Declan Swan
The Institute for Education Business Excellence is the
professional body dedicated to promoting the highest possible
standards for all those engaged in education business partnership
activity. The IEBE brings together brokers, educationalists and
employers to drive quality partnerships and create real
opportunities for young learners to develop the skills they need
for a successful adult life.
Chief Executive
Declan Swan represents IEBE Members on the DCSF's Employer
Engagement Board; the National Employer Taskforce's Partnership
Board and QCA's Diploma Advisory Panel. He is also a Board member
of YCUK.
Previously, Declan was Chief Executive the National EBP Network,
Chief Executive of Welcome Skills Ltd (an international learning
broker), Chief Executive Elect of the Sector Skills Council for
hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism, and Director of the
hospitality industry's National Training Organisation.
He holds a BSc in Management from Trinity College Dublin, an MA
in Social and Market Research from Westminster University, London
and studied Strategic Planning at the Ashridge Management
College.
Declan has undertaken a variety of charity work, including
fundraising to refurbish and run a kitchen for homeless people in
Fulham in 2003, and Work-Related Learning volunteering for Surrey
EBP and Kent EBP. He is a Fellow of RSA, a Fellow of the Institute
of Hospitality and an Affiliate Member of the British Institute of
Innkeeping.