#TheBigConversation

Cogent Skills supports science industry employers to attract, retain and develop people who can contribute to business success. We offer a variety of services from recruiting the best new talent to your business via industrial placements and Apprenticeships, to developing your existing workforce through training courses and skills benchmarking.We understand that recruiting new talent and ensuring you maximise the potential of your current workforce is key to your future success. We bring a holistic approach to addressing your people development challenges, using our employer-led Gold Standard benchmarking tools to unlock key insights into your organisation. The benefits to our approach include:Solutions tailored to your organisation’s skills needs – with a focus on science industry capabilitiesImproved performance through your people –  through skills benchmarking against the Gold StandardA people development strategy that drives business performance – using key milestonesWe can also help you make the business case for skills.

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Help shape the future of technical qualifications.  Join the Big Conversation

<h3>We welcome all Employers, apprentices, and providers to join the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) for the  #BigConversation. This event will give the chance for those working in science and technology companies to put their views across to policy influencers on all aspects of technical education and the skills system. </h3><h3></h3><p>We want to hear what’s working, what isn’t – and how the system supports your business, sector or education path.</p><p>The themes that will be discussed include:</p><ul><li>Qualifications: Breadth and range of qualifications</li><li>National System: How far the skills system supports national priorities, such as the levelling up agenda</li><li>Progression: How far the system allows you, your organisation, or your region to progress</li><li>Confidence: How confident you feel that the system can deliver what your business or region needs</li><li>Quality: Quality of the system and the qualifications which support it</li></ul><p>Watch Jennifer Coupland’s video here <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMl4OrmCGDc&t=73s" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Big Conversation - YouTube</a></p><p>There will be 3 workshops which will be exclusive for employers, providers and employers to voice their opinion and listen to that of their peers.</p><p></p><h3>Workshop 1- Employers.  16 November 2022.  11.00am - 12.00pm</h3><h3>Workshop 2- Providers.  17 November 2022.  11.00am - 12.00pm</h3><h3>Workshop 3- Apprentices.  24 November 2022.  11.00am - 12.00pm</h3><p>To ensure science and technology companies have a voice in this exercise and being in the driving seat gives us an opportunity to hear all the discussions and be a part of the messaging/dialogue/follow-up.</p>

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