AELP AUTUMN CONFERENCE 2026

Just days after the new Chancellor delivers the Budget on 28 October, this is the place for the skills sector to make sense of the Government’s priorities.

AELP’s Autumn Conference will provide a timely opportunity to look beyond the immediate political reaction and consider the Budget alongside the Government’s wider agenda for skills, apprenticeships, devolution and post-16 education.

The conference will explore:

• • • The implications of the Budget for skills, apprenticeships and employment.
    • That the Prime Minister’s plans for greater devolution mean for providers, employers and local skills systems.
    • The Government’s wider programme of skills reform and the changing policy and funding landscape.
    • The opportunities for collaboration with employers, local leaders and Government.
    • Key issues from AI to youth employment, and how the sector can respond, influence policy and support economic growth.
    • What’s happening with fundings bands, apprenticeship units and Foundation Apprenticeship

Taking place at the Eastside Rooms, Birmingham, on 5 November, AELP’s Autumn Conference is a key date for leaders responsible for strategy, delivery and growth across the skills sector.

Book your place now.