As UVAC celebrates a quarter of a century of championing higher level vocational learning we are delighted to now share details of three of our keynote speakers for this year’s UVAC National Conference’s programme*
UVAC are delighted that Metro Mayor for West Midlands, Richard Parker, will be giving a keynote presentation, alongside Ben Blackledge, CEO of WorldSkills UK and Alistair Wilson, Head of Student Pathways and Progression, Office for Students. We will be announcing details of other keynote speakers and breakout sessions in the next few weeks.
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.
CONFIRMED KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS FROM
Metro Mayor for West Midlands
Richard is the Labour and Co-operative Mayor of the West Midlands and has previously provided strategy, policy and governance advice to the public and private sector.
CEX, World Skills UK–
In his role as CEX, Ben provides leadership and setting direction for WorldSkills UK, a four nations partnership between employers, education and governments, which raises standards in apprenticeships and technical education through international benchmarking and professional development, champions future skills and empowers young people, from all backgrounds, through competition-based training and careers advocacy.
Head of Student Pathways and Progression, Office for Students, the independent regulator of higher education in England. Office for Students aims to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers.
WHOLE CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS FROM HEADLINE SPONSORS
Aptem Apprentice, the leading end-to-end apprenticeship delivery system for the HE sector, is used by 51% of universities with an established apprenticeship provision and nearly 100,000 learners daily. Underpinned by unrivalled sector expertise, Aptem uses the latest technology to help you enrol high volumes of students, meet Ofsted/ESFA requirements, and confidently evidence progression and completion.
ACE360 is excited to collaborate with UVAC again to promote best practice within apprenticeship End Point Assessment. Namely standardising such processes using ACE360’s EPA Management Solution – an integral tool for Universities providing Degree Apprenticeships.
UVAC members can look forward to receiving EPA guidance on compliance and quality assurance from ACE360, and of course some exciting giveaways too!
Look out for more details on speakers and workshops coming soon!
The full conference programme features a range of informative and engaging talks, presentations including:
“I like the hybrid approach – it makes it cheaper and more accessible”
With such a full schedule choosing which session to attend can be hard to choose, which is why, whether you join us in person or online, we give full access to every session recording to all delegates, plus all the bonus exhibitor resources after the conference.
“Really enjoyed it. Fantastic content.” “…so many great conference speakers.”
Dr Mandy Crawford-Lee will be closing the conference, after which delegates are invited to join the UVAC team as we celebrate our 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.
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*This agenda is subject to change and changes may occur up until the start of the conference
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After a very successful National Conference, UVAC’s CEX Dr Mandy Crawford-Lee reflects on the day -
https://uvac.ac.uk/reflections-on-uvacs-2024-national-conference/
Looking forward to meeting delegates at the 2024 @UVAC1 National Conference today! Join Ben Blackledge, CEO, WorldSkills UK, for his keynote on 'World-Class Institutions Delivering World-Class Skills' this afternoon. Don't miss the WorldSkills UK stand! #UVAC2024