Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Computingskills
Awards
References
Languages
Timeline
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ROBERT BYRNE

ESP & EfM Coordinator
Al Majma'ah,01

Summary

Industrious, passionate and experienced with strong organisational skills - eager to secure role in Staneval. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
33
33
years of post-secondary education

Work History

ESP/EfM Coordinator (Acting)

English Department, KFAA
1 2013 - Current
  • The English Department at KFAA is responsible for teaching in excess of 400 first-year Royal Saudi Air Force Cadets English Language (ALC), Technical English (ESP) & Mathematics (EfM) annually. - Managing Systems Approach to Training & Governance; liaising with stakeholders - Applying Training Life Cycle Management (LCM) as per Company HB07/06 - Conducting reviews & validations of curriculum & courseware for quality compliance - Performing evaluations of new hires & providing feedback for improvement - Facilitating internal & external audits with accrediting agencies - Maintaining control of curriculum & courseware; managing change requests - Securing approvals for curriculum changes with stakeholders - Utilising TMIS for data management, analysis & reporting - Supervising staff, overseeing professional development & ensuring effective training

EAP / ESP Tutor

CELE Department, UNNC
01.2007 - 01.2013
  • The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China (UNNC) is a joint-educational venture with Wanli University, Ningbo & a pioneer in China
  • The Centre for English Language Education (CELE) is one of the largest EAP / ESP departments in the world & responsible for educating approximately 1,500 full-time students each year. - Taught full-time (18 classes per week) on the undergraduate foundation course - Mentored & guided new members of staff on a regular basis - Undertook academic duties, including admin, tutorials & marking – professionally & expediently - Regularly attended & gave CPD sessions & had 2 best practices promulgated & adopted - Wrote Direct Entry UNNC Entrance Examination 2011 - Consistently commended for excellent teaching by students (Student Feedback)

Translation Tutor BA & MA levels (Chinese-English)

University of Portsmouth
1 2007

IELTS Tutor

Southampton University
01.2006

EFL / ESP / A Level (History) Tutor

The Isle of Wight College
01.2003 - 01.2006

Associate Lecturer (EFL)

Southampton City College
01.2002 - 01.2003

EFL Teacher

Lewis School of English
01.2001 - 01.2002

EFL Teacher

New Century English School
01.2000 - 01.2001

Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Mount Pleasant Junior School
01.1999

EFL Teacher

Harbin Star Foreign Language College
01.1999 - 01.2000

Private Tutor (English & Maths)

01.1996 - 01.1998

Administration Assistant

Social Security Office Benefits Agency
01.1995 - 01.1996

Administration Assistant

01.1994

Education

ISO 9001: 2015 Internal Auditor Course -

01.2024 - 04.2024

ISO 9001:2015 Foundation Course - undefined

01.2023 - 04.2024

Teaching Mathematics via the Open University - undefined

01.2022 - 04.2022

QTLS via SET - undefined

01.2021 - 04.2022

Attended / gave various work-related CPD sessions / mini-courses - undefined

01.2007 - 04.2024

MEd (Applied Linguistics) - undefined

01.2005 - 04.2007

Mandarin Stages 3a&3b (A Grades) - undefined

01.2005 - 04.2006

Mandarin Stages 2a&2b (A Grades) - undefined

01.2003 - 04.2004

RSA / CELTA - undefined

01.1999 - 04.1999

MA American Literature & Theory Since 1945 - undefined

01.1992 - 04.1994

BA (Hons) Combined Studies (English & History) - undefined

01.1988 - 04.1992

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Skills

Verbal and written communication

Collaboration and Teamwork

Adaptable nature

Regulations and compliance

Computingskills

  • TMIS
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook
  • Interactive Whiteboard (Huawei / IdeaShare)
  • Quizlet
  • VLE-literate
  • Windows
  • Mac OSX
  • IOS
  • Android

Awards

BAE Systems Chairman’s Bronze Award 2014 (Innovation), The New ELT Curriculum at KFAA

References

References will be provided upon request.

Languages

English
Native language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Upper intermediate
B2

Timeline

ISO 9001: 2015 Internal Auditor Course -

01.2024 - 04.2024

ISO 9001:2015 Foundation Course - undefined

01.2023 - 04.2024

Teaching Mathematics via the Open University - undefined

01.2022 - 04.2022

QTLS via SET - undefined

01.2021 - 04.2022

EAP / ESP Tutor

CELE Department, UNNC
01.2007 - 01.2013

Attended / gave various work-related CPD sessions / mini-courses - undefined

01.2007 - 04.2024

IELTS Tutor

Southampton University
01.2006

MEd (Applied Linguistics) - undefined

01.2005 - 04.2007

Mandarin Stages 3a&3b (A Grades) - undefined

01.2005 - 04.2006

EFL / ESP / A Level (History) Tutor

The Isle of Wight College
01.2003 - 01.2006

Mandarin Stages 2a&2b (A Grades) - undefined

01.2003 - 04.2004

Associate Lecturer (EFL)

Southampton City College
01.2002 - 01.2003

EFL Teacher

Lewis School of English
01.2001 - 01.2002

EFL Teacher

New Century English School
01.2000 - 01.2001

Special Needs Teaching Assistant

Mount Pleasant Junior School
01.1999

EFL Teacher

Harbin Star Foreign Language College
01.1999 - 01.2000

RSA / CELTA - undefined

01.1999 - 04.1999

Private Tutor (English & Maths)

01.1996 - 01.1998

Administration Assistant

Social Security Office Benefits Agency
01.1995 - 01.1996

Administration Assistant

01.1994

MA American Literature & Theory Since 1945 - undefined

01.1992 - 04.1994

BA (Hons) Combined Studies (English & History) - undefined

01.1988 - 04.1992

ESP/EfM Coordinator (Acting)

English Department, KFAA
1 2013 - Current

Translation Tutor BA & MA levels (Chinese-English)

University of Portsmouth
1 2007

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