Apprenticeships: Now & The Future
The Apprenticeships Conference returned to Birmingham in August, offering practical insights and expert analysis on the apprenticeships landscape for employers and providers.
Exploring the future of quality, regulation and funding across the sector, as well as offering in-depth practical workshops on delivery and practice.
Lindsay McCurdy
Apprenticeships 4 England
Last week the Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance joined us at the Now and The Future Conference.
I have been an ambassador for the great work that the Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance does.
It has been inspiring to see the growth year in year out.
The Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance is something that I champion and it reinforces why we do what we do every day.
Well Done Pathway Group, you are leading the way.
FE Podcast 1: Adult Education Budget, a conversation with Lindsay McCurdy
Lindsay McCurdy is Director of Apprenticeship & EPA Directory, Lindsay has a great network, and in addition to running both the Apprenticeship and EPA directory where all the Providers in the UK and EPAOs are listed, she also runs some of the sector’s most sought after conferences with delegates travelling from across the UK to attend. Her reputation and relationships are far-reaching and long-lasting. The FE Podcast by
Safaraz Ali – For those who live and breathe Further Education: Adult Skills, Work Based Learning & Welfare to Work. At FE Podcast, we discuss the latest from the further education sector and, wherever possible, welcome a range of guests to hear their views and suggestions to make some sense of what is going on in the world of FE and skills. Safaraz Ali is recognised as an influencer within the Further Education sector, especially in providing AEB and delivering welfare to work programmes.
Jake Tween Director of Apprenticeships Doran Scott Williams (DSW) Conference Headline Sponsor
Workshop DSW Jude Pilcher Zurich Insurance.‘Trailblazer Chair for Insurance Apprenticeships’.
- The retention challenge: how to keep apprentices engaged through to completion
- Our sector is under the spotlight once again as DfE data reveals that retention and achievement rates remain stubbornly low. While there are reasons apprentices fail to complete which are beyond our control, there are also many reasons which can be controlled or influenced. Backed up with data, research and employer testimony, this workshop will explore the tangible steps that providers can take to ensure that learners remain fully engaged from induction through to completion of their apprenticeship.
Emily Austin CEO Association of Apprentices
- The Apprentice View; insight from the apprentice community and new research to support our retention and completion strategies
Lindsay Conroy, Apprenticeship Programme Lead UCAS
- Creating parity of esteem between all routes into higher education & raising the profile of apprenticeships to people exploring their options and next steps.
Andy Rayner, Director of LEAP Apprenticeships and Early Careers, Travis Perkins, Employer Provider
- We are an EP that has reached out to help other employers in our sector so we are now operating as a full provider. We have over 1,000 Apprentices on our programmes but a quarter of these are not our employees.
Sam Isaacsson, Global Director of Consulting at CoachHub
- Digital Coaching: “Making Apprenticeships Last”
- NOCN WORKSHOP workshop
Thomas Burton Apprentice + Group Director NOCN
- From Assessor to Apprentice, “On the other side of the fence”Tom will discuss his experience and impressions as an assessor, who has now transitioned to an apprentice. He will feedback on how the sector can better support both assessors and apprentices, with a focus on those apprentices who are returning to education.
Lucy Hunte National Programme Manager – Apprenticeships at Health Education England
- Barriers into apprenticeship for young people from underserved communities
Erica Farmer Founder QuantumRise
- Digital Transformation in Learning – No Going Back Now!
Sak Awan CEO S Knights Recruitment
- Building Rome – Engagement, retaining and excelling
Jonathan Bourne MD Damar Training
- Creating better future apprenticeships – experience from the legal sector?
Mike Blakeley Director of Apprenticeships & Employer Engagement and Head of Business Solutions & Enterprise Exeter College
- “ Apprenticeships – the view from the other side “
Graham Hasting -Evans Chief Executive NOCN
- Apprenticeships: Breaking the Retention Barrier
Tom Pearce Manager – People Advisory, Business Consulting, Grant Thornton, Apprenticeship Ambassador for London & Lisa Shepherdson Business and Digital Manager Hull Training and Adult Education & Co Chair Business Admin Trailblazer Group
- Level 2 & 3 Business Admin Apprenticeship Standard Update
Jacqui Molkenthin JEML Consulting EPA Specialist JEWL
- All the Latest EPA updates + findings from research into the delivery of remote assessment
TAD Chapman Head of EPA Skills/workforce/apprenticeships specialist Active 1Q
- “Alright stop. Collaborate. And Listen!” “Forming effective relationships with EPAOs EMPLOYERS TRAINING PROVIDERS AND APPRENTICES
Ajay Purbhoosing London Progression Collaboration
A great day today
It was a great day – thanks for being a fab host Susanna! Linday great to meet you finally! Thank you for organising!
What an insightful day
The Apprenticeship Conference, Speakers were excellent
Content very useful and thought provoking
What a fantastic event that was…We had an amazing day today supporting the app4eng Conference
Very insightful day at the Apprenticeships – Now and The Future conference in Birmingham.
A whole lineup of great speakers from the sector shared their experiences, success stories and research on apprenticeships to date.
1st time I have attended and I will be coming back again