Payroll expertise at the centre of everything we do
The Payroll Centre represents the evolution of three well-known payroll training brands coming together under one roof: The Learn Centre, Payroll Alliance and Learn Payroll.
Payroll professionals need to be ever more informed, educated and supported in order to deal with the ever-increasing pace of legislative, technical and other changes. The Payroll Centre’s mission is to help you, your team and the wider industry on this journey.
In addition to the breadth of courses and qualifications we offer, The Payroll Centre is the only organisation providing a corporate membership that informs, educates and supports entire payroll teams (and associated departments), rather than individual memberships. This offers unique client benefits, such as enabling the whole payroll team to access a full range of materials and services, and allowing the organisation (not just an individual) to rely on The Payroll Centre’s advice.
The Payroll Centre sits on many HMRC and government committees, such as the EPG, and represents many thousands of members and clients, helping to deliver more valuable and more highly regarded input to shape the future of the industry.
At the heart of everything we do is a desire to support payroll professionals and ensure they have what they need. We are passionate about payroll always being done right, and we care deeply about the people who make it happen.
We're passionate about payroll being done right, and we care about the people doing it
Meet our education team
Our education team have vast experience of payroll as practitioners and educators and trainers. What they all have in common is a desire to educate and support payroll professionals.
Fern Brooks MCIPPdip - Head of Education
A highly professional payroll tutor Fern has been delivering courses for The Learn Centre since 2010. She also manages qualification modules and provides a mentoring service to students. She delivers both public and in house courses specifically designed for large organisations, nationally throughout the UK and internationally (to large Malaysian and Polish outsource centres at their locations). She is a very energetic and experienced payroll professional who has also worked in a variety of sectors and is very knowledgeable with regard to day to day running of a payroll, supervision and training of staff and implementation of new systems such as Oracle, Snowdrop/Sage, DEMA and others.
Marcia Bowen - Payroll Specialist & Tutor
As well as operating the Payroll Alliance Technical Helpdesk where she answers technically complex and urgent questions Marcia also tutors students studying our qualifications and presents courses. Having worked in payroll for over 20 years, her knowledge extends to running and managing payrolls in the private sector, mainly for professional and manufacturing companies where she has been instrumental in setting up integrated computerised P11D systems for various companies.
Lorna Dalglish MCIPPdip - Payroll Specialist & Tutor
Lorna brings over 20 years of payroll experience in the private sector, offering comprehensive support by coordinating, developing, and implementing payroll for numerous large and established businesses across various industries. Since joining The Payroll Centre, Lorna has been delivering our public courses and providing teaching, support, and mentorship to students pursuing our qualifications.