'Employment Opportunities through Green Infrastructure Improvements' - Paul Gibson, Land Director, Groundwork Black Country Using a recent example project, this seminar will examine how Groundwork Black Country is developing the Land Apprentice programme as a mechanism to deliver environmental improvements and improve the employment prospects and skills of local people.
'Apprenticeships – Going for Growth'
This session will explore: - The value of apprenticeships in delivering key business benefits within the health sector
- The drivers that are contributing to the take up of apprenticeships within the health sector
- Key issues and challenges posed by this agenda
- How DH/SfH/NAS are supporting employers in facilitating the take up of demand
Delegates will also be invited to:
- Actively participate in the debates and share their perceptions
- Consider the view of an apprentice through the medium of a short video
'The Manager is Dead Long Live the Leader' - Richard Denny, CEO
- Are you’re staff really your greatest asset?
- Finding the right people and keeping them?
- Easy and effective staff motivation
- Investing in people, is it really worth it?
- Some great leadership tips
- How managers/leaders can prepare young people for the workplace
Harnessing technology to deliver innovation and excellence in the skills sector (Case study in practice: The Excellence Gateway)
How innovation and technology can be harnessed to deliver learning and skills programmes/initiatives in a multi stakeholder and multidimensional environment.
Using LSIS’s Excellence Gateway, this seminar will provide examples of where this approach can add value to delivery and pitfalls that can be avoided.
Working together to Deliver World Class Skills
A multimedia event celebrating learner achievements.
You are invited to discover how qualifications can lead to personal success and contribute towards the wider skills issue.
A showcase of inspirational work from centres across the UK will give learners and teachers an insight into how a new era of qualifications is opening doors for young people and building world class skills for the future.
Select OCR qualifications, such as OCR Nationals, will be brought to life through a range of media including 3D art, film and E-Portfolio.
Refreshments will be available from 1pm.