Overview
There has never been a busier time for those working across the Skills sector.
Faced with a recently published Skills White Paper, setting out reforms to post-16 technical education and training to support people to develop the skills needed to get good jobs and improve national productivity, as well as the more prominent challenge of reviewing measures taken now that will effectively transition the economy in future, there has never been a more important time to regroup, reset and look to the future of skills in the UK.
The combined forces of COVID-19, Brexit and a new Government have further highlighted skills gaps – especially digital skills and seen more people out of work than can be remembered in recent times. It has disrupted the delivery of employer-based training and examinations – and possibly will change the way we think about them for good. We’ve seen the rapid development of new initiatives to help employers increase job offerings – all of which must now be integrated into a burgeoning framework of offerings.
Together, it is our responsibility to create and prepare for the reset now that will shape the future workforce for the economic bounce-back post-COVID. Are you ready?
Bringing together policy makers and practitioners from across the spectrum of education, employment and government, join us to understand how we must regroup, reset and look to the future of skills in the UK. With a focus on what those across the sector can create and prepare now for the future workforce to ensure an effective economic bouncback, we’ll also examine the latest policy reforms and review best practice from those creating effective programmes of change.
Confirmed speakers:
- Julian Roberts, Head of Employability, Truro and Penwith College
- Further speakers to be announced
Learning Objectives
- Receive an up-to-date brief on key takeaways from the Skills White Paper and what it will mean for employers and colleges
- Discuss the interventions we need to put these in place and the policy flexibility that will need to support pathways into the employment
- Explore the Future Landscape of Technical Education and what this means in context of the White Paper
- Review what a skills-led recovery plan would look like and how we can develop a 'fit for future' workforce
- Identify and learn good practice lessons from innovative ways employers and colleges are collaborating and working in partnership
About the Event
Due to current uncertainty surrounding live events and restrictions around social distancing, this event will now take place online. As a delegate you can expect:
- High quality and timely content as you would expect in a face-to-face event
- Facilitated Q&A and panel discussions to put your questions to expert speakers
- Access to recordings from all conference sessions post-event
- Scheduled breaks throughout the day to minimise screen fatigue
- CPD accreditation on request for all registrants
- Delivered via Glisser, an accessible and user-friendly platform
Who should attend?
Delegates will be drawn from a range of Colleges, Further Education providers, Higher Education Institutions, Employers, Local Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships.
Job titles include:
- Principal
- Curriculum Manager
- Head of Skills
- Employee partnership manager
- Employability managers
- Director of partnerships
- Director of Skills and apprenticeships
- Head of business
- Director of curriculum
- Chief Executive
- Chair
- Business Development Manager (although generic)
- Head of policy, communications or research
- Business skills manager
- Talent manager
- HR leads (Heads of/ Directors)
- Head of Talent
- Professional development managers
- Economic Development officer/manager
- Policy and research managers
- Skills managers
- Economic regeneration manager
- Adult skills officers
- Skills officers
- Recruitment managers