Agenda
08:30 – 09:30
Registration and refreshments
09:30 – 10:50
Plenary one – National scene setting
The conference opens with the national picture: the policy environment, the decisions ahead and what they mean for providers, employers and the wider skills system.
With contributions from the Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern, Skills Minister and our headline sponsor,
10:50 – 11:20
Morning refreshments break
11:20 – 12:35
Plenary two – Apprenticeship focus
A dedicated session on apprenticeships, including a provider panel response, examining the issues and opportunities facing apprenticeship provision.
With contributions from Kate Ridley-Pepper, Director of Work based Skills, DWP and an apprenticeship provider panel with Iain Salisbury, Chief Executive Officer, Aspiration Training and Jogita Govind, Travis Perkins Plc.
12:35 – 13:35
Lunch and networking
13:35 – 14:40
Plenary three – Devolution / Place
As more decisions are made locally and regionally, this session will explore the changing relationship between national policy, local priorities and the delivery of skills provision.
With contributions from leading experts at the heart of devolution, including Roger Cotes, Director for Skills Regional Performance, DfE.
14:40 – 15:10
Afternoon refreshment break
15:10 – 16:30
Plenary four – Young People
With a renewed focus on young people, this session includes a Post-Milburn Review: The Big Debate, and will consider the choices, support and opportunities that will shape young people’s routes into learning and work.
The panel will feature contributions from:
- Stuart Allen (BSc, PGCE, MA) CEO, SCL Group
- Anna Morrison CBE, Director, Amazing Apprenticeships
- Clare Belford, Sodexo
- James Norris, Head of Skills and Employability, Walsall Council
- Fleur Sexton MBE DL, CEO and Co-Founder, PET-Xi Training Ltd
16:10 – 16:30
Closing plenary
Reflections on what we heard, what happens next and how we respond with purpose
With Ben Rowland, CEO and Simon Ashworth, Deputy CEO and Director of Policy, AELP and Nicki Hay MBE, AELP Chair and Director of Apprenticeship Strategy and Policy, BPP.
16:30
Conference close
