Thank you for attending the T Levels Employer Support Conference! This page contains all the details from the conference as well as the presentation slides for you to download.
T Levels are the government’s flagship technical education programme, combining in-classroom learning and a substantial industry placement. Hosting industry placements will help employers fill skills gaps, bring young talent to their business, help them meet recruitment needs and support social mobility in your region.
The employer conference marked the second of two face-to-face events to be held as part of the Department of Education’s work in supporting employers interested in hosting T Level industry placements. The primary objectives of the Employer Support Conference were to facilitate the expansion of the network of employers interested in hosting an industry placement, and to provide employers with best practices, templates, and tools for implementing and managing a successful placement.
We covered:
- T Levels and the business benefits of hosting industry placements.
- Employer experiences with and how they worked in practice.
- Insights on how to plan and prepare for placements.
- Resources and tools to help you deliver beneficial industry placements.
- What government support is available to you.
Meet the team
Colin Bentwood
Managing Director, SDN
From 1991-2006 Colin previously held a progression of senior research, strategy, and evaluation roles in London School of Commerce (LSC) and Technology Executive Committee (TEC). Over the years, Colin has established close working relationships with national and local educational government departments, and workforce development organisations.
Karen Kelly
Session Chair, SDN Strategic Associate
Karen has more than 20 years’ experience in FE– strategically (sitting on a number of provider boards), operationally (focused on T Levels and apprenticeships), and coordinates a regional employer ambassador network of 70+ employers.
In recent years, Karen has had a leading role helping employers to plan/host industry placements (developing guidance, facilitating workshops, one-to-one support). She has also been at the forefront of supporting T Level providers to plan, develop and implement T Levels, including sourcing industry placements, providing one-to-one support, facilitating networks and developing guidance/tools. Karen is also a T Level Ambassador.
Simon Shaw
Session Chair, SDN Senior Associate
Simon has been helping organisations build capability through developing their people for many years. As an SDN Senior Associate, Simon focuses on apprenticeships, T Levels and other development programmes. He’s produced guidance for employers on industry placements and has talked to many students, mentors and leaders about how to how to set up and run them successfully.
Speakers
Fliss Miller
Associate Director of Skills at
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Dr Pat Carrington MBE
Executive Principal at City College Peterborough and
Assistant Director Employment and Skills at Peterborough City Council
Julia Schumann-Pratt
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ben Locksmith
Suffolk County Council
Liam Healy
Graduate T Level Student
Suffolk County Council
Qasim Rauf
EG Group
Yunus Giwa
Sanctuary Care
Santina Virk
ISG Ltd
Further support
For more guidance, templates, case studies and events to help you plan and host industry placements, visit the T Level employer support website.
Please contact us if you’d like to speak to someone about T Levels or industry placements, or can’t find what you’re looking for.
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