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Joe Dromey

Deputy Director of Research and Development
Learning and Work Institute (confirmed)

  • 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)

  • Helping young people to make informed decisions about their future learning pathways, career entry points and progression opportunities locally;
  • Supporting young people to make a successful transition from school and college;
  • Inspiring more young people as to the full range of career opportunities in and around the area; and
  • Helping schools and colleges to evidence and improve their careers provision as well as support their journey towards the Gatsby benchmarks for good career guidance

Andy Pickles

Founder
U-Explore (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

Lucy Sydney

Director of Strategic Relationships, Vocational and Technical Qualifications
Ofqual (confirmed)
Dr Sam Grogan

Pro Vice-Chancellor of Student Experience
University of Salford, Manchester (confirmed)
John Cope

Head of Education and Skills
Confederation of British Industry (confirmed)
Tristram Hooley

Chief Research Officer
Institute of Student Employers (confirmed)

12:30 pm — 1:15 pm
Close the Gap – Building the skills and knowledge for the future
Graham Hasting-Evans

Group Managing Director
NOCN Group (Confirmed)

Patrick Craven

Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships, Policy and Contracts
City & Guilds (confirmed)

12:30 pm — 1:15 pm
Holistic global mobility of the future – developing “people” professionals to deliver the business strategy
Professor Michael Dickmann

Professor of International Human Resource Management, Programme Director, MSc in Management
Cranfield School of Management (confirmed)

12:30 pm — 1:15 pm
'Blended Learning' - Are we utilising it as effectively as we could?
Andrew Howie

Director
e-Learning, WMB (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

Cindy Rampersaud

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

Senior Policy Lead for Apprenticeships and Skills
Federation of Small Businesses (confirmed)
Julie Hyde

Director
CACHE (Confirmed)
Duncan Brown

Director of Consulting & Innovation
EMSI (confirmed)
Mark Dawe

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

Employers
3:20 pm — 3:40 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
3:20 pm — 3:40 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
3:45 pm — 4:05 pm
Case Study: Bridging the digital skills gap
Clare Riley

Further Education and Higher Education Engagement Manager
Microsoft (confirmed)
Employability
3:45 pm — 4:05 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 — 4:30 pm
Developing a coordinated approach to schools, colleges and employer engagement
Anna Frazer

Head of Employer Engagement
The Careers and Enterprise Company (confirmed)
Employability
4:10 pm — 4:30 pm
Innovations in formal and informal Adult Education
Bilal Bobat

Assistant Director of Adult Education & Skills
Barking and Dagenham College (confirmed)

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3:40 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