Celebrating 25 Years of Excellence: book your tickets for UVAC’s 2024 National Conference
Registration is now open for the UVAC Conference, which is once again a hybrid event, on Wednesday, 6 November 2024; join us in person at the ICC, Birmingham or online, when the theme is Back to the future in higher technical and professional education and skills.
We are delighted to share details of three of our keynote speakers for this year’s UVAC National Conference’s programme*
Morning Keynotes from:
Richard Parker, Metro Mayor for West Midlands
Liz Gorb MBE , Director of Apprenticeships, Manchester Metropolitan University
Prof Deborah Johnson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, London South Bank University
In addition the morning session includes conference sponsors Aptem, leading a session on ‘Learning needs assessment in apprenticeships’ and The Skills Federation leading a panel Discussion ‘Addressing the Challenges in Delivering Degree Apprenticeships’.
BREAKOUT WORKSHOP SESSIONS
How to attract and engage Employers to recruit apprenticeships
Susanna Lawson – Co-founder OneFile Ltd
A practical application of AI: a structured way to explore enhancements to the UVAC website and knowledge base using a custom Generative AI solution to provide immediate contextualised natural language responses
Phil Sanders, Co-Founder & Commercial Director, Director of PS EdTech consultancy practice, Instro AI Solutions and Jonathan Rogers, Co-Founder & Technical Director, Instro AI Solutions
When worlds collide – the realities of managing triple regulation in degree apprenticeships
Adam Greenwood and Dr Rihana Ishaq, Leeds Beckett University
Degree Apprentices for all – Reflections on Recruitment and Practice for diverse learners.
Sam Moorwood, Sheffield Hallam University and Charlynne Pullen, Principal Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University
Mainstreaming International Best Practice: Developing Skills Excellence
WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence in partnership with NCFE
Managing the accountability framework risks – practical advice on strengthening your position
David Lockhart-Hawkins and Tim Chewter, Strategic Development Network (SDN)
Financial viability of Degree Apprenticeships
Associate Professor Rachael Johnstone, Dean of Professional Education and Partnerships & Director of the Centre for Degree Partnerships, University of Exeter and Dan Hallam, Head of Degree Apprenticeships at the University of Exeter
Recognising Prior Experiential Learning (in degree apprenticeships): New ways of thinking – Why we should, why we aren’t, and how we could be doing it.
Helen Pokorny (University of Hertfordshire), Dr Sarah Bloomfield (The Open University), Dr Joanna Booth (Nottingham Trent University), Victoria Rosamond (University of Derby) and Dr Trevor A. Brown (Manchester Metropolitan University).
Advancing Technical Careers: The Role of T Level Industry Placements in Higher Education
Joanne Hartley-Metcalfe, Universities T Level Support Manager, UK Institute for Technical Skills and Strategy
How to support the development of digital competencies in HE professionals
Breda Leyne, Alex Sloan, Rob Allison
Professions and higher-level apprenticeships
Dr Stan Lester, Stan Lester Developments & UVAC Associate
Degree Apprenticeships in England: what can we learn from the experiences of apprentices, employers and HE providers?
Dr Andrea Laczik; Katherine Emms; Dr Joshua Patel, The Edge Foundationn
AFTERNOON KEYNOTES FROM
Keynote Theme TBC
Ben Blackledge, CEX, World Skills UK
Keynote Theme TBC
Alistair Wilson, Head of Student Pathways and Progression, Office for Students
The ‘Big Listen’ Learnings: potential changes and inspection outcomes in HE
Kerry Boffey, Founder, Fellowship of Inspection Nominees (FIN)
Your Invitation to Celebrate 25 years of UVAC
Dr Mandy Crawford-Lee will be closing the conference sessions at 5pm, after which delegates are invited to join the UVAC team for a drinks reception until 6pm, to celebrate UVAC’s 25 years as the most authoritative voice on all strategic and operational aspects of higher and degree apprenticeships and higher level technical and professional education and skills
You can book your tickets now HERE or find out more about attending in our FAQs.
*This agenda is subject to change and changes may occur up until the start of the conference
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