Alison Fuller

Professor of Vocational Education and Work and Pro-Director for Research and Development at the UCL Institute of Education.

Professor Alison Fuller has been researching, and publishing in the field of, education - work transitions, apprenticeship, vocational education and training (VET), and widening participation in higher education - for 25 years.

Her recent publications include Contemporary Apprenticeships: International Perspectives on an Evolving Model of Learning (edited with Lorna Unwin), which brings together the latest research on apprenticeship in diverse sectors in countries across Europe and internationally, and Creating and Supporting Expansive Apprenticeships: A Guide for Employers, Training Providers and Colleges of Further Education published by the National Apprenticeship Service.

Alison has been appointed Independent Adviser to the Education and Training Foundation's VET expert panel, and is a member of the All Parliamentary Skills Commission.

Previously, Alison was Director of Research and Professor of Education and worked in the School of Education at the University of Southampton.