National Housing Federation helps housing associations set upapprenticeship schemes

Monday, 26 July 2010 12:00 AM

The National Housing Federation has launched its Making Apprenticeships Work Conference which will help housing associations set up and improve their own apprenticeship schemes to benefit businesses, communities and tenants. The conference will take place on 19 October 2010 at Austin Court in Birmingham.

Aimed at all housing associations, third sector and local authority staff with an interest in tenants and worklessness, the event will focus on best practice in apprenticeship schemes in the social housing sector. Case studies will be presented from organisations that have successfully started apprenticeship programmes from which attendees can draw guidance on how to set up or improve their own schemes.

This event will give an insight into the future landscape for tackling worklessness. It will also look into the Government's future policies on work pairing and apprenticeship schemes, opportunities for partnership working and funding models.

Confirmed speakers include:
Richard Marsh, Employer Services Director, National Apprenticeship Service (NAS)
Steve Howlett, Chief Executive, Peabody and Board Member,Asset Skills
Ed Barber, Deputy Managing Director, Calico Enterprise
Leanne Baxter, Head of Sustainable Communities, Circle Anglia
Graham Duxbury, Director of Development, Groundwork UK.

Further information about the conference:
For a conference brochure please email marketing@housing.org.uk
Alternatively visit www.housing.org.uk or contact the Federation's Business Sales and Support Team on 020 7067 1066.

ENDS

For further information contact:
Marketing Manager, Jon Shepherd

For details of our other conferences, training and publications visit:
www.housing.org.uk

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