SERC Principal Ken Webb Announces Retirement

After 16 years of distinguished service to South Eastern Regional College, Principal and Chief Executive Ken Webb has announced his retirement from the role from the 31 July 2024. Ken has been Principal and Chief Executive of SERC since one year after it was formed in August 2007 from the merger of three technical institutes, and has steered the College through many changes, including over £100m of capital investment in new campus buildings. He has been sector lead on a number of developments in education such as new qualifications and Traineeships.

Ken also chaired the sector Principals Group for a number of years.   His leadership of SERC has resulted in the College becoming Northern Ireland’s top-performing college, winning many national awards and carrying out work in more than 30 countries across four continents including Japan where he was awarded a Professorship by the National Institutes of Technology.  

Paying tribute to Ken’s work, Governing Body Chair John Nugent says: “I wish to place on record and acknowledge, on behalf of the Governing Body, Ken’s very significant contribution to SERC and the wider FE Sector. This legacy will continue to deliver for the students and businesses which we serve for many years to come. Ken has nurtured the College from its creation and under his leadership we have seen it grow and flourish, offering opportunity to all learners and maintaining strong links with employers and the local communities in which we are rooted.”