James Morgan Reid, our Chief Technical Adviser for the TVET programme in Montenegro, died August 30 at his apartment in Podgorica,
He was 64.
After a long and distinguished career in the UK civil service, Jim went onto consultancy. With over 16 years of senior experience in developing TVET policies, programmes and new institutions based on partnerships between Industry and Government, Jim mastered his subject as no other, and boasted outstanding strategic and analytical capabilities, combined with excellent inter personal communication skills.
His reputation as a dedicated and patient professional took him on a long and interesting journey through a variety of assignments, starting in the UK and moving on through Kosovo, Serbia, Namibia and Egypt, with different donors.
In a previous long term mission to Namibia for LuxDev, James Reid was the Technical Adviser in a project assisting with establishing the Namibia Training Authority NTA (in charge of developing its Standards, Assessment and Certification Council and the Industrial Skills Committees). Nicknamed « Uncle Jim », he helped his national counterparts and colleagues to put the NTA on the national map.
He took up his recent assignment in Podgorica with dedication, enthusiasm and leadership, aiming at getting results, as he always did.
A gentleman with Oklahoma cowboy boots, we will remember his flair and keen British sense of humour.
He leaves a wife and a daughter behind.
