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Responsibility matrix

Key personnel and designations

Twelve named people, four functions, one line of accountability each. This is the map an auditor, a centre or a learner can hold us to.

12Named personnel
4Functions
1Responsible Officer
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Full listing

Who holds which responsibility

Colour indicates the primary function. Several people hold responsibilities across more than one.

Governance Direction, compliance and oversight
Academic Qualification development
Verification Assessment quality assurance
Operations Delivery support
Full nameOfficial designationFunctionRole & responsibilities
John Bradley Operational Director Governance Chair and senior officer responsible for delivery and quality assurance.
Prof. Dr. A.N.M. Sayeedul Haque Khan Academic Director Academic Responsible for the development and assessment of qualifications.
Urbi Mazhar Director of Strategy & Development Governance Responsible for shaping the long-term vision, growth and sustainability of LCDM — high-level decision-making, external partnerships and identifying expansion opportunities.
Dr Mohammad Shafiullah Non-Executive Director, External Governance Governance Responsible for independent governance and the Advisory Committee.
Hasan Mahmud Operational support, development & assessment of qualification Operations Responsible for support of operations, qualification development and assessment.
Sadequr Rahman Operational support, development & assessment of qualification Operations Responsible for support of operations, qualification development and assessment.
Md. Al Amin Academic Advisor, Internal & External Verifier Academic Responsible for support of qualification development and assessment.
Ken Nunn Internal & External Verifier Verification Responsible for student and centre assessment.
Prof. Dr. Murat Çolak Academic Advisor & External Verifier Academic Responsible for support of qualification development and assessment.
Amar Manzoor Internal & External Verifier Verification Responsible for student and centre assessment.
Aman Alapati Academic Advisor, Internal & External Verifier Academic Responsible for support of qualification development, assessment and IT systems.
Shelley Hutchinson Academic Advisor, Internal & External Verifier Academic Responsible for support of qualification development and assessment.

How it holds together

Why the split matters

An awarding organisation cannot mark its own homework. These four functions are deliberately kept apart.

Governance

Sets direction, holds the regulatory relationship and carries statutory responsibility. Includes an independent non-executive seat so oversight does not sit entirely inside the organisation.

Academic

Writes and maintains the units, learning outcomes and assessment criteria. Draws on academics from UK higher education institutions alongside practising industry specialists.

Verification

Samples and quality-assures assessment decisions inside centres and across them, and checks the audit trail behind each judgement. Independent of the people who wrote the unit.

Operations

Keeps the machinery running — centre support, qualification development workflow, assessment logistics and the systems that hold learner records.

Read the profiles

Full biographies are published for both the Advisory Board and the operational team.

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