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Prior to joining Blackburn College as the Principal and Chief Executive in January 2019, Dr Fazal Dad gained 30 years’ experience in Further Education, previously working in three different FE Institutions in the West Midlands.

Posts held by Fazal included Part Time Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Head of Department, Assistant Principal and Deputy Principal. Prior to this, on leaving school, Fazal completed an apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering and worked in the private sector for eight years in the Electrical Engineering Industry.

During Fazal’s time in education, he has had the following capital project experience:

• £1.5m Advanced Technology Centre – Stourbridge College
• £30m new build – Herefordshire College
• £11m – Business and Sports Centre – Walsall College

Fazal has two Masters Degrees and a PhD in Leadership and Management from Worcester University. He has participated in a range of expert panels across the country and has helped to shape national policy on Study Programmes, Professional Teaching Standards and the Post 16 Maths Review. Fazal is also a QAA Board member and a part-time Ofsted Inspector.