Co-operative Education – the crucial role of embedding the spirit of co-operation in all that we do

August 7, 2021 by David Smith

About David Smith

A lifelong co-operative activist. Recent experience includes Co-operative Foundation Trustee (2014-2016); Co-operative Group Main Board, Specialist Board & National Values & Principles Committee (2014); Co-operative Group Senate (2014-2015); Co-operative Group Wales Regional Board (2009-2014), South Wales Area Committee (from 1990-2014). Public service includes Government Food Adviser (2000-2006); UK Healthcare Regulator (2003-2008) David directed the first EC funded Wales Anti-Poverty Programme; including pioneering a wide range of co-operative & community driven initiatives: free legal services, community-based housing associations, care and repair, pre-school and adventure play, local Co-op Development Agencies, multipurpose Social Care Co-operatives. Founded: Cardiff Student Community Action, Welsh Food Alliance & Wales Progressive Co-operators. Currently, Deacon, Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff; Board Member, Newport Credit Union; Robert Owen Memorial Museum Trustee. Former Lecturer, Gwent Tertiary College, (1983-1998). Graduate Ruskin College, Oxford and UC Cardiff and has a MA (European Human Resource Management) Keele; Post Graduate Certificate Education (Further Education) Cardiff; Professional Food & Management qualifications.
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1 Response to Co-operative Education – the crucial role of embedding the spirit of co-operation in all that we do

  1. David Smith says:
    August 7, 2021 at 9:25 am

    Crucially, the Co-operative Movement is an economic way of tackling wide ranging issues. In this extract, from the first of five C&MW events in 2016, Peter Couchman explains why creating co-operators is central to our purpose. When we forget who we are the movement is diminished but when we learn who are, we are refreshed and become stronger.

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