Meet the Experts

Angela Gask

Head of Business Operations

agask@bpec.org.uk

01332376000

Experience

Angela has worked within an education since 2005, with almost 16 years in customer service, education, teaching and assessing. During this time Angela has had varying roles starting at Loughborough University as a student accommodation consultant and then progressing onto working in Further Education, where she developed as a Business Studies Lecturer and Assessor.  During her time in FE, Angela also became the lead lecturer on standardising the Vehicle Appraisal Course for the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA).

Angela then progressed her career into management of the Training and Assessment Centre at Stephenson College where she was responsible for specialised courses in Gas, Plumbing, Renewables and Electrical courses and worked closely with BPEC.  Angela led a team of Lecturers, Assessors and Internal Verifiers, enabling quality provisions and exceptional customer service.

BPEC Journey

Angela started working for BPEC in June 2021 as Business Development Manager, and progressed to the Head of Business Operations in May 2025.

Interests

Angela enjoys the great outdoors, walking and cycling with her family and Dog.  Angela loves all genres of music.  Her favourite quote is “don’t do unto others what you wouldn’t want done unto you”.

Kev Clark

Head of Technical Operations

aoadmin@bpec.org.uk

kclark@bpec.org.uk

How can Kev help?

Kev oversees the Awarding and End-point Assessment Organisations. On technical or compliance issues, Kev will support you with anything related to qualifications or end-point assessment when Garry Glover, Jon Bexon and Paul Wilson are unavailable.

Experience

Kev has worked in the Plumbing & Heating Industry since the age of 17, originally starting his career as an apprentice with the local authority and completing a four-year apprenticeship. During his apprenticeship Kev gained experience in Plumbing, Gas and H&V. To date Kev has over 22 years’ experience in the Plumbing & Heating Industry.

Kev achieved QTS and has the experience of working in both FE and private training provider environments. As well as Plumbing & Gas, Kev is qualified in Health & Safety, holds assessor, Lead Internal/external verifier qualifications and has worked with several Awarding Organisations.

BPEC Journey

Kev started working for BPEC in 2013 as Operations Manager for the Awarding Organisation, in 2019 was appointed as Business Area Manager, and in 2025 promoted to Head of Technical Operations.

Interests

Kev is a keen football fan and qualified coach, his favourite quote is closely linked to his “Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn’t work hard”

Neil Collishaw

Chief Executive Officer

info@bpec.org.uk

Experience

Neil has over 30 years’ experience within the building services engineering (BSE) sector. Neil started as an apprentice, which soon led to him running a successful plumbing and heating business. Neil has held senior roles in Further Education, managing a large building services department, and also worked as a Senior Manager for SummitSkills, a Sector Skills Council for the BSE sector.

BPEC Journey

Neil became BPEC CEO in January 2019. Prior to this, since joining BPEC in 2014, Neil held a variety of other senior positions at BPEC which included Deputy CEO, Head of Innovation & Development and Head of the BPEC Charity.

Interests

Outside of work, Neil enjoys spending time with his wife, two daughters, son-in-law and grandson. Neil is a keen sportsman; playing tennis for a local club and golfing occasionally. His friends describe him as a very competitive person, however he fervently disputes this claim!