December 2024

WorldSkills UK Technical Leadership Professional Exchange -  Inspiring Innovation, Potential, and Growth!

The WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence in partnership with NCFE, and supported by MTC- Manufacturing Technology Centre, would like to invite further and higher technical education colleagues, employers, and stakeholder partners to join us for a one- day programme of high quality CPD, focussed on raising standards, championing future skills, and empowering young people and businesses to succeed. We will be mainstreaming international and national best practice, to support growth and opportunity, prioritising people, and place.

Date: 11 December 2024
Time: 09:30-17:00
Venue: The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Ansty Park, Pilot Way, Coventry, CV7 9JU

AI/ML and Disrupted Futures: Embedding a Future Skills Model Approach

When the future for technical skills for our learners maybe a ‘disrupted’ future, this session focuses on what it means to create a Future Skills Mindset. It will look at how to develop practices in our curriculum delivery for skill development impact, in a future where the industry changes are unknown, and where some roles do not yet exist. It will also include how educators can create curriculum impact with toolkits for beyond the session and straight into impactful learner change.

Session Registration links:

12:00-13:00 – 16 December 2024 – Online
12:00-13:00 – 31 March 2025 – Online
12:00-13:00 – 6 May 2025 – Online
12:00-13:00 – 10 June 2025 – Online

January 2025

Advanced Manufacturing Community of Practice

Educators in Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing face challenges keeping up with technical skills, meeting industry needs and building pathway awareness. All of this compounded by the need for the skilled technical workforce at all levels.

Bringing educators and industry experts together offers a chance to anticipate skill changes and prepare a workforce for the future. Internationally, collaboration can help address the ever-changing landscape of skill development.

Please review our Advanced Manufacturing Charter before signing-up, which can be found at: Advanced Manufacturing Charter – Communities of Practice

Date: 15 January 2025

Time: 16:15 PM
Venue: Online

February 2025

AI – Best Practice for Educators

AI Best Practice for Educators provides an introduction to building core skills in our learners for a disrupted future, highlighting what we do best as Technical Educators. This session is best for Senior Leads, Quality Leads and Educators and covers the AI technology landscape, the challenges presented, policy compliance and data management against the ICO and JCQ, and how to implement practices for future skill embedment.

Session Registration links:

11:00-12:00 – 4 February 2025 – Online
11:00-12:00 – 25 March 2025 – Online
11:00-12:00 – 23 April 2025 – Online
11:00-12:00 – 3 June 2025 – Online 

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