Dr Doug Cole

Deputy Director of Employability - Nottingham Trent University

Dr Doug Cole is Deputy Director of Employability at Nottingham Trent University, prior to this he spent three years with the Higher Education Academy focused around developing strategic approaches to employability and student success. Doug is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs.​

In 2012 Doug developed the concept of a national framework and guide for embedding employability in the curriculum to support institutions in developing graduates with the qualities and capabilities that are vital for success, not only in securing employment, but more broadly in life too.  In 2013 Doug co-authored the Higher Education Academy publication; Defining & developing your approach to employability: A framework for higher education institutions. More recently in 2019 Doug co-authored The language of Employability, a book chapter in Education for Employability Volume 1 published by Brill.