Capita announces details of its 4th National Apprenticeships and Skills Conference

Sept. 26, 2011 - PRLog -- ********

Chair: Paul Warner, Director of Employment and Skills, Association of Employment and Learning Providers

Speakers include:  

Dr Susan Pember, Director, Further Education and Skills Investment Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Pat Russell, Head of the Young People and Employment Division, Department for Work and Pensions
David Way, Chief Operating Officer, National Apprenticeship Service
Andrew Taylor, Chief Executive, City of Lincoln Council -The City of Lincoln Council was awarded ‘Large Employer of the Year’ at the National Apprenticeship Awards 2010

With apprenticeships forming a key part of the reform of vocational learning and their role in the Coalition’s new approach to Supporting Youth Employment and the Work Programme, Capita’s 4th National Apprenticeships and Skills Conference provides an ideal forum to evaluate recent progress and explore the latest policy developments one year on from the launch of the Government’s Skills for Sustainable Growth Strategy.

Key sessions will address:

• Latest Government plans to take forward and revise the current Skills Strategy
• The wider reforms to welfare and education and the impact on young people
• Making apprenticeships more responsive to employer and labour market demands
• Working in partnership with businesses and training providers to develop high quality frameworks and encourage take-up

Attend this timely event to ensure that you have the tools to continue to expand, invest and plan effectively to up-skill and inspire the workforce and achieve the sustainable growth vital for the UK’s long-term economic recovery.

For further information and bookings, visit Capita’s website - http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/public-sector-conferen...

Conference Brochure - http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/pdfgen.html?filename=A...

Contact – Catherine Kennedy on 020 7202 0577 or at Catherine.Kennedy@capita.co.uk

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