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Webinar: The future of UCAS apprenticeships

We were delighted to collaborate with UCAS to deliver a webinar covering UCAS’s transformative plans for the apprenticeship sector. Delivered by guest speaker, Pete Milsom, ...
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Aptem Enhance Customer Consultation Survey, March 2024: Prize Draw Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions for the Aptem Enhance Customer Consultation Survey, March 2024, £100 Amazon Voucher Prize Draw The prize draw (the “Prize Draw”) is open ...
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Interview: How Logistics UK is off to a flying start as a new apprenticeship provider

In this interview, Annie Graham, Apprenticeship Manager at Logistics UK explains the organisation’s approach to apprenticeship delivery, her team’s experience of joining APAR, and how ...
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South Bank Colleges: why we have selected Aptem to manage our apprenticeship delivery

Hear from Sammy Shummo, Group Director of Apprenticeships at London South Bank University, part of the LSBU Group alongside South Bank Colleges, about the reasons ...
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Webinar: Ofsted in the HE sector – insights from an inspection nominee

In this webinar, Ian Harper, Commercial & Business Development Director at Buckinghamshire New University shares his experience of being an Ofsted inspection nominee. Ian is ...
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How AI will signify a step-change in delivery for apprenticeship providers

Hear from Richard Alberg, Aptem's CEO, about the positive impact AI and Large Language Models will have for apprenticeship providers.
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Webinars

Ofsted in the HE sector - insights from an inspection nominee
In this webinar, Ian Harper, Commercial & Business Development Director at Buckinghamshire New University shares his experience of being an Ofsted inspection nominee. Ian is joined by Kerry Boffey, CEO & Founder of the Fellowship of Inspection Nominees (FIN) who gives her expert views on the key themes highlighted by Ian.
Foundations for profitability - with Vince Hannant from Melior Esse

In this webinar, Vince Hannant, Founder of business consultancy, Melior Esse, discusses principles that your apprenticeship business should have in its process and operations to ensure you are in control of key decisions that influence your profit margins.

Preparing for your SAR submission – with Kerry Boffey, CEO & Founder at FIN

Regular self-assessment is crucial for apprenticeship providers in ensuring quality assurance. Led by Kerry Boffey, the session provided practical insights, best practices, and tips for effective SAR submissions. The Aptem team demonstrated how to extract information from Aptem to showcase your provision’s performance effectively.

Aptem Checkpoint - first look at independent AI-driven learner progress checking

Aptem Checkpoint is our first AI-driven product which independently checks learner understanding, helps evidence progress and acts as a supportive tool to successful completion. We were joined by Ryan Palmer, CEO of YMCA and one of Aptem Checkpoint’s first customers. 

How ITPs can survive and thrive in an inflationary market

The Strategic Development Network (SDN) and Aptem recently teamed up to produce a white paper aimed at helping Independent Training Providers (ITPs) negotiate the uncertain economic and policy landscape. This webinar brings together a panel of its contributors, including Alex Miles, Managing Director of Yorkshire Learning Providers, to discuss the strategies explored in the white paper. 

Preparing for an ESFA Audit with Aptem

This webinar, hosted by Tony Allen, an expert and consultant in apprenticeships and compliance, and Freya Ni Chleirigh, Aptem Product Owner, compliments Aptem’s recently released eBook and provides information on how to prepare for Audit and maximise the support you can get from your apprenticeship management system – Aptem.

Exploring AI's transformative potential in apprenticeships: Insights from industry leaders

The session provides valuable insights from industry leaders as they candidly shared their reflections and firsthand experiences in identifying both opportunities and obstacles across crucial domains – broadening participation, enhancing the learner experience, driving operational efficiency and sector-wide retention.

Revolutionising Apprenticeships: Unleashing the Power of AI and Language Technology

Presented in collaboration with apprenticeship and AI expert, Sean Williams, the session explored the opportunities presented by AI and Large Language Models for the apprenticeship sector, and covered how you can manage the ‘watch outs’ of these advancements in technology.

 

Enhancing the evolution of apprenticeship technology through AI and Large Language Models

A panel of product and technology experts from Aptem comprehensively explore how apprenticeship technology should apply elements of language technology, to better support training providers to reap benefits. We delve into the dynamic role technology assumes and outline Aptem’s strategic approach to integrating AI into our product roadmap.

Addressing the challenges surrounding employer engagement

Presented in partnership with apprenticeship expert, Bally Bhogal, the session provided some insights into how you can effectively engage employers with the apprenticeship journey and overcome some of the key challenges we commonly hear from the sector.

 

Costing and Recognition of Prior Learning and Experience (RPLE), linked to recent audits

Presented in partnership with Seren Skills, the session explored the challenges providers face in relation to RPLE, as identified in recent audits, and provided valuable insight into the applications of RPLE and the factors to consider in light of the new funding rules. 

Quality, curriculum and compliance: how to avoid a funding headache

Presented in partnership with Compliance Specialist, Tony Allen, and Katie Thornton, Director of Quality and Performance at Ensis Solutions, the session explored how providers can balance quality, curriculum and compliance to create engaging apprenticeships that meet funding requirements.

Understanding the 23/24 apprenticeship funding rules

On 31 March 2023, the Department for Education released the 23/24 Apprenticeship Funding Rules. We partnered with compliance specialist, David Lockhart-Hawkins, to walk through the new planned rules, focusing on key changes and clarifications of the funding rules, and the potential impact on providers in implementing the new rules.

The grab for growth: recruiting with integrity

Presented by Kerry Boffey, CEO and Founder of the Fellowship of Inspection Nominees (FIN), the session focused on the growth of apprenticeships and the challenges faced by providers as they increase learner numbers.

Apprenticeship engagement and compliance with David Lockhart-Hawkins

If last visits or progress reviews are what you measure risk of retention by, you’re a little behind the times. This webinar was hosted by David Lockhart-Hawkins, Director & Strategic Consultant in Apprenticeship Compliance and Implementation. David looks at best practices in monitoring your apprentice engagements and practical strategies to reduce funding risks including looking at the compliance role of engagement data, rules around compliance, best practices in measuring apprentice engagement data and more.

Identification of Additional Learning Support needs

This webinar introduced Aptem Assess: a new cognitive assessment tool that enables you to seamlessly identify and respond to learning needs. The webinar showcased how Aptem Assess provides a better way for you to integrate assessment into your onboarding, without lengthy processes for learners, external logins or the need to manually chase assessment completion.   

Ofsted for training providers: What to look out for in 2022/23

Hosted by Kerry Boffey, CEO and founder of the Fellowship of Inspection Nominees (FIN), this webinar provided insight into what senior leaders and heads of quality might expect from an Ofsted Inspection over the coming months. 

 

Compliance challenges with the the 22/23 funding rules

Led by compliance expert, David Lockhart-Hawkins, this session focused on some of the core difficulties faced by providers in efficiently implementing the new rules. David covers key changes to and clarification of the funding rules, and the potential impact on providers.

Developing a healthy compliance culture with David Lockhart-Hawkins

Is your approach to compliance creating an unhealthy working environment? Does the fear of error drive business behaviours? This webinar looks at how to create a healthy balance that is aware of risk but promotes transparency. Designed for leaders and managers, in addition to those who work in a compliance role, this webinar examines how they approach compliance in their organisation.

Understanding the updated Apprenticeship Accountability Framework with David Lockhart-Hawkins

In May 2022, the Department for Education released the updated Apprenticeship Accountability Framework Technical Specification for 2021 to 2022. These included a new measure for minimum apprenticeship provider performance level, with overall all-age QAR of less than 60% meaning provision ‘needs improvement’, and a rate of less than 50% meaning provision is ‘at risk’. This session looked to address provider questions.

How to manage change effectively in your workplace with Henry Cohen

Research from McKinsey and Company shows 70% of all transformations fail and this figure is concerningly rising. Whilst change is a constant, successfully implementing change, whether this is a technology change or other organisational change, requires a good change management strategy. 

Henry Cohen, who has more than two decades of experience in managing large-scale, global business and technology change programmes, talks through the key factors behind an effective change management strategy and delivery.

Learner Reviews webinar with Tony Allen

Tony Allen is an expert consultant who offers his knowledge of the skills system and the government’s apprenticeship reform programme, acquired through fourteen years in the Skills Funding Agency, to help training providers and employers. In this webinar he talked through Learner Reviews: The role of learner reviews in the apprenticeship journey; The benefits of effective learner reviews; Why learner reviews are important; What happens if you don’t get them right; 7 steps to effective learner reviews. Shaun Elliott, Product Director at Aptem, walked through Aptem’s review functionality.

Big data in education and training

Why is Big Data important in the education and training sector? How will it shape the sector and delivery models in the future? How can you extract insightful information that can guide your organisational strategy? Host, Mark Abrahams, Head of Research at Aptem, explores these questions and more.

What is to be done about the UK’s skills deficit?

With the pandemic creating sectoral crises and Brexit affecting skilled labour migration, the UK’s skills deficit and misalignment needs urgent attention. With presentations by Dr Fiona Aldridge, Director for Policy and Research at the Learning and Work Institute and Dr Deborah Talbot, Employment and Education Editor at Aptem, this webinar looked at just why skills are so essential to the economy and wellbeing, and what policies the UK needs to ensure economic competitiveness and a secure society.

The future of learning delivery is blended

Trends towards blended learning and use of remote technologies have accelerated over the pandemic. Driven by pragmatics but also users who reap flexibility and access for hard to reach groups (parents, those with disabilities etc.). Post-pandemic expect a move to more use of blended learning. In this webinar Aptem’s Head of eLearning, Steve Hargreaves, took a pedagogic look at what teaching might work best remotely and face-to-face, and visions for an ideal blended learning experience.

Creating a digital literacy culture and using technology to enhance learning

The appetite for digital solutions has increased exponentially and there is huge opportunity to use technology to enhance learning. Watch our webinar with Georgina Burton, Head of Implementation, sharing her experience of developing digital literacy within organisations and building a digital culture that supports the use of technology within our sector.

Exploring alternative talent pools for recruiting employability professionals

Aptem has commissioned a piece of research in partnership with the IEP about the employability practitioner labour market, to help employability providers as they consider how they scale their workforce to meet growing demand.

Catch up on the presentation of this research, including a Q&A section at the end where employability providers who were able to attend the session raised some important points.

Changes, challenges and the role of digital in future employability programmes

Elizabeth Taylor from ERSA joined Tony Carr, 4Front Partners and Richard Alberg, Aptem, to discuss the changes, challenges and the role of digital in the future of employability and delivery of employability programmes.

How to manage employer engagement with Tony Allen and Ben Drain

Hosted by Tony Allen, an expert and consultant who offers his knowledge of the skills system and the government apprenticeship reform programme, and Ben Drain, Apprenticeships, Operations and Quality Director at Pareto Law, this webinar discussed best practices in employer engagement.

State of the Art Tech for Employment programmes

Aptem’s CEO, Richard Alberg, presents a view of today’s employability challenges and demonstrates how technology platform Aptem Employ can help job seekers back into work quickly and for the long term.

What role will behavioural sciences play in the post-pandemic employment recovery?

The Covid-19 crisis has disrupted employability, causing a rise in unemployment and redundancies that have taken a negative toll on the nation

Dr Darren Coppin, Founder and Head of Research considers the role behavioural sciences can, and should, play in the recovery of employability after the crisis.

A demonstration of Aptem’s Intelligence Dashboard for Universities

Aptem’s Richard Alberg and Mandy Crawford-Lee from UVAC held a webinar for Universities to discuss and demonstrate how they can use Aptem’s free Intelligence Dashboard to view market positions, identify opportunities and make data-driven strategic decisions.

State of the Art Tech for Employment programmes

Aptem’s CEO, Richard Alberg, presents a view of today’s employability challenges and demonstrates how technology platform Aptem Employ can help job seekers back into work quickly and for the long term.

Upcoming events and webinars

In-person events

Aptem Higher Education Forum meeting - for HE customers
Wednesday 8 May 2024 | Staffordshire University

Our next in-person Aptem HE Forum meeting will take place on 8 May at Staffordshire University. This is an opportunity for you to meet with the Aptem team, hear from our guest speaker, participate in Aptem best practice workshops, and network with your HE peers. Aptem HE Forum members should look out for an email invitation, or please ask your Customer Success Manager for details.

Upcoming thought leadership webinars:

Navigating challenges in apprenticeship systems: Enrolment dropouts, administrative hurdles, and rigid review procedures 
Thursday 2 May 2024 | 11am - 11.30am | Register here

Join us for a fast-paced webinar that dives into the thorny challenges of apprenticeship delivery and learn how Aptem is designed to help you succeed. Our expert panel comprises former heads of apprenticeships; each of whom has walked in your shoes. They understand both the demands of the sector and the varying capability of apprenticeship management systems on the market.

Understanding the 2024/25 Apprenticeship Funding Rules with David Lockhart-HawkinsOnce the draft 2024/25 funding rules are released, we will be running a session with compliance expert, David Lockhart-Hawkins. Keep an eye out for more details on our news and events page.


Upcoming Product Briefing webinars:

Customers will be invited to these training sessions via email.

Data management in Aptem to maximise your QAR
Tuesday 19 March 2024 | 11am - 12pm

Aptem Enhance: AI-powered innovation in apprenticeship delivery
Thursday 21 March 2024 | 11am - 12pm

Aptem Masterclass: Making best use of sub-programme functionality
Tuesday 16 April 2024 | 11am - 12pm 

Aptem Masterclass: Making use of Power BI reports
Tuesday 30 April 2024 | 11am - 12pm 

Aptem Basics: ePortfolio & using Aptem to prepare for EPA
Tuesday 14 May 2024 | 11am - 12pm