09.30
| Platform opens for self-navigation and exploration
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10:00-
12:05 | Morning plenaries
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10:00
| Welcome and opening remarks
Professor Malcolm Press, Vice-Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University
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10:10
| Address from degree apprenticeship policy leads
Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive, Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education Greg Wade, Policy Manager, Universities UK
Adrian Anderson, Chief Executive, UVAC
Kieron Rees, Head of External Affairs and Policy, Universities Wales
In this session, we will hear three keynote addresses, which will be followed by a Q&A and will give you a chance to hear the most up-to-date news, information and developments from these policy leads.
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10:40
| Q&A
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10:50
| Why alternative qualifications are only going to get more valuable
Pooja Gianchandani, Global Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Expert and Advisor, GIZ
Amelia Brennan, Senior Policy Advisor - T Levels, Department for Education
Viren Patel, Director of the Business Development Unit, The Open University
Joanne Reynolds, Early Careers Operational Lead UK, HSBC
By mixing both academic and vocational settings, there are many options for a technical education that ensure learners are ready for their future careers. With a blend of theory and practice, these alternative qualifications provide an opportunity to gain transferable knowledge and skills and help employers attract high caliber apprentices. In these testing times, are we going to see an increase in demand and popularity for technical education? In this session we will hear from vocational education experts; have an update on where we are with T-levels, including the progression between T-levels and degree apprenticeships, and hear from an employer that values all routes into their company explain the skills they recognise for an employee to thrive.
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11:20
| Q&A
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11:30
| Raising the profile and engaging with secondary schools
Anna Morrison CBE, Director, Amazing Apprenticeships
Lauren Robert, Youth Engagement Executive, City & Guilds Group
There can be many benefits for employers and universities engaging with secondary schools to promote degree apprenticeships to learners, including expanding opportunities for disadvantaged students and influencing awareness and perceptions. Existing relationships with schools that have enabled explanation and conversations about what degree apprenticeships are have resulted in increased demand for inquiries. How can these relationships be improved across the sector and become best practice?
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12:00
| Closing remarks
Professor Malcolm Press, Vice-Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University
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12:05- 13:00 | Break from sessions
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13:00-14:00
| Supporting the development of the digital workforce through degree apprenticeships
Bob Clift, Employer Relationships, The Tech Partnership Company
Damian Corneal, Partner, IBM and Vice-Chair, London Apprenticeship Ambassador Network
Liz Gorb, Director of Apprenticeships, Manchester Metropolitan University
Chair: Professor Malcolm Press, Vice-Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University
With the increasing demand for digital skills and technology, how can degree apprenticeships help? The rapidly accelerating needs and demands of employers require constant upskilling. Following a year of massive upheaval and an increasing reliance on technology, this session will discuss the vital role degree apprenticeships can play in meeting employers’ digital skills needs and supporting economic growth whilst increasing opportunity for young people and those looking to retrain or upskill. |
14:00 - 15:00
| Break from sessions
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15:00 - 16:00
| Afternoon plenaries
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15:00
| Chair's welcome
Professor Malcolm Press, Vice-Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University
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15:05
| How to overcome challenges with degree apprenticeships
Dr Louise Karwowski, Head of Science, Cognassist
Professor Nic Beech, Vice-Chancellor, Middlesex University Adrian Anderson, Chief Executive, UVAC Lucy Hunte, National Programme Manager – Apprenticeships, Health Education England Mike Keoghan, Chief Economic Adviser, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Professor Alastair Bailey, Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Kent
What role can degree apprenticeships play in addressing the many challenges the UK is currently facing with the employment market? How are they vital for success in transforming the economy and the levelling up agenda? The speakers in this session will talk about the practicalities of delivering degree apprenticeships, including the importance of boosting diversity in the workforce and reducing the challenges in the process for development so that it is more responsive to the needs of employers. |
16:10
| Closing remarks
Professor Malcolm Press, Vice-Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University
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