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AELP Autumn Conference 2016
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Towards an Inclusive Skills Strategy

Tuesday, 1 November 2016
The Palace Hotel, Manchester
             
When the AELP Autumn Conference takes place, the government’s consultations on the apprenticeship levy will have closed but debate on the latest proposals will still be raging. Providers will be applying to be on the new register for apprenticeship training providers and they will be bidding for a contract to deliver the apprenticeships of non-levy paying employers. Bids will be submitted without a provider knowing for certain whether it will be on the register. All providers may have only just learnt what the final funding rate will be for their standards and frameworks. This combined with the new Skills Plan and devolution of adult funding will provide us with plenty to disseminate and debate. Interesting times!

Our Autumn Conference will seek to make sense of all this, when providers have a big job of explaining the government’s reforms to employers. We will have government officials present to give us updates on the changes. Apprenticeships and Traineeships assume an even greater importance after the vote to leave the EU as there will be an imperative to train more home-grown talent to fill vacancies and tackle skills shortages. The event will debate whether the reforms will support this objective.

We will be gathering in Manchester, the pace-setter for English devolution, as the devolving of the Adult Education Budget starts to gain momentum. Since Theresa May became Prime Minister, we have heard mixed signals about how much further the government will advance the process. Our conference will look for some answers.

Amidst all this change, providers want to deliver good quality employment and skills programmes uncertain of the funding environment in which they will operate. The AELP Autumn Conference will identify what matters the most to help AELP members update their strategic business planning. You can’t afford to miss it!

Notifications 
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
One week to go – last chance to book!

Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Writing Pens Sponsorship - Booked by BCS

Friday, 14 October 2016
Speaker Announced

Peter Lauener, Shadow Chief Executive, Institute for Apprenticeships

Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Exhibitor Stands - Sold Out

Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 10 - Booked by ForSkills

Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 11 - Booked by GetMyFirstJob

Monday, 10 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 14 - Booked by Parkhouse Bell

Monday, 10 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 13 - Booked by OneFile

Monday, 10 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 6 - Booked by NCFE

Friday, 7 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 12 - Booked by Pellcomp Software

Friday, 7 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 9 - Booked by The Education and Training Foundation

Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 8 - Booked by Pearson

Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 5 - Booked by Tribal

Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 7 - Booked by BIIAB

Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 15 - Booked by QDP

Monday, 3 October 2016
Exhibitor Stand 2 - Booked by bksb

Friday, 30 September 2016
Exhibitor Stand 3 - Booked by CANVAS

Friday, 30 September 2016
Exhibitor Stand 16 - Booked by Certa

Thursday, 29 September 2016
Exhibitor Stand 1 - Booked by Emsi

Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Exhibitor Stand 17 - Booked by Highfield Assessment

Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Exhibitor Stand 4 - Booked by Drake Lane Associates

Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Exhibitor Stand 18 - Booked by SQA

Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Exhibitor Stand 19 - Booked by City and Guilds

Tuesday, 27 September 2016
AELP Autumn Conference Website goes live!






Feedback from previous AELP Autumn Conferences
"Probably one of the best AELP conferences I can remember. Very good focus and speakers."
"Really good agenda and conference. Very relevant and informative. Thank you." 
"Good range of speakers, relevant to sector issues."
"A great Autumn Conference with current debates and some excellent speakers. Conference was very informative, some excellent speakers."
"Excellent conference - well done team."

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