Party Conferences

Labour Party Conference

Sunday 22 – Wednesday 25 September 2024, Liverpool across the ACC, ECL and the Pullman Hotel venues.

Visit the Skills Hub at The Deck, ECL

Skills Hub Programme

Sunday 22 September

• 13.00-14.00 WMCA and Youth Futures Foundation Close to home: place-based approaches to boosting skills and youth employment
• 14.30-16.00 Youth Futures Foundation Youth employment data-dashboard: presentation and drop-in training
• 17.00-19.00 Net Zero APPG Welcome reception: Unlocking Net Zero Innovation

Monday 23 September

• 8.30-9.30 City & Guilds Harnessing available labour market and developing skills to drive economic opportunities and growth
• 10.00-11.00 St Martin’s Group Stimulating opportunity : what we need to meet the growing demand for apprenticeships
• 11.15-12.15 World Skills UK The case for a world-class skills economy in the UK
• 12.30-13.30 Association of Colleges A fairer, more efficient and more effective tertiary education sector: priorities for the new government
• 13.45-14.45 AELP Skills and Growth Levy – what does flexibility look like?
• 15.00-16.00 NCFE Skills Excellence – the missing piece of the productivity puzzle
• 16.15-17.15 Edge Foundation University Challenged? Improving Access and Participation in non-HE Pathways
• 17.30-18.30 LTE Breaking down barriers to opportunity through reforming further education

Tuesday 24 September

• 8.30-10.00 Net Zero APPG & Civil Engineering Contractors Association The Big Construction Debate
• 10.15-11.15 Ufi A+ Growth: Role of technology enabled assessment and qualifications in improving UK skills, productivity and economic growth
• 11.30-12.30 WEA Adult Learning Within Reach? – The impact of devolved budgets
• 12.45-13.45 City & Guilds The importance of skills in ensuring productivity for growth
• 14.00-16.00 Leader’s Speech
• 16.15-17.30 What Works Centres ‘The Alternative Spin Room’ post Leader’s Speech network and reception

Wednesday 25 September

• 9.00-10.00 Care Sector Coalition Is Labour on a mission to fix care for tomorrow’s generation? | breakfast reception by invitation

Conservative Party Conference

Sunday 29 September – 02 October 2024, Birmingham, International Convention Centre 

Visit the Skills Hub at the International Convention Centre

Skills Hub Programme

Sunday 29 September

• 17.00-19.00 Net Zero APPG Welcome reception: Unlocking Net Zero Innovation | Level 4

Monday 30 September

• 8.30-9.30 City & Guilds Unlocking today’s skills to drive tomorrow’s productivity | Exec 8
• 10.00-11.00 AELP Skills and Growth Levy – what does flexibility look like? | Exec 8
• 12.30-13.30 Association of Colleges A fairer, more efficient and more effective tertiary education sector: priorities for the new government | Level 4
• 13.45-14.45 NCFE Skills Excellence – the missing piece of the productivity puzzle | Exec 8
• 15.00-16.00 St Martin’s Group Stimulating opportunity: what we need to meet the growing demand for apprenticeships | Exec 8
• 17.30-18.30 Edge Foundation University Challenged? Improving Access and Participation in non-HE Pathways | Exec 8

Tuesday 01 October

• 9.00-10.30 WMCA and Youth Futures Foundation Close to home: place-based approaches to boosting skills and youth employment | Level 4
• 10.15-11.15 LTE Climbing the ladder of opportunity: An interview with Robert Halfon | Exec 1
• 11.30-12.30 WEA Adult Learning Within Reach? – The impact of devolved budgets | Level 4
• 12.45-13.45 City & Guilds The importance of skills in ensuring productivity for growth | Level 4
• 14.00-15.00 Ufi A+ Growth: Role of technology enabled assessment and qualifications in improving UK skills, productivity and economic growth | Level 4

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