Westminster Employment Forum

Keith Smith

Next steps for apprenticeship funding in England - the future for the levy, priorities for business and improving apprenticeship take-up

Morning, Tuesday, 8^th October 2019
Central London
Supported by Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

Keynote Speakers: Keith Smith, Director, Apprenticeships, ESFA and John Cope, Head, Education and Skills, CBI

Ian Caplan

Establishing the National Retraining Scheme - take-up, delivery and adapting to a changing labour market

Morning, Thursday, 28^th November 2019
Central London

Keynote Speaker: Ian Caplan, Programme Director, National Retraining Scheme, Department for Education

Growing participation and improving diversity in Apprenticeships in England

Morning, Thursday, 5^th December 2019
Central London

Keynote Speaker: Kathryn Porter, Vice-Chair, Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network and Director, Youth Strategy, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Hilton Worldwide

In Production

The Westminster Employment Forum is planning a very full programme for the next 12 months.

Please give us a ring on 01344 864796 or email email info@forumsupport.co.uk to discuss future conferences.

We'd be happy to share ideas on areas to focus on, speaker suggestions, and other ways of getting involved.

Parliamentary Patrons of the Forum

The parliamentary patrons of the Westminster Employment Forum are:

Lord Aberdare

Sir David Amess MP

Ian Blackford MP

Dawn Butler MP

Sarah Champion MP

Lord Cotter

Rt Hon the Baroness Garden of Frognal

Richard Graham MP

Lord Holmes of Richmond

Kelvin Hopkins MP

Baroness Jolly

The Earl of Kinnoull

Lord Low of Dalston

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall

Chi Onwurah MP

Baroness Prosser

Lord Sheikh

Angela Smith MP

Baroness Thomas of Winchester

Baroness Thornton

Lord Young of Norwood Green

Note: parliamentary patrons take no financial interest in the Forum.