A 4-part virtual conference on Developing Quality Apprenticeships will run 22nd Sep to 16th Dec 2021, co-hosted by Youth Employment UK and Amazing Apprenticeships. Register today.
Themes & Speakers Why Join The Event? Register NowAbout The Conference
There has never been a more important time for employers and their training providers to be offering a range of high-quality opportunities for young people. As we emerge from the pandemic and our economy begins to recover, young people will be keen to explore the variety of choices available to them, and it is important that these opportunities offer them the chance to secure their futures.
After 18 months of uncertainty, remote learning, bubbling, missed classes and their social lives being turned upside down, young people are telling us that they are desperate to get into work – not just any job, but a job that offers them security, personal development, a fair salary and progression.
Theme and Dates
The conference series has been designed to build your knowledge over 4 different sessions running from September through to December 2021. Sign up to attend all 4 and receive a fantastic discount, or book onto the conference dates that suit you best.
Each date features a range of high-profile speakers who will expand your understanding and inspire you with the art of the possible!
- Wednesday 22nd September – Quality of apprenticeships
- Tuesday 19th October – Supporting young disadvantaged people into apprenticeships
- Wednesday 24th November – Pathways to apprenticeships
- Thursday 16th December – Supporting SME’s to use apprenticeships to build talent pipelines
Topics for Discussion
- The latest findings from the Youth Voice Census 2021
- What makes a quality apprenticeship?
- Who comes first – the learner or the employer?
- How can we create more opportunities for disadvantaged young people?
- Encouraging greater social mobility through apprenticeships
- What works in building pathways to apprenticeships
- Engaging SMEs to develop talent pipelines
…and much more!
Included in the price, all delegates are invited to participate in the Youth Friendly Employer framework, providing a personalised report and a benchmark of good practice across the sector.
Book Your PlaceDeveloping Quality Apprenticeships: Stay Informed
This unique conference series promises to bring you the very latest thinking around all aspects of skills and youth employment policy. We have hand-picked some of the most experienced, thought-provoking and influential speakers in the skills sector to share with you the most recent policy developments, and to inspire you to take positive action.
Join us to get informed, be inspired and make a difference to the futures of our young people.
Who’s Involved?
The Developing Quality Apprenticeships conference series is brought to you by two leading organisations in the sector, Youth Employment UK and Amazing Apprenticeships.
Together, we have put together a 4-month developmental programme that will encourage participants to explore topics affecting youth employment and apprenticeships in parallel, so that we can collectively build a greater understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the sector and be inspired to take action.
Our conference organisers, LJ Rawlings, CEO of YEUK and Anna Morrison CBE, Director of Amazing Apprenticeships are both active Chairs of the Youth Employment Group (YEG) which was established in 2020 to help drive the UK’s response to the pandemic. The YEG has had a particular focus on the immediate and longer-term impacts of the coronavirus outbreak on the employment prospects of young people, in particular those facing the greatest challenges.
In July 2021, the Youth Employment Group released a paper – Levelling Up For Young People – through which a series of recommendations have been made to the government and senior policy officials.