Louise Jowett is Director of International Strategy at Llandrillo College in North Wales. She has worked in the Further Education sector for over 27 years, 22 years of which have been at Llandrillo College at senior management level. For the past 6 years she has managed a range of cross college student support functions in addition to managing international operations. Under her leadership the College has grown its international recruitment from around 20 students to over 100 and has developed a number of International and EU partners. This has been achieved through developing strong relationships with agents and overseas partners and giving her personal attention to the care of students studying at the College. Living in North Wales she enjoys being in the countryside and participating in outdoor pursuits as well as spending time with her four children and two grandchildren.