OUR TEAM
OUR TEAM
ANTHONY (TONY) PHILLIPS
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER
TONY'S FOCUS FOR 2026 WILL BE ON SPORT; SUPPORTING COACHES AND DEVELOPING
NEW EXCITING PROGRAMS.
TUTORS AND MENTORS
Carina Pratt
( Lead Tutor)
MA of Arts
BA Fashion Design 2.1
HND Fashion Design and Manufacturing
Nicole Weir
Nicole is a friendly and approachable person who enjoys supporting others to feel safe,
confident, and included. She is naturally patient, emotionally aware, and calm under
pressure, which helps her build positive and trusting relationships.
Ekaterina (Kate) Bocharnikova
Masters Student at Stirling University
Experience working with SSF
Ashish Kumar Yadav
second-year BSc Psychology student at the University of Stirling
CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR TEAM
• Ability to deal with a range of situations
• Problem solving
• Confident in dealing with complaints and resolving effectively
• Friendly, out-going character
• Good telephone manner
• Excellent timekeeping
• Loyal and hard working
• Enthusiastic and Passionate
The range of skills are imperative to the delivery of our Employability Skills Development programme, the follow up mentoring for six months and the ASDAN Short Course Vocational which is a twelve-month programme which can be run either face to face or through e-learning.
The background and experience of the staff who are impartial and well-trained professionals, means they can draw on reliable and trusted labour market intelligence and delivered in a wide variety of settings. This allows the ACTS staff to be able to deliver a high-quality Career Information Advice and Guidance (CIAG) to the participants on both the programme. The ACTS staff will also create a personal development plan with the participants who will take ownership and responsibility for this with direction and encouragement from the staff.
ANTHONY (TONY) PHILLIPS
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER
TONY'S FOCUS FOR 2026 WILL BE ON SPORT; SUPPORTING COACHES AND DEVELOPING
NEW EXCITING PROGRAMS.
TUTORS AND MENTORS
Carina Pratt
( Lead Tutor)
MA of Arts
BA Fashion Design 2.1
HND Fashion Design and Manufacturing
Nicole Weir
Nicole is a friendly and approachable person who enjoys supporting others to feel safe,
confident, and included. She is naturally patient, emotionally aware, and calm under
pressure, which helps her build positive and trusting relationships.
Ekaterina (Kate) Bocharnikova
Masters Student at Stirling University
Experience working with SSF
Ashish Kumar Yadav
second-year BSc Psychology student at the University of Stirling
CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR TEAM
• Ability to deal with a range of situations
• Problem solving
• Confident in dealing with complaints and resolving effectively
• Friendly, out-going character
• Good telephone manner
• Excellent timekeeping
• Loyal and hard working
• Enthusiastic and Passionate
The range of skills are imperative to the delivery of our Employability Skills Development programme, the follow up mentoring for six months and the ASDAN Short Course Vocational which is a twelve-month programme which can be run either face to face or through e-learning.
The background and experience of the staff who are impartial and well-trained professionals, means they can draw on reliable and trusted labour market intelligence and delivered in a wide variety of settings. This allows the ACTS staff to be able to deliver a high-quality Career Information Advice and Guidance (CIAG) to the participants on both the programme. The ACTS staff will also create a personal development plan with the participants who will take ownership and responsibility for this with direction and encouragement from the staff.