May 20, 2019 - 2264 views
Equipping employers and individuals to meet the evolving skills and needs of the future Welsh workforce will be under the spotlight at a special national conference and local workshop next month.
The National Training Federation for Wales (NTfW) has chosen ‘Future Skills for a Future Generation’ as the theme of its annual conference which will be held at Cardiff City Stadium on 27th June 2019.
The NTfW represents more than 100 organisations involved in the delivery of learning in the workplace, ranging from small specialists providers to national and international organisations, as well as local authorities, further education institutions and charities.
Senior leaders and work-based learning managers from across Wales will have the opportunity to hear keynote addresses from speakers including NTfW National Chair Sarah John, Professor David James – Director, ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Partnership at Cardiff University, and the Welsh Government’s Director of Skills, Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, Huw Morris.
NTfW chair, Sarah John said, “The conference comes at a time of significant change for employers and of course, the wider Welsh economy.
“As well as the changes in the macro-environment, there are also changes taking place at a sectoral level too, not least of all the changing nature of provision, the increasing need to professionalise the workforce, and of course the systems and structures that underpin the work of the sector.
“With this backdrop of change in mind, this conference focuses on what can be done to improve the apprenticeships and skills provision in Wales, both now and in the future, in order that the sector meets the needs of future generations.”
As part of this work practitioners across work based learning are making a commitment to meet Welsh Government’s new professional standards for work-based learning (WBL) and Further Education (FE) with two special workshops, one of which will held in Rhos-on-Sea next month.
Digital skills can support practitioners to meet the professional standards by enabling planning, reflection, research, learning, sharing and collaboration.
The workshop in Rhos-on-Sea is your chance to explore twenty first century approaches to CPD and personal portfolio building and is open to NTfW members.
It takes place on Thursday 20 June 2019 at the Orme View Conference Centre, College Ave, Rhos on Sea from 10am until 4pm.
