Who We Are

The Tourism Training Forum for Wales was established to provide leadership, guidance and co-ordination for tourism training and education in Wales. A skilled workforce is crucial to the industry’s success and the Forum is promoting tourism training, encouraging people to choose tourism as a long term career, and campaigning for training and education projects which are relevant to the needs of the industry.

TTFW Key Objectives are:

Tourism Businesses
Motivating businesses to take advantage of learning and helping them to access provision

Education and Training Providers
Encouraging providers to offer relevant, accessible and high quality learning to the industry

Partners
Supporting partners from the public, voluntary and private sectors to develop and deliver human resource action plans that respond to the needs of the tourism industry and contribute to the Welsh economy

Decision Makers
Raising and maintaining the profile of tourism training, and to inform and influence policy and practice

The Team:

Diana James, Director
dianajames@ttfw.org.uk
Kathryn Richards, Systems & Finance Manager
kathrynrichards@ttfw.org.uk
Karen Rees, Events & On-Line Communications Coordinator
karenrees@ttfw.org.uk
Lee Elwell, National Projects Manager
leeelwell@ttfw.org.uk
Edward Owen-Davies,  Projects and Communications Coordinator
edwardowen-davies@ttfw.org.uk
Julie Wood - Office Administrator
juliewood@ttfw.org.uk
Lisa Johnston, Senior HRD Coordinator, South West Wales
lisajohnston@ttfw.org.uk
Lowri Edwards, HRD Coordinator, South West Wales
lowriedwards@ttfw.org.uk
Gwawr Price Senior HRD Coordinator, Mid Wales
gwawr.price@tpmw.co.uk
Helen Jones, HRD Coordinator, Mid Wales
helenjones@ttfw.org.uk
Alice Brown, HRD Coordinator, South East Wales
alice.brown@capitalregiontourism.org

The Current Board is made up of:

Chris Osborne, Chair,Fourcroft Hotel Tenby
chris-osborne@btconnect.com
Diana James, Director TTFW
dianajames@ttfw.org.uk
John Walsh Heron, Wales Tourism Alliance
jwalshheron@btconnect.com
Sally Edwards-Hart - Cardiff County Council
sallyhart@cardiff.gov.uk
Jayne Beynon - Castle Leisure
jayneb@castlebingo.co.uk
John Graystone
john.graystone@fforwm.ac.uk
Chris Jackson
chris@welshmountainzoo.org
Dermot Keegan
Dermot.Keegan@ihg.com
Punch Maughan
goodmaughaning@btinternet.com