Morning Workshops Session
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Afternoon Workshops Session
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Workshop 1
Apprenticeship Reform – Trailblazers
Facilitated by Jayne McCann, Joint Apprenticeship Unit, BIS/DfE
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| Your chance to hear from the BIS & DfE Apprenticeship Unit and learn more about the progress of phase 1 trailblazers, and plans for phase 2 and beyond. The session will include a discussion of how providers can get involved. |
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Workshop 5
New Apprenticeships in Civil
Engineering – A Trailblazing Approach
Facilitated by Graham Hasting-Evans, NOCN
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Using a trailblazing approach and funded by UKCES Employer Ownership Pilot Laing O’Rourke as the lead employer, NOCN and Bridgwater College worked in collaboration to produce the first full Richard Review style apprenticeship in the civil engineering industry. It is now approved and functioning with people on the trainee course and the first full cohort starting the apprenticeship in March this year.
Come and listen to how they did it and what the lessons are.
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Workshop 2
Trailblazer Workshop - Digital Industries
Facilitated by Andy Palmer and Helen West OBE, Aspire Achieve Advance Limited & e-Skills
The IT sector has seen unprecedented growth in the uptake of Apprenticeships in the last few years as employers have recognised that Apprenticeships offer a real alternative to the Graduate recruitment route. Technology orientated Apprentices are now found in both IT companies and non IT companies that have a reliance in technology. Employers, small & large, have embraced Apprenticeships. |
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The drive is now to maintain this growth but alongside this to ensure that employer demand is at the heart of Framework design and informing models of training and assessment.
In this workshop we will acknowledge the challenges that the Trailblazer process poses to providers but look at where the unique capabilities of providers that mean that they are vital to the successful delivery of the Trailblazer agenda.
Co-hosted by e-skills UK, who are supporting the Digital Industries Employers in the Trailblazer process, this workshop is an opportunity for providers to directly contribute to the Trailblazer process and ensure that the views of providers and the Employers that they work with shape future developments of Apprenticeship Frameworks.
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Workshop 6
Financial Services Trailblazers
Facilitated by Carole Carson, Corrina Hembury and Marcus Bowsher, Babington Group
This workshop will provide an update on the progress of the Financial Services trailblazer group. Attendees will gain an understanding of the group members, the occupations selected for the new standards and progress so far towards writing these and how the assessment strategy will work. The workshop will also discuss the impact these changes will have on providers and give an opportunity for attendees to think about the changes they may need to make to their engagement, delivery and assessment models to adapt to the reformed Apprenticeships.
The Babington Group are a leading provider in the Financial Services market with 30 years’ experience delivering Accountancy, Insurance and Financial Advice Apprenticeships. They have close links with the trailblazer and are directly involved in the group as an advisor for the assessment strategy.
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Workshop 3
Trailblazer - Electrotechnical
Apprenticeship
Facilitated by Keith Marshall OBE CEng FIET, The IET
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The workshop will explain the background to the Trailblazer initiative including reference to the Richard Review and its implications into the revised standards. Government involvement will also be covered. The workshop will then go on to describe in detail the process for the development of the Electrotechnical Apprenticeship. Finally, the anticipated way forward from here will be described. There will be plenty of time for questions, discussions and feedback into the development/assessment process.
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Workshop 7
Progress on the development of the Aerospace and Automotive Trailblazer Standards
Facilitated by Ian Carnell, SEMTA
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This workshop will; describe the approach we are taking in drawing up the standards, explain the current position, detail how we have consulted with stakeholders and will also outline the most important elements to be specified in the standards.
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Workshop 4
Delivering High Quality Apprenticeships: Learning Provider Considerations on Synoptic Assessment
Facilitated by Sharon Frazer, City &
Guilds
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This workshop will look at ‘synoptic assessment’, providing opportunity for delegates to explore proposals for this specific but significant shift in assessment approach.
How will synoptic assessments affect programme design? What technological adaptations will best support their introduction? How will this approach to assessment work in testing the full range of apprenticeship skills? What type of preparation will be needed to ensure implementation contributes to intended improvements in quality?
A handful of proposed changes have dominated discussions in the industry with little time to concentrate on some of these more detailed, but substantial proposals. At City & Guilds we’ve been investigating the various facets of the reform and developing customer-focussed solutions.
Attend this workshop if you’re interested in a forum for:
- Looking at considerations for the implementation of synoptic assessment
- Learning about City & Guilds initiatives to contribute to the smooth introduction of synoptic assessments
- Exploring implications of synoptic assessments for designing and delivering apprenticeship programmes
- Sharing your views on requirements for effective synoptic assessment
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Workshop 8
Delivering High Quality
Apprenticeships: Learning Provider Considerations on Synoptic Assessment
Facilitated by Sharon Frazer, City &
Guilds
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This workshop will look at ‘synoptic assessment’, providing opportunity for delegates to explore proposals for this specific but significant shift in assessment approach.
How will synoptic assessments affect programme design? What technological adaptations will best support their introduction? How will this approach to assessment work in testing the full range of apprenticeship skills? What type of preparation will be needed to ensure implementation contributes to intended improvements in quality?
A handful of proposed changes have dominated discussions in the industry with little time to concentrate on some of these more detailed, but substantial proposals. At City & Guilds we’ve been investigating the various facets of the reform and developing customer-focussed solutions.
Attend this workshop if you’re interested in a forum for:
- Looking at considerations for the implementation of synoptic assessment
- Learning about City & Guilds initiatives to contribute to the smooth introduction of synoptic assessments
- Exploring implications of synoptic assessments for designing and delivering apprenticeship programmes
- Sharing your views on requirements for effective synoptic assessment
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