Past events

Below is a list of CFE's most recently attended events.

May

Salford University Annual Conference: Aspire to Employability
Location: University House, Salford
Date: Thu, 5 May

The conference will focus on the premium that each and every student will gain bu choosing Salford University as a place to study and qualify in the future. James Kewin, CFE`s Managing Director, will provide a keynote.....
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April

Access, participation and engagement from 2011: Challenges and opportunities for the HE Sector
Location: Norcroft Centre, University of Bradford
Date: Fri, 15 April

As well as a presentation from James Kewin, CFE's Managing Director, the day's programme will include speakers from HEFCE, Helena Kennedy Foundation, CFE, the Leeds City Region and the Escalate Programme. The.....
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November

UKES Conference: Evaluation in a turbulent world
Location: Birmingham
Date: Mon, 22 November

CFE will be presenting a session on ‘Evidencing the value of preventative investments for young people’ as part of a workshop at the UKES annual conference on 23 November 2010. The two day conference will.....
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Graduate Talent - Innovation and skills for competitiveness
Location: London
Date: Wed, 17 November

CFE’s Managing Director, James Kewin will be presenting a keynote address on developing and maintaining a pipeline of graduate talent at this national conference. The conference will provide one of the first.....
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The future agenda for higher level skills and work-based learning
Location: York
Date: Thu, 11 November

CFE is this year’s sponsor of the UVAC annual conference. The two day conference will focus on the policies of the Coalition Government in relation to higher level skills and work-based learning and what.....
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September

Lord Stafford Awards East Midlands
Location: Leicester
Date: Thu, 9 September

CFE is sponsoring this year’s East Midlands Lord Stafford Awards. The Lord Stafford Awards, developed in 1997, exist to recognise and encourage the development of collaborative relationships between Businesses.....
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Enhancing the Student Experience through Work Based and Placement Learning
Location: University of Leicester
Date: Wed, 8 September

CFE is hosting a seminar with Loughborough University to explore the extent and nature of demand for placement students and interns from small and medium sized enterprises at the annual ASET conference. ASET is the.....
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March

Graduate employability
Location: London
Date: Wed, 3 March

This conference heard from a number of key stakeholders (including David Lammy MP and David Willetts MP) and considered what graduates want and what employers need. CFE's Joint Managing Director, James Kewin took part.....
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February

Welfare to Work: a watershed in welfare
Location: The Barbican, London
Date: Tue, 23 February

CFE’s Sarah Hakeney chaired the days event and ran the afternoon seminar session: Employment retention and progression – addressing the ‘low pay, no pay’ cycle. The event also included a keynote.....
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Apprenticeships Driving Business
Location: The Bloomsbury Hotel, London
Date: Thu, 4 February

This conference took place during Apprenticeship Week and considered the strategies for providers and businesses to align their offers with skills frameworks. The event heard keynotes from Kevin Brennan MP (Minister of.....
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December

How best can we deliver the most effective Skills Strategy?
Location: Royal Commonwealth Society, London
Date: Mon, 7 December

CFE's Sarah Hakeney chaired the CPPS seminar event 'How best can we deliver the most effective Skills Strategy?' which discussed the latest skills strategy and how to make skills activism a reality. The seminar brought.....
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September

Launch of 'Lessons from history: Increasing the number of young people in education and training'
Location: Central London
Date: Mon, 21 September

CFE's review of historic youth unemployment and training programmes commissioned by the CfBT Education Trust was launched at a high profile event in London. The review identifies lessons for increasing participation in.....
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