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Welcome to the Partnership & Collaboration Zone

Discover how strategic partnerships and collaboration can open new opportunities, amplify your reach and strengthen your impact.

Explore how joining the dots across sectors and systems creates value for learners, employers and communities.


Bookings for workshop sessions will open 7 days prior to the conference.


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City & Guilds

City & Guilds is the preferred brand and route for skills. We have been fulfilling our charitable purpose since 1878, by advancing skills for people, organisations, and societies. With 3.5 million learners worldwide, we understand the life-changing link between skills development, social mobility, prosperity, and success. We champion vocational and technical training routes and collaborate with industries and government to campaign for improvements across the global skills landscape.

PARTNERSHIP & COLLABORATION WORKSHOPS
23 JUNE
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Day 1
Navigating Change: Exploring the Future of Apprenticeships
This interactive session unpacks the latest apprenticeship reforms and the future of Foundation Apprenticeships. Through discussion, live polling, and collaborative activities, delegates will explore the transition from frameworks to standards, the role of EPA and EPAOs, and how Awarding Organisations can best support the sector through change.
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23 June
12:45
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13:45
Day 1
Beyond The Gates
This dynamic, hour-long workshop explores how FE college leaders can unlock the power of their local business communities, not just as employers or stakeholders, but as community wealth creators, ambassadors, and catalysts and brokers for long-term change. Through practical exercises, peer-led discussion, and real-life examples, delegates will leave with a framework and tools to build stronger business engagement strategies in their own contexts
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24 JUNE
10:05
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11:05
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Working Together to Tackle the Tutor Shortages: Collaborative Approaches that Work
Tutor shortages are a sector-wide issue, but you don’t have to tackle them alone. In this solutionfocused session, Paul Barker from Enter Engineering and Alex Miles from Northern Skills Network share collaborative strategies that are successfully addressing recruitment and onboarding challenges in Further Education, particularly in hard-to-fill areas including construction and engineering.
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24 JUNE
12:20
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13:20
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Get the Nation Learning: How do we generate demand for adult education?
This workshop, hosted by the Learning and Work Institute, examines how to reignite demand for adult education in a changing world. With input from national and local leaders, the session will address cultural, structural, and policy barriers, providing practical strategies to foster a thriving culture of lifelong learning.
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24 JUNE
15:45
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16:45
Day 2
Navigating Change: Exploring the Future of Apprenticeships
This interactive session unpacks the latest apprenticeship reforms and the future of Foundation Apprenticeships. Through discussion, live polling, and collaborative activities, delegates will explore the transition from frameworks to standards, the role of EPA and EPAOs, and how Awarding Organisations can best support the sector through change.
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