Kirsty is the director of Cairn Training (Aberdeen) Ltd. She has worked within the company for many years now, having joined the team in January 2014 and assumed the director role in April 2015. She brings 15 years of Early Years’ experience to this post and is enormously passionate about this sector. She has worked in nurseries from a young age, working initially as a lunch time cover – and progressed to become an assistant manager of a private city centre nursery which provided lots of experience on the day to day running of a nursery. Kirsty has gained a HNC in Childcare and Education, and furthermore holds a BA degree in Child and Youth Studies. Kirsty’s main experience is with 3-5 year olds and the Curriculum for Excellence. Kirsty holds the relevant and most up to date assessor and internal verifier awards. Kirsty is responsible for candidate visits – planning and delivering these, plus the management and administration of the staff and the business.

Nicola is an assessor and internal verifier at Cairn Training and brings 18 years’ experience in Early Years to the post. She joined the Cairn Training team in January 2015. She holds a HNC in Childcare and Education plus an SVQ level 4 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development. She also holds the relevant assessor and internal verifier award required for this post. Nicola’s main experience is in the 0-3 departments and for most of her career, she managed a busy city centre nursery. Nicola is responsible for assessing candidate work, whilst planning and arranging SVQ visits. She also delivers evening workshops as part of her role. Nicola is an organised and enthusiastic assessor who strives for high standards.