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Jim’s non-executive roles, both past and present, include serving as Director of the UK Energy Saving Trust and Chair of the EST Foundation, which helps young people take action on the climate emergency. He has also been a Trustee of the SCQF Partnership, a Skills Ambassador with the Institute of Directors, and has contributed to consultative boards for the Scottish Government, DEFRA, and the European Commission. In addition to his professional roles, Jim is an economic history researcher, studying and publishing on the history of 20th-century migration, affluence, and community cohesion in industrial communities. He is married to Sarah, an expert in dementia care innovation, and they have two children. https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/23228011.fife-college-announce-new-principal-jim-metcalfe/ |
Previous Principals/CEOsHugh Hall
His non-executive roles past and present include: eight years as a member of Court at Edinburgh Napier University, Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy in Scotland, Chair of Forth Valley College, Chair of Colleges Scotland and Chair of Scotland’s Children’s Lottery. https://www.fifechamber.co.uk/news/2016/december/fife-college-appoints-new-principal |
Jim became Principal and Chief Executive of Fife College on April 17, 2023. Before this role, he spent seven years as Chief Executive of the College Development Network (CDN), where he championed the value of college education across Scotland and supported personal development and performance improvement within the sector. Prior to CDN, Jim was Head of Practice & Development at the Carnegie UK Trust in Fife, where he led a nationwide programme focused on young entrepreneurship, community economic development, and research into colleges and skills.
Hugh Hall was born and brought up in the east end of Glasgow and began his working life straight from school in the local Benefits Agency office in Easterhouse. Hugh is a chartered accountant, with expertise in transformational change, governance and major project development and delivery. His life has been devoted to public service. He has held a number of senior appointments in a wide range of organisations and was previously Chief Operating Officer at the University of Strathclyde. In 2009, he was awarded the Public Sector Finance Director of the Year award in recognition of his leadership role in the transformation of Scotland’s enterprise network.