November 2021
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***Full-scale policy conference that took place online***
The agenda brought out latest thinking on:
- immediate priorities for apprenticeship funding in the wake of the pandemic
- the Flexi-Job Apprenticeship scheme and supporting short-term roles in key sectors
- priorities for increasing business participation
- the future for apprenticeship funding bands
The conference came with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) and examinined a proposed new model for apprenticeship funding band recommendations, as well as the Government’s plans for Flexi-Job Apprenticeships, which were introduced in the Budget.
It was also an opportunity to discuss wider developments affecting apprenticeships in England, including:
- the Skills for Jobs white paper, which will be implemented in the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill and includes £2.5bn to support apprenticeships in 2021-2022
- the newly opened apprenticeship incentive scheme designed to support workforce investment
- recent calls for the introduction of a more flexible Apprenticeship Levy
We were pleased to be able to include keynote sessions with Jonathan Childs, Deputy Director, Apprenticeships Strategy, COVID-19 Recovery and Funding Policy, Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Education; and Jane Pierce, Deputy Director, Engineering, Construction and Transport, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
There were also contributions from The 5% Club; Activate Apprenticeships; Activate Learning Education Trust; the Association of Colleges; BAM Construction; Cass Business School, City University of London; the CBI; Greater Birmingham and Solihull Training Providers Network; Health Education England; the Institute for Employment Studies; Make UK; Malvern Hills District Council; ScreenSkills; and West Yorkshire Skills Partnership.
Rt Hon the Lord Lilley has kindly agreed to chair.
Attendees
Our forums are known for attracting strong interest from policymakers and stakeholders. Places have been reserved by parliamentary pass-holders from the House of Commons Library, and officials from BEIS; the Cabinet Office; the College of Agriculture, Food & Rural Enterprise; the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, ROI; the Department for Education; the Department for International Trade; the Department for the Economy, NI; the Department for Transport; the DWP; the Education & Skills Funding Agency; the Government Legal Department; the Ministry of Justice; Ofsted; the UK Space Agency; the Valuation Office Agency; and the Welsh Government. Representatives also attended from AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group; Ark Teacher Training; Association of Employment and Learning Providers; BBC; Bolton College; Cambridgeshire County Council; Change Grow Live; Coach Core Foundation; Cogent Skills; College of Policing; Compass Group UK & I; Fair Ways; Form the Future; Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub; MGroup Services; Mills & Reeve; Morrison Energy Services; MTC; National Grid; Network Rail Infrastructure; Norfolk County Council; PPA; RSM UK; Siemens; Skills and Education Group Awards; Somerset County Council; Tendring District Council; TES Institute; The Construction Industry Training Board; United Utilities; University of Kent; University of Plymouth; University of Reading; University of Westminster; University of Worcester; Volterra Partners; WAMITAB; Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; and York St John University.
A press pass has been reserved by a representative from Hybrid.
