Track Dinning
Prior to working for LJMU Track worked in the Health and Fitness private sector and ran her own sports therapy business. Her first role within the university was within the sports facilities for which Track was the manager for 8 years, during which time she developed existing and new sports programmes for both the students and wider community. With this experience, she teaches Sports Management across all levels.
Current Post
Taking on the role of Faculty Entrepreneurship & Business Development manager 6 years ago, which involves the leadership and management of business, enterprise and entrepreneurship activity across the faculty, Track now works with both students and staff to maximise community engagement and entrepreneurial connections. Working with students Track has a passion to develop students enterprising skills and become independent learners. Through ‘Live ‘ Project students have the opportunity to work in groups or alone on an idea that they develop and see through to the delivery stage.
Track has a keen interest in enterprise education, is a fellow of the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE) and was highly commended in the National Enterprise Educator Awards (NEEA) 2011 for her work in developing strategies for enterprise education in a non business faculty.
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
- M Med Sc Sport and Exercise Science
- PG Cert in Teaching and Learning (FHEA)
- Diploma in Sports Therapy
- Trainer Assessor for National Pool Lifeguard and the National Rescue Service (NaRS)
Courses (Subjects) taught
- BA (Hons) coaching Development
- BA (Hons) Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
- BA (Hons) Events Management
- BA (Hons) Sport Development
Publications
Beattie, I., Dinning, T. & Williams, L. (2008), Continuing the Sport Development spirit using P2P networking as the catalyst, 66-69 CETL Journal Innovation in Practice. Journal Vol. 1 No. 1
Dinning, T. (2010), Sport Start: Creating a model to enhance students’ employability through employer engagement, 61-64 CETL Journal Innovation in Practice. Vol. 2 No. 3
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