Dave is the CMA CIC Director and has 16 years of experience supporting young people into employment through the delivery of multiple funded projects. Dave currently manages our young people contracts and previously was managing our adult unemployment contracts. Dave leads on the business engagement by creating links between the young people and the network of over 105 local Marine Business Ambassadors.

Joe is the CMA Education and Training Development Manager and has graduated with a First-Class Honours Degree. Joe has developed a highly diverse educational and skilled background with experiences in teaching, education, sports, construction, sales, farming, customer service and the health and safety sectors. Joe has taught in both Primary and Secondary schools. Joe is also our Safeguarding Lead for CMA.

Bryan is CMA’s Careers and Skills Development Manager, working alongside Judith Cook to deliver high-quality Level 6 Careers Information, Advice, and Guidance (CIAG) to secondary school students and CMN Apprentices, including both one-to-one and group sessions, while completing his Level 6 IAG qualification. This supports young people (aged 14–24) and apprentices in making informed, impartial decisions about their education, training, and career progression. Bryan also manages the overall delivery of the Level 6 CIAG programme, ensuring it is well-coordinated, productive, and maintains the highest standards of guidance and customer service. He oversees processes and provides support to CMA and CMN Tutors and Freelance Tutors.

Judith delivers Information, Advice and Guidance (Level 6 qualification) accredited training to CMA and partner organisations. She has a General Arts Degree and holds the post-graduate Diploma in Career Guidance (Dip CG) and Level 4 Delivery of Training. Judith was a Careers Adviser with Cornwall Careers Service, later Connexions and Careers South West, for 20 years, eventually moving into staff development. She has worked with CMN since 2016 as a work-placed Assessor/ Tutor, supporting Apprentices and employers towards achievement of a range of Apprenticeships.

Steve is the Employment and Skills Programme Manager and is our primary contact with Job Centres to help promote and widen our training offer to unemployed adults (Management of CMN’s Adult Employability Support programmes.) Steve is responsible for overseeing any of our learners or apprentices that require additional learning support, is our Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) and our Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Paul has an extensive 36-year history of senior management positions, both in the private and public sectors and within small business and multi-national corporations. In 2015, Paul was awarded an MBE for services to the Marine industry and the community in Falmouth, Cornwall.