| 08.45am – 9.45am |
Delegate Registration
Tea/Coffee |
| 09.45am – 9.50am |
Introduction & Housekeeping
Jon Collis, Operations Director,
National Training Resources Limited |
| 09.50am – 10.05am |
Welcome – Conference Chairman (Scene Setting)
Tim Hutchings, Chief Executive
Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| 10.05am – 10.25am |
'Skills for Sustainable Growth'
Opening Keynote - Clare Chaubert
Joint Deputy Director for Skill promotion and sponsorship
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) |
| 10.25am – 10.45am |
'The National Apprenticeship Service approach to Employer Engagement'
Sara Holyhead, Employer Services Director
The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) |
| 10.45am – 11.05am |
'Co-investment in the skills of the future'
Christopher N Banks CBE, Chair
Independent Review of Fees and Co-funding in Further Education |
| 11.05am – 11.25am |
Sum up by Conference Chairman & Q&A Panel Discussion |
| 11.25am – 11.45am |
Refreshment Break |
| 11.45am – 12.05pm |
Norman Fickling, Project Implementation Specialist and
Christian Warden, National Manager England
SEMTA |
| 12.05pm – 12.25pm |
'Employers – Publicly Funded, Paymasters or Partners – Can they be all three?'
Lorraine Collins
Executive Director Enterprise and Development, Uxbridge College |
| 12.25pm – 12.45pm |
'Building Effective Sales and Marketing Strategies'
Stefan Drew
Founder/ Owner of Stefan Drew Associates |
| 12.45pm – 1.05pm |
Sum up by Conference Chairman & Q&A Panel Discussion |
| 1.05pm – 2.05pm |
Lunch - Networking and opportunity to visit the Exhibitors |
| 2.05pm – 2.25pm |
Terry Killer,
Skills and Development Manager
Microsoft UK |
| 2.25pm – 2.45pm |
'Working together, to make your business grow'
Paul Musa, Chief Executive
North West Training Council |
| 2.45pm – 3.05pm |
'Increasing Employer Engagement – A Secondary School Perspective'
Stephen Cook, Education Consultant
Engage Education Consultancy |
| 3.05pm – 3.30pm |
Final Q&A |
| 3.30pm |
Conference Close |
