Employment and Skills Summit 2017: Skills for the future

Added by Love Business East Midlands | 30 May 2017

UPDATED: 1 June 2017

Skills for the future – developing the skills to underpin the Industrial Strategy across the Midlands Engine

Building on previous years' events, the Chamber's 2017 Employment and Skills Summit will continue to deliver against the manifesto aim - to strengthen the link between education and the world of work, thus creating an environment to improve competitiveness, innovation and productivity levels. The summit will bring together education providers, businesses and policy makers to discuss the practical ways in which the business and the education sector can work together more effectively to deliver the skills required for economic growth in the East Midlands. The summit will include a series of workshops, panel discussions, exhibitions and guest speakers, with an emphasis on practical takeaways.

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How technical education will deliver for the East Midlands “Re-imagining Education at the JCB Academy” - David Bell, Director, Chair of Governors: The JCB Academy, J C Bamford Excavators Ltd
Providing the skills needed to deliver large scale infrastructure projects - the role of the supply-chain, Rebecca Young, Skills and Employment Strategy Manager, HS2 Ltd
Digital Skills for a Digital Economy- what we can expect from future developments in the digital economy and the related skills required, what do we need to do to ensure that we have the skilled and capable workforce moving forward and to overcome the lack of digital skills which is not only a barrier to people fulfilling their potential, but also a barrier to a more productive economy - Bernard Szczech, Leader of IBM's Client Innovation Centres in the UK
Bridging the gap between education and employers, engaging with schools - Natalie Cramp, Chief Operating Officer, Careers and Enterprise Company
Assessing the skills needs in a post Brexit economy - Growing your own (potential impact of Brexit on skills)
A choice of workshops will be available on the day, including content provided by: Tomorrow's Engineers, National Apprenticeship Service, D2N2 LEP, LLEP, Cascaid, National Careers Service, Loughborough University, Institute of Engineering and Technology.

For more information and booking visit the link below:

http://www.emc-dnl.co.uk/events/9269/employment-and-skills-summit-2017

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