
Nichola Hay MBE
Chair of the Board, Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP)
Nichola Hay has worked in the Further Education sector for over 25 years. She is one of the founding directors of Outsource Training and Development, which was acquired by Seetec Group in 2016. She stayed with the business to support the integration into Seetec Outsource Training. Nichola then joined the Executive Board of Estio Training as the Chief Operating Officer, a specialist provider of digital and tech apprenticeships.
In Oct 21 Estio Training was acquired by BPP Education Group, a global leader in professional and vocational education. In November 22 Nichola moved across to join the senior leadership team as the Director of Apprenticeship Strategy and Policy for the group.
In addition to her role at BPP, she chairs the board of Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), AELP London Chair and is a member of the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) Skills for Londoners Board. Nichola is also a member of the Aviation Industry Skills Board (AISB) and takes an active role in 14-19 strategic groups, policy groups and committees.
Nichola passionately believes in the power of apprenticeships. As a result, she was recognised for her services to apprenticeships and skills in Her Majesty the Queen’s 2021 New Year Honours List, where she was awarded an MBE.