Pat Blyth – Quality Assurance
Pat began her career as a developer and then progressed into education. She worked with Microsoft for several years, speaking at conferences in Europe and United States and was also part of its Europe Middle East and Africa Training Advisory Council.
Pat has worked within the public and private education sector for over 30 years. Until June 2018 she was Head of Apprenticeships and Employer Engagement at Tyne Metropolitan College. Following this, she spent two years working at Sage Gateshead where she was responsible for Creative Apprentices at Cultural venues from Berwick to Teesside.
For the last four years, Pat has been a governor at a high school in North Tyneside, where she focuses on Employer Engagement and progress into sustainable employment for pupils. She is also a member of the North East Apprenticeship Ambassador Network and an Enterprise Advisor – working alongside the Career Advisor at a Middle School in North Tyneside.
At rove, Pat’s role involves assessing the quality of rove’s training services.
GET TO KNOW PAT…
Describe your job in three words: Enjoyable, varied, fulfilling.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? If a job is worth doing – it’s worth doing well.
What was your first job? Saturday girl at a hairdressers.
Who inspires you and why? My family – they have contributed to my way of thinking and acting.
If we made a team playlist, what song would you add? Sam Cooke: A change is gonna come.
Book, podcast or film recommendation? Film – It’s always going to be; Love Actually.
A little-known fact about me… In the early 2000s, I owned and managed a cafe/bar in Jesmond where all the employees were Newcastle University students I still keep in touch with many of them who live as far afield as Hong Kong.