Education and Skills Network

Ensuring geospatial professionals have the right to thrive in the growing GI sector

AGI Education and Skills Network

Education and Skills Network contributes to ensuring the relevant skills exist in the UK workforce to underpin a thriving GI sector.  With representation from AGI Wales, AGI Northern Ireland, AGI Scotland, AGI Early Careers Network, Geospatial Commission, Royal Geographical Society and the recruitment sector, the group works to a Terms of Reference describing it’s focus as carrying out an annual skills survey of AGI members to identify issues and trends in recruiting, retaining and developing talent, and the creation of a catalogue of geospatial skills providers in the UK.

The network is lead by AGI Council member Patrick Rickles. 

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Our Network Members

Patrick Rickles
AGI Council Member and Network Lead

Ayman Alhawamdeh
University of Nottingham 

Beckie Reid
Geospatial Centre 

Bob Lang
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

James Reid
EDINA 

Kathie Bowden
previously Satellite Applications Catapult 

Kirsty Thomson
NHS

Lauren Holland
Leica Geosystems

Laurence Donaghy
Translink and Northern Ireland Representative

Liz Fox-Tucker
Royal Geographical Society with IBG 

Michael Johnson
Abbey College Manchester

Mike Lelliott
Dalcour Maclaren

Orenaike Tosin
IOM – UN Migration

Paul McKenzie
Ulster University

Paul Naylor
Ordnance Survey 

Rachel Higgins
Ordnance Survey

Romy McCutcheon
NHS 

Sam Lord
Informed Solutions

Simon Ross
1Spatial 

Steve Day
RICS

Vicky Jewell
Satellite Applications Catapult 

Yannick Kremer
University of Strathclyde

Get in touch

For further information on the group, please emails skills@agi.org.uk