Bill (M.C.) Offer BEd (Hons) MIP³ FTC
Following the employment of his Grandfather, Father and Uncle, he started his printing career at Odhams Press in Long Acre, London, in the Bindery in 1956. After the 5 year apprenticeship, he completed the Full Technological Certificate (FTC) at the, then London College of Printing, continuing to obtain a TEC Higher National Certificate in Printing.
Having spent five years at the Shenval Press in Harlow in the early 1960s as Bindery manager, was appointed as Lecturer at the London College of Printing in 1968. Attended the University of Greenwich and completed an Education Honours Degree and was appointed as Deputy Dean of the School of Printing Technology in 1987.
Whilst at the College acted as consultant in many areas of Post Printing and was involved in many of the European initiatives in education co-operation and advancement. This was recognised with the bestowing of two honorary Professorships from the Tajamar Institute in Madrid (Spain) and University of Printing, Wuppertal (Germany).
He has been an Examiner and Verifier for the Edexcel organisation since 1984 and is currently appointed to 10 centres in the UK together with Universities and Institutes in China, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka having had appointments in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Mauritius.
Member of the Institute of Printing (now Inst. of Paper, Printing and Packaging) and chairman of the London Branch 1996/99.
Appointed as Trustee to the Printers' Charitable Corporation in 1998 and has been Chairman of the committee at the Nursing home, Butlin House, at Bletchley since 1999. Bill became Chairman in 2010.
Involved in the local community having been a Foundation Governor in Secondary Education for 10 years and subsequently as Presenting Officer for the School.
Married with four children and 14 grandchildren, life remains busy.