Engaging Employers for the Learning Sector
The national Engaging Employers for the Learning Sector conference took place in Birmingham on 24 September, and was attended by representatives from JISC and the JISC Advance BCE Team.
The conference provided an opportunity to learn about a number of initiatives which exist to support Employer Engagement, and to find out about the changes to support provision which are now in place as a result of the Business Support Simplification Programme, which has reduced the number of products and services to support business from 300 to 30 and utilises Business Link as the primary access point for businesses to access the new package of support.
Representatives from a number of support iniatives presented at the conference, including Train to Gain, the National Apprenticeship Service and the Learning and Skills improvement service who presented the World Class Skills Programme which aims to improve employer responsiveness by offering a range of support through events and online resources, including e-learning modules, multimedia resources to capture the experiences of pathfinder projects, and an electronic market information tool.
Representatives from the education sector also presented some of their experiences in employer engagement, including the use of CRM and to highlight the importance of account management.
Slides from the event are available.
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