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Stand 5: Strategic Partner A global leader in skills education, City & Guilds develops programmes of learning, learning technology, certification and assessment, to support colleges, training providers and governments. Its qualifications span 26 industries and are delivered through 10,000 training centres across the globe – reaching millions of people every year across five continents. visit: www.cityandguilds.com call: 0844 543 0000 |
Stand 1: Celebrating 50 years in 2014, Trainsure has grown to become the UK’s leading provider of insurance to the Training Industry. As specialists in our field, we know that Insurance requirements for work based learning providers are unique and diverse, so we work with our clients to provide flexible, practical solutions to meet their needs. We currently look after over 600 clients nationwide including many members of AELP. The insurance market has changed dramatically over the last few years with an ever increasing number of Insurer’s products. Trainsure is able to cater for all your insurance needs and many of our clients have found working in partnership with us of great value in these times of change, as having an in depth understanding of your industry is invaluable when arranging insurance. Trainsure are proud to announce our continued working relationship with AELP having agreed an exclusive package of benefits for AELP Members! So, if you wish to discuss this further or arrange a meeting to review your existing insurance policies, please contact Wayne Cowley on the details below. visit: www.trainsure.com email: waynec@trainsure.com call: 01274 206500 |
Stand 2: At Pearson, we take learning personally. We are the world’s leading learning company, providing education and assessment services in over 80 countries. In the UK, names like BTEC, Edexcel, Longman, and Heinemann, combine 150 years of experience with resources, technology and expertise that support learners. We offer the largest selection of work-based learning related qualifications in the UK. Our BTEC Apprenticeships and Traineeships programmes are fully-integrated solutions supported by an extensive range of resources. We work with training providers, FE colleges and employers to deliver the skills the economy and businesses need to improve the transition from education to sustainable employment. visit: www.qualifications.pearson.com email: wblcustomerservices@pearson.com call: 0844 576 0045 (Calls cost 1.5p per minute plus your phone company's access charge) |
Stand 3: The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is Scotland's national awarding and accreditation body. We are an international leader in education and training; we also assess and award qualifications throughout the UK. Our wide range of qualifications and services helps individuals and organisations realise their potential and achieve their ambitions. We are trusted by our partners; including employers, trade federations and sector bodies, and we are responsive to emerging industry needs. We work closely with training providers, colleges, and employers to develop and deliver our qualifications and assessments. Experts in assessment, we are renowned for quality and are Ofqual recognised. Our people take great pride in offering exceptional customer service — acknowledged by government organisations, universities, businesses and individuals throughout the world. visit: www.sqa.org.uk/uk email: @sqanews |
Stand 4: The most important thing to know about ForSkills e-learning for maths and English is that it works. Independent research shows that learners who use ForSkills/Guroo on-line e-learning resources for just 15 hours, improve their average success rates by 9%. And surely, that is the point of education technology and e-learning, to deliver better learning, improve results, increase efficiency, reduce costs or indeed, all 4. ForSkills key products are SkillsBuilder and SkillsPortfolio. They are focused around the post-16 vocational learner journey. They are e-portfolio based systems and cover all qualifications, tracking learner and assessor interaction and evidence gathering, and of course, they both deliver outstanding support for English, maths and ICT whichever product you choose. Contact Jonathan Wells or Carl Gibson email: jonathan@forskills.co.uk call: 0191 305 5045 email: carl@forskills.co.uk call: 01623 709815 |
Stand 6: bksb develop eLearning solutions to improve English, maths and ICT skills. We are the UK’s most popular GCSE and Functional Skills solution and our core products are designed in line with the GCSE and Functional Skills criteria. bksb supports the learner, by offering constant, thorough support that can be accessed anywhere at any time, and the organisation, by offering excellent quality assurance and producing vast amounts of data to evidence learner progress in line with Ofsted requirements. We also offer eLearning products to support ICT, ESOL PLTS and dyslexia assessment. If you’d like to join the thousands of organisations already using bksb, visit our exhibition stand or claim your free product trial at our website. visit: www.bksb.co.uk email: enquiries@bksb.co.uk call: 01623 413333 follow: @bksbUK |
Stand 7: iPEGS is an all-in-one form building solution designed to reduce paper usage and increase efficiency via digital data collection. The system enables you to create and complete custom forms, surveys & attendance registers. For maximum security iPEGS enables you to add FaceStamp to the signature ensuring maximum authenticity. Create and complete your documents in minutes then upload to the cloud, email to the office or integrate with your internal software or database by exporting in a variety of formats. Features:
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Stand 8: We work with teachers, leaders and businesses to help them deliver excellent Further and Vocational education. We are committed to raising the quality and professionalism of the education and training system to ensure consistently excellent outcomes for learners and employers. As part of this we have developed the professional standards for the sector and provide the tools to allow individuals and the sector to achieve and maintain them. We champion and build the capacity for evidence based education and innovation in the sector through research, and promote and raise awareness of the FE, Vocational and Training sector with national influencers and employers. visit: www.et-foundation.co.uk email: enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk call: 0203 740 8280 follow: @E_T_Foundation |
Stand 9: GetMyFirstJob is an innovative web platform that improves the quality and speed of matching young people to the right apprenticeship. We work with training providers across the UK to help them find apprentices in a swifter time frame. No more relying on applications alone, with our proactive search functionality Gain access to a sophisticated recruitment management system that enables users to manage the recruitment process from listing through to placement. Pro-actively search from a pool of 205k+ candidates applying for vacancies on our website, profile and shortlist them according to geography, areas of interest, qualifications and other criteria to match your vacancy requirements. visit: www.getmyfirstjob.co.uk email: prue.day@gmfj.co.uk call: 01273 782 100 follow: @GetMyFirstJob |
Stand 10: BIIAB is now a broader based Awarding Organisation, offering over 100 new qualifications in the service sectors. We aim to be the AO of choice for Work Based Learning Providers and Employers; and support our Centres with advice, guidance and support for your quality assurance processes, personalised customer service and daily certificate print runs. Contact James Wingerath, Business Development Manager visit: www.biiab.org.uk email: james.wingerath@bii.org call: 07747 831001 |
Stand 11: AELP is a national membership organisation, membership starts from as little as £331 + VAT per annum and in return your organisation will receive weekly concise updates, a monthly member newsletter and attendance at exclusive complimentary members’ forums. Moreover, the opportunity for you to ‘make a difference’ in our policy development and government consultations; the chance to engage with all policy makers from the sector, along with other benefits. To learn more, come and join us at the AELP stand on the ground floor in the Chablis suite. visit: www.aelp.org.uk/join call: 0117 947 2090 email: membership@aelp.org.uk twitter: @AELPUK linkedIn: AELP |
Stand 12: NCFE designs, develops and certificates diverse nationally recognised qualifications which have benefitted millions of learners across the UK in the past 10 years. NCFE believes that education can help every individual to achieve their full potential. It’s what NCFE stands for and it’s why it’s here. That’s why NCFE offers a wide portfolio of qualifications including Apprenticeships, qualifications which support Study Programmes and Traineeships, fundable qualifications for adult learners, high quality distance learning models, V Certs for schools and much more. All qualifications are supported by NCFE’s exceptional customer service and unique, friendly approach. NCFE is a registered educational charity with a strong heritage in learning, going back over 150 years. Responsive and innovative, NCFE is proud of its roots but also of its future. visit: wwww.ncfe.org.uk email: service@ncfe.org.uk call: 0191 239 8000 |
Stand 13: Founded 2007, SRP has grown into one of the largest and most successful recruitment organisations in the Employability and Skills sector. SRP offer a portfolio of recruitment solutions through contract staffing and permanent placements these models include Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Large Scale Projects and Executive Search, giving clients the flexibility needed. With experience of recruiting across the UK, Europe and Middle East, SRP provides staffing and search solutions to businesses in the local market & across the globe. By offering a results-driven professional search and selection service to ensure your company identifies, recruits and retains its most important asset. Working in partnership is our fundamental philosophy. Utilising years of experience to achieve the linkage and development solutions with dedication to client and candidate desires, needs and requirements, incorporating each perspective to the partnership philosophy with an optimum placement. visit: www.srpartners.co.uk call: 0148 047 1068 |
Stand 14: Help your Apprentices make great savings. Its simple… just register with NUS for FREE and start promoting Apprentice extra today! A great opportunity to earn commission as a training provider promoting the sale of cards and you will also be provided with free materials to help. The Apprentice extra card gives access to over 130 discounts, including The Co-operative Food, Odeon, ASOS, Superdrug and PizzaExpress. The revenue generated is put back into the National Society of Apprentices. As the voice of apprentices it is beholden on the society to work and speak in a way that embodies the values of Equality, Collectivism, Democracy, and Inclusivity and also support its members to do so. For more information please contact us: visit: www.nus.org.uk email: schools@nus.org.uk |
Stand 15: Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) is one of the UK’s leading awarding organisations for work-based learning, apprenticeships and compliance qualifications. We offer regulated qualifications across a range of subjects including health and social care, logistics, business services, security, retail and hospitality. We support our customers to build efficient and effective training solutions, utilising our range of qualifications, units and learning resources. These are ideal for pre-employment training, traineeships and apprenticeships as well as other work-based learning models. We are specialists in blended-learning solutions. HABC qualifications can be supported by Highfield training materials and electronic resources as well as a range of interactive courses from Highfield e-learning. For further information on HABC, visit www.highfieldabc.com. For Highfield’s e-learning solutions: visit: www.highfieldabc.com email: info@highfieldabc.com call: 01302 363277 / 0845 2260350 |
Stand 16: Sage Accredited Qualifications and Certification in Partnership with Awarding and Professional Bodies Sage UK has formed partnerships with Awarding and Professional bodies to create a project providing benchmarked and certified computerised accounting skills for students. This increases the learners’ employability and enables them to ‘hit the ground running’ (quote from an employer). Driven by an interactive e-Learning portal, the project enables students to use Sage 50 Accounts Professional and study either in their own time or within the classroom to gain practical experience of computerised accounting software. The students value the hands on aspect of the project saying that it brings their ‘learning to life’ as well as giving them valuable skills and a respected certification. Fiona Bradley Lead Consultant and Partner Sage UK Accredited Qualification Programme visit: www.aq4b.com email: Fiona@aq4b.com call: 0116 267 7335 / 07850 858742 |
Stand 17: Ascentis is an Awarding Organisation with a portfolio of user-friendly qualifications, specialising in ESOL, English & Maths, Teacher Training, Construction, Digital Learning, and as a leading AVA providing Access to Higher Education Diplomas. As a recognised charity, Ascentis is committed to the provision of clear progression routes to further learning or work. Ascentis is regulated by Ofqual and the QAA and many of its qualifications are eligible for funding under the SFA and the EFA. visit: www.ascentis.co.uk email: marketing@ascentis.co.uk call: 01524 845046 follow: @AscentisAO |
