UVAC at ATC 2026

2-3 March 2026

UVAC returns to the Annual Training Conference (ATC) on 2–3 March at ACC Liverpool as Higher Education Partner, delivering four practical workshops and exhibiting throughout the event. Meet the team in the exhibition space and join us across the two days if you are attending. 

UVAC Social Work Network – Join the Conversation

Tuesday 10th March 2026 | 13:30 – 15:30

The UVAC Social Work Network brings together colleagues across higher education and work-based learning to share insight, strengthen practice and respond collectively to the changing skills landscape.

At our upcoming session on the 10th of March, we are delighted to welcome Skills England, who will provide an update on the national skills landscape and what it means specifically for social work education and apprenticeships.

We will also hear from a sector colleague sharing best practice aligned to QAA expectations, offering practical insight into quality, standards and delivery.

Alongside this, UVAC will provide updates on developments across the vocational and skills agenda helping you stay ahead of policy shifts and regulatory change in a rapidly evolving environment. 

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Apprenticeship Funding Rules – Growth and Skills Units & Modules WEBINAR
Tuesday 10th March 2026 | 9:30 – 11:30

This session will explore the practical implications of new funding rules created to govern the units and modules fundable from the Growth and Skills Levy from 1st April. We will include the 2025/2026 funding rules if these are released simultaneously.

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Innovation Exchange: Ask, Innovate, Sustain: Powering the UK’s STEM growth ambitions 

Wednesday 11th March 2026 | 9:30 – 16:30

Hosted at the NCC- a world-leading innovation organisation that transforms cutting edge research and technology into industrial impact, the Exchange will spotlight how cutting-edge technologies and industrial applications are advancing the UK’s strategic priorities in Aerospace, Energy Securitisation and Digital Technologies. From lightweight composite materials enabling cleaner, more efficient flight, to digital modelling, automation, and data-driven manufacturing enhancing industrial performance, through to materials and digital innovation supporting renewable energy systems and infrastructure resilience, we will examine how ideas become impact, across product life cycles and industrial value chains. These technologies are central to reducing environmental impact, accelerating Net Zero ambitions and delivering the skilled workforce required for a greener and more sustainable future. 

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Innovation Exchange Online: Raising standards, championing future skills and empowering young learners to succeed

Wednesday 25th March 2026 | 10:00 – 10:45 

Join us, and our WorldSkills UK partners, as we explore the support available for universities and further and higher technical education providers, through the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence, and the benefits of Centre of Excellence membership. Including World Class Teacher Training continuing professional development, industry-led Technical Masterclasses, and the on- demand resources, toolkits and support available through the WorldSkills UK Learning Lab.

We will also explore how your organisation can become involved in local, regional, national and international competitions, to provide inclusive, enriched and enhanced learning opportunities for students, helping them to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours for the world of work, and the work of the world.

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