welsh reveals all….

Whilst working as a Personnel Manager at Joseph Priestley, Andy was given the responsibility of managing an Adult Education Centre. The role evolved and Andy was quickly promoted to Director of HR, later becoming Director of Resources. Whilst working, he also completed an MBA at Leeds University - a qualification that really helped move him into senior management.

As Vice Principal of Corporate Service, Andy’s role involves many different aspects. Andy is in charge of all Building Services and Facilities functions from Estates to Catering, Nurseries to Security and he has an overarching responsibility for environmental issues across College.  Andy Welsh is also the ‘Project Sponsor’ and man behind Phase One of the Accommodation Strategy – Trinity Green. The campus is thought to be one of the most innovative learning environments in the country, and did act as a training venue in the proposed Special Olympics 2009. Andy is also responsible for Human Resources and Estates within the College. Andy takes all this in his stride and is modest about his achievements. Andy explained: “I’m what’s called a Project Sponsor for the big capital projects, which means I’m the senior manager within the College that makes the project happen. I report to the Governors and the LSC for progress and bring everything together within the College to make it happen.”

Andy continued: “So basically I get the project started and set it up. From gathering information on: what the building will look like, how big it needs to be, and how much area needs to be allocated to each department. I'd also look at how it’s configured and who goes next to whom in the building. That’s because we have a mixture of different learners, both young and mature. Some learners need a more mature environment, so again there needs to be the right balance within the building in terms of where everything lies.”