Rajinder Mann Association of Colleges (AoC) Rajinder Mann was nominated by the Association of Colleges onto the Council in 2008.

Rajinder leads the Black Leadership Initiative (BLI), which was set up to address the under representation of senior managers and leaders in Further Education.  The BLI works with key stakeholders in the post sixteen sector and provides mentoring, coaching, support, secondment and work shadowing opportunities for aspiring Black staff in Further Education.

She has over 24 years experience in adult, youth and community education.  Rajinder was Director of Community Education at Bristol Community College then moved on to developing Lifelong Learning at the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.  She has also worked in policy development at NIACE, Birmingham City Council and Wolverhampton Borough Council. 

She holds a Master of Social Sciences Degree in Race and Education as well as a Bachelor of Education from Birmingham University.  The area of expertise in her Masters provides her with the theoretical knowledge for understanding race equality issues in education.

She is passionately committed to the principles of social inclusion, community cohesion and empowering people through education and training in order to augment economic and social regeneration.  She has a track record in promoting race equality in the sector and her commitment to equalities is demonstrated through her voluntary roles as a former Chair of the Network of Black Managers, Vice Chair of the Commission for Black Staff and a member of DCSF Stakeholders committee.  She is Vice Chair of the NBM and a member of the Association of College Managers Council, Equality and Diversity Committee for the University of Industry, member of the Institute of Leadership and Management and a fellow of the Royal Society of arts.

Declaration of interests

b) Any unpaid office held in a professional or public body, including those which are associated with education. Offices include posts such as President, Chair, Chief Executive, Treasurer, Council Member or Secretary.

• Council Member - Association of College Managers

c) Membership of professional bodies and trade or other associations which is unpaid, either educational or non-educational.

• Institute of Leadership and Management