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Stand 1: Emsi
Stand 2: bksb
Stand 3: CANVAS
Stand 4: Drake Lane Associates
Stand 5: Tribal
Stand 6: NCFE
Stand 7: BIIAB
Stand 8: Pearson
Stand 9: The Education and Training Foundation
Stand 10: ForSkills
Stand 11: GetMyFirstJob
Stand 12: Pellcomp Software
Stand 13: OneFile
Stand 14: Parkhouse Bell
Stand 15: QDP
Stand 16: Certa
Stand 17: Highfield Assessment
Stand 18: SQA
Stand 19: City & Guilds

Stand 1

Emsi aims to connect the education, economic development and employment sectors together through the common language of labour market data. Through our granular market intelligence, we are partnering with over 100 organisations and institutions in these sectors, helping them better understand the needs of the labour market in which they operate. Combining strategic insight into the current trends and future growth of local and regional economies with tactical intelligence on who is employing right now, our data is being used by our clients to provide solutions to a number of issues including employer engagement, apprenticeships, bid development and general analysis.

visit: www.economicmodelling.co.uk email: doug.heckman@economicmodelling.co.uk

Stand 2

bksb® is the UK’s most popular Functional Skills and GCSE eLearning Solution and won ‘ICT Company of the Year’ at the Bett Awards 2016. Last year, around 1.5 million learners used our online assessments and learning resources to improve their skills in English, maths and ICT.

The bksb eLearning platform identifies skill gaps specific to each learner, then offers tailored, engaging learning content that can be accessed anywhere, at any time. It supports organisations with powerful reporting data in line with Ofsted and funding requirements.

Visit our stand at the AELP Conference, or get in touch for a free online trial, visit or webinar.

visit: www.bksb.co.uk email: enquiries@bksb.co.uk call: 01623 413333

Stand 3

As the most usable, customisable, adaptable, and reliable learning platform (think 99.9% uptime), Canvas is adopted faster and deeper (or, is used in more ways by more users) than any other VLE. See how Canvas makes teaching and learning easier for everyone at www.CanvasVLE.co.uk.

visit: www.CanvasVLE.co.uk email: sales@canvasvle.co.uk call: 0800 358 4330

Stand 4

Specialising in software solutions, training and consultancy for the further education sector, we work with the full range of organisations, including all types of college, private training providers, local authorities, awarding bodies and audit companies.

Our innovative approach to delivering quality solutions is the foundation of our business. Whether it relates to our market leading software (used by more than 80% of English colleges) or our attention to the latest funding guidance and the impact it will have on our clients, we believe that only the best will do and that is what we deliver.

PRIME
The essential tool to plan and monitor all types of workplace-based learning, including all aspects of the latest Apprenticeship Standards and Apprenticeship Employer Levy. More…

4CAST
Our market-leading solution covering every aspect of whole-curriculum planning, including funding outturn, staffing and general resource management, contribution and financial viability. Can be customised and deployed to suit small, single-office environments to large multi-site operations. More…

SCORE
For organisations looking to improve and get the most from their funding and data returns, the de facto standard for over a decade and the only product to incorporate inspection reports that will compare ILRs to highlight outlawed or poor data management practices. More…

visit: www.drakelane.co.uk email: enquiries@drakelane.co.uk call: 01756 797211

Stand 5

Our joined-up learner management solutions help providers manage their provision more effectively and economically. From apprenticeships and traineeships through to competency/compliance based programmes, our solutions increase learner engagement and improve/evidence learner outcomes, streamline delivery, help achieve more accurate financial management & forecasting and help prepare your organisation for inspection/audit.

visit: www.tribalgroup.com email: sales.technology@tribalgroup.com

Stand 6

Awarding Organisation NCFE is a registered educational charity with a legacy in learning that starts from 1848 and today offers over 500 nationally accredited qualifications to over 480,000 learners per academic session, across more than 1,600 active centres.

Dynamic and committed to changing lives through learning, 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.

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.

In 2015, NCFE acquired the trade and assets of the Awarding Organisation CACHE (Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education). CACHE is recognised as the leading childcare qualifications provider in the UK, and this acquisition makes NCFE a market leader in qualifications for the Health, Public Services and Care sectors.

visit: www.ncfe.org.uk email: businessdevelopment@ncfe.org.uk call: 0191 240 8833

Stand 7

BIIAB is now a broader based Awarding Organisation, and our aim is to be the AO of choice for Work Based Learning Providers, FE Colleges and Employers. We offer over 220 new qualifications, and Apprenticeship Frameworks, in twenty five ‘service’ sectors, including Health and Social Care, Business Skills and Hospitality. We support our Centres with advice, guidance and support for your quality assurance processes, personalised customer service and daily certificate print runs.

visit: www.biiab.org email: gareth.phillips@bii.org or james.wingerath@bii.org call: 01276 684449

Stand 8

Learning isn’t a destination, it is a never-ending road of discovery, challenge, inspiration, and wonder. For many people, learning is the route to a job to support their family or the skills to help them progress in their career. For others, it’s simply a passion for discovery. Learning opens up opportunity and enriches every stage of life. Helping people along this path of discovery and inspiration, Pearson cultivates a love of learning that enables a lifetime of progress. Because wherever learning flourishes, so do people.

visit: qualifications.pearson.com email: wblcustomerservices@pearson.com call: 0844 576 0045

Stand 9

The Education and Training Foundation works with teachers, trainers, leaders and employers. We give them the professional development that helps them deliver excellent further and vocational education and training.

Priorities include maths and English, apprenticeship delivery, leadership and the sector Professional Standards.

visit: www.etfoundation.co.uk email: enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk call: 0203 740 8280 follow: @E_T_Foundation

Stand 10

ForSkills is the market leader for on-line assessment and diagnostic software for English and Maths in the vocational sector. Our customers are mainly training and apprenticeship providers and FE colleges. More than 7 in 10 learners at training providers use our products and services.

Whilst we are best known for English and maths, the fastest growing part of our business is driven by SkillsPortfolio, a competitively priced, full service e-portfolio system that integrates app and web-based tutor and learner journey activities specifically designed to meet the needs of assessors, tutors and learners in the post-16 sector and is always supplied with your own branding and pre-loaded with all your qualifications.

ForSkills is part of the NCFE group of companies.

visit: www.forskills.co.uk email: jonathan@forskills.co.uk call: 01913055045

Stand 11

GetMyFirstJob is a Social Enterprise committed to reducing youth unemployment and ensuring that young people are able to find the best options for them. We do this by working with a wide range of schools, colleges, providers and employers to make opportunities easily accessible. We’re also proud to be backed by Nesta Impact Investments and the City & Guilds Group. Their support allows us to make a big impact across the UK.

Unlike any other recruitment platform for Apprenticeships, you’re able to search our database of young people to find the best candidates for your vacancies. We understand that you don’t need 1,000s of applicants, although we have over 280,000 of them. Our profiling system allows you to find the right candidates in an even quicker timeframe!

visit: www.gmfj.co.uk email: info@gmfj.co.uk call: 023 9387 6400

Stand 12

For over 20 years, the PICS Learner Management System has been proven to meet the needs and changing requirements of the Skills and Employability Sectors. In addition to being the perfect system for tracking all SFA, EFA funded programmes – including features in place for managing the forthcoming apprenticeship funding regimes – PICS also offers tracking of the latest DWP & ESF co-financed contracts. From applicant management and financial analyses, to online assessor and feedback tools; PICS offers a complete and integrated solution.

PICS’ modular approach includes a built-in CRM for all your employer engagement and job matching needs, can integrate with your own web site, and provide tools for remote working on a variety of devices.

visit: www.pellcomp.co.uk email: sales@pellcomp.co.uk call: 01603 215000

Stand 13

OneFile is the UK’s leading eportfolio in the learning and development sector. Using the latest innovations in paperless technology, our simple software supports the complete learning journey – from trailblazer apprenticeships to professional progression – bringing learning to life every step of the way.

As the forerunner in our industry, we constantly adapt our software to meet legislative changes – including the new apprenticeship standards. OneFile unlocks the potential for remote training in apprenticeships and professional development plans, creating engaging assessment paths for all users.

With our user-friendly software you can track progression in real-time, improve learner engagement, boost communication, power up your training and save money – enhancing learning for the future.

visit: www.onefile.co.uk call: 0161 638 3876

Stand 14

Parkhouse Bell is an international executive search and recruitment business specialising in the Education, Skills, Employment Services and Healthcare sectors. Our mission is to provide world-class recruitment and consultancy solutions that enable employers to flourish, and our candidates to maximise their career potential.

Formed in the UK in 2006 with the aim of creating a recruitment business that delivered a personal, insight-led service to employers and candidates, the business has enjoyed ongoing growth and expansion into new markets and regions. We now operate across the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Parkhouse Bell provides executive search services for senior & board level appointments, and our operational recruitment division recruits staff from the front-line through to management board appointments. We provide permanent, temporary and interim staffing solutions.

We are a relationship-led business committed to ensuring we have a deep understanding of our markets, employers and candidates. The independent customer review sites Hire Scores and Review Centre consistently rank Parkhouse Bell as one of the best recruitment companies in the UK in terms of providing exceptional customer service to both clients and candidates.

visit: www.parkhousebell.com email: matt.wells@parkhousebell.com call: +44 (0) 20 7242 4890 follow: @parkhousebell

Stand 15

QDP have been assisting the Education and Skills Sector to run learner, employer, staff and parent/carer surveys for 20 years. QDP’s survey package helps demonstrate stakeholder engagement, provides evidence for inspections, highlights strengths and areas for development to support self-assessment.

Destination Surveys – QDP’s Telephone Unit can contact those hard to reach learners to gain the required data for the ILR and funding. We will also merge the data collected by you to provide a full set of reports including course reports.
SurveyManager – our web based toolkit which allows providers to create, run and analyse surveys. The software is very easy to use and incorporates all the knowledge built up by QDP. It includes a full set of questionnaire models and our unique external benchmarking.

visit: www.qdpservices.co.uk email: sarah.martin@qdpservices.co.uk call: 01625 501917 follow: @qdpservices

Stand 16

Certa provides a high quality and accessible awarding body service with a strong social purpose to support the needs of learners, centres, businesses and communities.

Whether you are a large provider of Further or Higher Education, a voluntary or community organisation or a small training provider, we have an extensive range of qualifications and services to support your company aims and ambitions to offer the best progression opportunities for your learners.

As a National Awarding Organisation regulated by Ofqual and the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), we have over 30 years of experience and extensive expertise in developing, validating, quality assuring and certificating qualifications and Access to HE Diplomas. We also offer the fantastic support of our National Training Centre which provides extensive Continuing Professional Development programmes and Accreditation Services.

visit: www.certa.org.uk email: enquiries@certa.org.uk call: 01924434600

Stand 17

Apprenticeships are changing.

The UK government has laid down the challenge to British businesses to help it meet the ‘apprenticeship 2020’ target of 3 million apprenticeships by 2020.

Highfield Assessment is here to help you make sense of it all, whether you are an employer, a training provider or a learner.

visit: www.highfieldassessment.com email: sales@highfieldassessment.com

Stand 18

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is an international leader in education and training; we also assess and award qualifications throughout the UK.

With over 100 years’ experience in developing qualifications, we help organisations to realise their potential and achieve their ambitions.

We work closely with training providers, colleges and employers to develop and deliver qualifications and assessments. We work with all sectors and business types offering a wide range of services tailored to their needs. Experts in assessment, we are renowned for our quality and customer service.

visit: www.sqa.org.uk/uk email: mycentre@sqa.org.uk call: 0303 333 0330 follow: @sqanews

Stand 19: Strategic Partner

A global leader in skills education, City & Guilds works with employers, colleges, training providers and governments to deliver work relevant qualifications, certification and assessment. It operates across five continents – from Johannesburg to Jamaica, Dublin to Dubai - reaching millions of people every year. City & Guilds is part of the City & Guilds Group, a collection of five businesses that are all focused around a stage of someone's skills journey.

visit: www.cityandguilds.com call: 0844 543 0000

AELP

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 in the Whitworth suite.

visit: www.aelp.org.uk/join call: 0117 947 2090 email: membership@aelp.org.uk
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