 He is currently Chief Examiner in Economics with a major UK awarding body.He has also been a consultant for the UK government's Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA), an adviser to the Welsh Assembly Government (member of the Wales Employment Advisory Panel) and a member of the economic council of Britain in Europe.He retired from full-time teaching in 2014, but maintains a consultancy role, particularly with international Higher Education partnerships with private sector universities run by educational foundations in Spain.