Many employers do not consider education and training to be their responsibility and look to education institutions and government to develop the work-ready recruits they need for business success. However, where employers are involved in education, they are often influenced by government policy rather than setting the agenda themselves. This Seminar looks at how employers, government and the education sector can work towards a successful, shared agenda based on UK’s employer led model. The programme will include visits to three UK major employers that will share their experience with delegates through case studies. To download a draft programme, please click here

The objectives:

• To identify best practice examples of employers working in partnership to develop work ready skills.
• To review UK’s approach to engaging employers through Sector Skills organisations and industry groups.
• To review the different elements of employer engagement in skills development including creating Academies and skills strategies based on demand supported by research.
• To explore how approaches to employer engagement and Apprenticeship could provide useful models for delegates’ national reform plans.
• To provide participants with opportunities to network with leading UK and international experts in the field of employer ownership of skills.

Registration for the event:

To register for this event please click on the online registration form.

Delegate fees are £800 per delegate for the week long Seminar. Delegate fees do not include accommodation.

This Seminar will coincide with Global Enterprise Week and will look at UK’s approach to developing entrepreneurship within the education system. It will also explore the contribution enterprise makes to economic recovery, sustainable growth and jobs.

Each day, the programme will focus on a particular theme and will include a visit to an external organisation to help delegates see how UK policy, education and training are implemented:

• Day one - policy. Delegates will be introduced to the UK policy framework for entrepreneurship education, and wider European Union developments.
• Day two - partnership. Delegates will look at the importance of partnership in the successful development and delivery of enterprise policies their impact on education, community organisations and businesses.
• Day three - curriculum and teacher development. Delegates will learn how curricula can be adjusted to ensure effective support and promotion of entrepreneurship in education and training, including the implications for teacher training (both pre-service and in-service).
• Day four – integrating best practice. Delegates will identify the most useful models, policy and initiatives covered by the Seminar and look at how these could be integrated into their policy or practice back home.

This Seminar will coincide with the Bett Show and will look at the different ways that the UK has used technology to enhance the learning and teaching of technical education and work skills. It will also explore how technology has been used to improve management tools, the quality of programmes and institutions, facilitate assessment and certification and develop pre-work competence and skills. Delegates will also be able to visit Bett Show 2014 which provides an opportunity to see the latest technology and innovation in education. Find the draft programme here.

The objectives:

• To share knowledge, information and good practice in the area of e-learning and innovation in technical education and skills in the UK.
• To explore how e-learning technologies have changed the roles of teachers, trainers and learners and UK’s approach to developing digital literacy.
• To explore how the use of e-learning technologies has enhanced and improved management, learning programmes, assessment and overall quality and inclusiveness of education.
• To share experience of how e-technologies have supported collaboration, including international collaboration. To provide delegates with opportunities to network with leading UK and international experts in the field of e-learning and innovation including attending the BETT Show 2014.
• To explore how approaches reviewed during the Seminar, could provide useful models for delegates’ own national reform plans.

The Seminar will provide delegates with a detailed insight into all aspects of the UK’s approach to quality assurance in technical and vocational education. Delegates will have the opportunity to meet and talk with leading UK experts, including Quality Assurance Managers and Inspectors, through presentations and facilitated workshops. Delegates will also visit colleges and businesses to see first-hand how quality assurance operates in different learning environments. Find the draft programme here.

The objectives:

• To share knowledge, information and best practice in the area of quality assurance in technical and vocational education.
• To provide a detailed introduction to the approaches, tools and systems used to improve and maintain quality in technical and vocational education in the UK.
• To provide delegates with opportunities to network with leading UK and international experts in the field of quality assurance.
• To explore how approaches in quality assurance and improvement, discussed during the Seminar, could provide useful models for delegates’ national reform plans