Education and Training
EDUCATION
| 'O' level French, English language, German, Maths | 1969 |
| 'A' level French, English Literature | 1971 |
| RSA Stage III (Advanced) Commercial French (distinction in oral) | 1971 |
| BA (Upper second class honours) (Open): | 1975 to 1981 |
| | T100 | Technology Foundation | S100 | Science foundation |
| | TS281 | Electromagnetics & electronics | T291 | Instrumentation |
| | M251 | Algorithmic approach to computing | A241 | Elements of music |
| | M351 | Numerical Computation | M352 | Databases |
| | T321 | Telecommunications systems | T391 | Control Engineering |
| | TM221 | The digital computer (distinction) | DS261 | An introduction to psychology |
| | MST281 | Elementary Maths for Science & technology | TM361 | Graphs, networks and design |
| | MDT241 | Statistics: an interdisciplinary approach | | |
| MSc: in Microprocessor Engineering & Digital Electronics: | UMIST, 1984 |
| | Microprocessor system components | PASCAL |
| | Structure of microelectronic systems | Logic design |
| | Analogue/digital techniques | Microprogramming |
| | Software engineering | Finite Maths |
| | Silicon IC technologies | Data structures |
| | Assembly language programming | Microprocessor applications |
| | System specification design & implementation tools | |
| | Fault tolerant computing (option) | Distributed computing (option) |
| | Computer communications (option) | Image processing (option) |
| Zentrale Mittelstufenpruefung of the Goethe-Institut, Manchester. | 1988 |
| GERMAN: Institute of Linguists Intermediate Diploma | 1990 |
| Postgraduate Certificate in Computer and Internet Applications | University of Luton, 2003 |
| | Computer & Internet Security | Online Database Applications |
| | E-Commerce Technology | Internet Programming |
| Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Environmental Studies (Open): | 2003 to 2009 |
| | T172 | Working with our environment | S190 | Global warming |
| | U216 | Environment | U316 | The environmental web |
| | T206 | Energy for a sustainable future | S180 | Life in the oceans |
| | T210 | Environmental control and public health | S189 | Understanding the weather |
| | T308 | Environmental monitoring, modelling and control | |
| Diploma in Pollution Control (Open) | 2008 to 2009 |
| Certificate in Contemporary Science (Open): | 2003 to 2013 |
| | S173 | Plants and people | SK195 | Human genetics and health issues |
| | S189 | Understanding the weather | SK183 | Understanding human nutrition |
| | S180 | Life in the oceans | S190 | Global warming |
TECHNICAL, PROFESSIONAL & MANAGEMENT TRAINING
| City & Guilds Preliminary Certificate in Applications Programming (C) (26 weeks FT) | SQL |
| NCC basic certificate in systems analysis (6 weeks) | Quality Assurance |
| Various management & communication skills courses | Database concepts |
| Various Honeywell Level 66/6000 courses | MS-DOS |
| Fagan's inspections moderator | COBOL programming |
| Various Philips Maestro courses | UNIX |
| Various retail banking courses | BACHMAN CASE tool |
| Relational Database Systems O.U. MSc module M866) | |
| Project Management (O.U. MSc module PMT605) | Smalltalk V (DOS) |
| Object-Oriented Software Technology (O.U. MSc module M868) | |
| SAP: CAINT - R/3 Business Process Overview | |
| SAP: CBC01 - R/3 Overview and Administration | |
| SAP: CMMI1 - Materials Management - Inventory | |
Techniques for systems development (Data models, DFDs, System solution diagrams, Function / activity decomposition, Database design diagrams (relational & Codasyl), Entity / function matrices, Structured English / access path diagrams)
First steps in systems management (ICL) (role of supervisor, effective supervisor, motivation, delegation, techniques of communication, counselling, performance assessment, team briefing, one-to-one training, employment legislation)