Dak Patel FCCA

I completed my articles with a medium sized firm of Chartered Accountants based in the City of London and graduated in 1990.Soon after I started lecturing at various local colleges notable Havering College and South Thames College, on a part time basis on AAT and ACCA

I have also conducted revision courses in Trinidad and Tobago, Poland, Nigeria, China, Phillipines and India.

As a trainer and consultant, I hold extensive training experience, and have trained CEOs and Top Corporate Executives in UK and Internationally for IBM, Hitachi, Motorola, Shell, Essex Police and Fire Brigade, Lighthouse, Nat West Bank, State Street Bank, Capgimani, Mittal Steel and many others.

For 8 years I was a Principal of a major Accountancy College in the City of London and had raised the profile of the college from just 23 students and 10 staff in January 2004 to over 4,500 students and 250 staff including visiting lecturers.

I am the author of 2 Accountancy Exam Practice Kits officially endorsed by CIMA both at Certificate and Managerial Level.

Being an ex examiner and marker for Professional Courses AAT, ACCA and CIMA, has made me a better lecturer and this has helped me achieve an excellent pass rate over the years due to my style, presentation and technique which are bespoke and exam focused.

I strongly believe that learning should be fun and at the same time beneficial to my audiences in order to help them achieve optimum performance in their chosen field.
Training is not just a profession for me – but a passion, known as a “Transformer”, I have transformed people and brought lasting changes into their lives.

I have been listed as a member of the Presidential Who’s Who in Professional and Business Achievers for 2007–2008.

I was awarded the Asian Achievers Awards for Education and Health in 2008 from Rt. Hon Ed Balls MP.

I have extensive experience in initiating, preparing and implementing External Quality Assurance arrangements with bodies such as ASIC, BAC, City and Guilds, Edexcel, UKBA, QAA and several UK Universities as well as brokering educational agreements with foreign governments.