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Joe Dromey

Deputy Director of Research and Development
Learning and Work Institute (confirmed)
Brooke Storer-Church

Skills and Employability Manager
Office for Students (confirmed)

  • A closer look at the future of apprenticeships and the operation of the apprenticeship levy after 2020
  • Reflecting on the biggest reform of Technical Education for over 70 years and ensuring institutions and businesses are prepared for the move to T-Levels alongside other vocational qualifications
  • Supporting adult progression into employment or further education by improving basic digital skills from 2020

Anne Milton

MP, Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
Department for Education (confirmed - video address)

  • Overview of the Education Inspection Framework 2019, and how this will further students’ prospects of further study, training or work
  • Understanding how Ofsted is working within an emerging landscape of employer-based provision, FE group structures and new providers
  • Reviewing Ofsted approach to the development of quality apprenticeships

Paul Joyce HMI

Deputy Director for Further Education and Skills
Ofsted (confirmed)

  • Increasing the quality of apprenticeships and ensuring apprenticeship training and end-point assessments are at the highest quality
  • Ensuring the success of the first wave of T-level’s, in collaboration with employers and the FE sector
  • Improving the transparency and the affordability of apprenticeship programmes and positioning it as an attractive route to skilled employment and further development
  • Supporting learners from a diverse background and education to learn new skills which will increase their prospects for long term employment

Sir Gerry Berragan

Chief Executive Officer
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (confirmed)

Sue Husband

Director, Employer and Employee Engagement
Education and Skills Funding Agency (confirmed)

  • Encouraging on-going and meaningful dialogue around skills policy between enterprise, education providers and government
  • Understanding the impact of traineeships, adult re- and upskilling, new technology and the delivery of T-levels on employers
  • Reducing government bureaucracy and ensuring that there is enough flexibility in the skills and employment system
  • Reviewing the impact of apprenticeships on micro businesses and SMES’s and best practice for balancing the off the job training requirement for apprentices

Dr Sam Grogan

Pro Vice-Chancellor of Student Experience
University of Salford, Manchester (confirmed)
Phil Beach CBE

Executive Director for Vocational and Technical Qualifications
Ofqual (confirmed)
John Cope

Head of Education and Skills
Confederation of British Industry (confirmed)
Mark Dawe

Chief Executive Officer
Association of Employment and Learning Providers (confirmed)
Cindy Rampersaud

Senior Vice President, BTEC and Apprenticeship
Pearson (confirmed)
Chinara Rustamova

Senior Policy Lead for Apprenticeships and Skills
Federation of Small Businesses (confirmed)
Tristram Hooley

Chief Research Officer
Institute of Student Employers (confirmed)
Julie Hyde

Director
CACHE (Confirmed)
Duncan Brown

Director of Consulting & Innovation
EMSI (confirmed(

Employers
2:55 pm — 3:20 pm
A Renewed Focus on Lifelong Employability and in-work Progression
Sharon Blyfield

Head of Apprenticeships and HR Business Partner
Coca-Cola Enterprises (confirmed)
Employability
2:55 pm — 3:20 pm
Not Teaching Employability, but the Employability Value of what we Teach
Kate Daubney

Head of King's Careers & Employability,
King's College London (confirmed)
Employers
3:20 pm — 3:40 pm
Case Study: Bridging the digital skills gap
Clare Riley

Further Education and Higher Education Engagement Manager
Microsoft (confirmed)
Employability
3:20 pm — 3:40 pm
Tackling inequality and supporting the most vulnerable people into sustainable employment
Stephen Rimmer

Director of Impact and Learning
Barnardos (confirmed)

Employers
4:10 pm — 4:35 pm
Developing a coordinated approach to schools, colleges and universities engagement
Anna Frazer

Head of Employer Engagement
The Careers and Enterprise Company (confirmed)
Employability
4:10 pm — 4:35 pm
Innovations in formal and informal Adult Education
Bilal Bobat

Head of Adult Education & Skills
Barking and Dagenham College (confirmed)
Employers
4:35 pm — 5:00 pm
The Long-term operation of the Apprenticeship Levy and The Blueprint for T-Levels success
Tim Thomas

Director of Employment and Skills Policy
Make UK - The Manufacturers' Organisation (confirmed)
Employability
4:35 pm — 5:00 pm
Case Study: From Curriculum to Career
Dr Lisa Taylor

Associate Dean for Employability for the Faculty of Medicine and Health
University of East Anglia (confirmed)

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2:55 pm
3:20 pm
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  • Improving progression pathways and encouraging the workforce to move forward in their careers and succeed, through a cycle of continuous skills development
  • A critical look at the future of work in the face of automation
  • Examining how the workplace can support the learning process and ensure that the workforce has the skills needed for the future world of work