Meet the Team

Lorraine Krimou / Managing Director

Lorraine's, is currently the Strategic Director of the Social Enterprises, Mtec and Htec and the community based registered Charity,The Leasowe Women's Centre ( trading as The Learning and Well-Being Centre) She has extensive experience of managing change and project development, both in the private and public sector. She ran her own local business employing 6 local people and was successfully self-employed for 22yrs before turning her attention to Community and Voluntary work, where all the projects she has devised and developed have been employment skills focussed. All of these projects have been successful and enabled the re-furbishment and continuing development of the Learning and Well-Being Centre . She has also supported colleagues in their own start up private enterprises, all of which have had local success, one of which has now been acquired to run as a social enterprise and is known as HTEC Ltd . Lorraine has a thorough understanding of effective management techniques and protocol and has a highly developed democratic and inclusive approach to personnel and project management. Lorraine has also worked in the Adult and Further Education sector, both at City of Liverpool Community College and Wirral Metropolitan College. She has also been an Associate Examiner for a National Awarding Body, overall Lorraine has more than 20 years experience working with young people and adults in a learning environment. Lorraine has secured substantial capital and revenue funding for non-accredited adult learning from the Local Council and The Big Lottery Fund and was recently invited to participate in their Big Think. In total, she can demonstrate that she has both a sound knowledge and practical experience of the training and skills sector from set-up to delivery and finance and quality assurance administration protocol. Lorraine's qualifications are commensurate with her work experience, having all relevant Trade Qualifications and a first degree in Social Studies and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Last but not least, Lorraine is a strong proponent of Social Enterprises and is thoroughly committed to the ethos of enterprises working in the local community for the benefit of the local community. This commitment is demonstrated by the set up of two social enterprises that besides offering vocational training and education and real work experience, the surplus profits will be dedicted to providing learners with post qualifying work experience and supporting the health promotion and social inclusion activities of The Learning and Well-Being Centre in Leasowe Millennium Centre. Lorraine was also invited to participate in the Central Government Consultation on cross community Interactions that underpinned the final report from the National Community Forum 'What Works in Embedding Cross Community Interactions' in London last year. In recognition of her work in the community she was recently invited by the Prime Minister to attend a reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate International Women's Day and has also been invited to attend the Social Entrepeneur of the Year Awards in London. She has also been successful in being selected to represent New Labour in the Local Council Elections next May for Leasowe and Moreton East.