The FAB 2022 Conference, Exhibition and Awards will be returning to the Marriott Hotel in Leicester on 20 and 21 October 2022. By attending our flagship industry conference for the awarding, assessment and wider skills sector, you will specifically gain insights across our interactive plenary and workshop programmes. In particular, attending this year, will help you achieve three key aims:
- Gain a more practical appreciation of the changing world of assessment and its impact and important contribution to equity, diversity and inclusion. (E.g. tackling the attainment gap; understanding neuro-diversity; and making adjustments).
- Better understand challenging perspectives on (under)representation of diversity in the AO/EPAO workforce/ learner community and how to increase participation. (E.g. what practical steps can individual AOs/EPAOs and the industry take to tackle under-representation? How does it relate to the role of the industry careers framework? Closing the gender pay gap? And how do we get better at promoting career routes into the industry; including the development of more diverse managers and leaders).
- Implement practical EDI strategies and actions in your day-to-day role. (E.g. adopting more inclusive language; challenging discrimination; understanding the difference between freedom of expression and prejudice).
In addition to our main conference theme this year, you can also expect to gain valuable insights and ask questions of our brilliant speakers – regulators and policy experts in qualifications and skills. In particular, you will learn about:
- The latest qualifications reform agendas in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- How will the new approvals process, led by DfE, IfATE and Ofqual, affect the funding of existing qualifications, including the development of new qualifications, from 2023?
- What specific forward plans do Regulators have that they want to share with us? What policies are government departments planning?
- How is the skills policy landscape changing, following the appointment of a new UK prime minister?
- What is the latest cutting edge research and how will Gen Z and learning in the metaverse shape the industry in future?
The Annual Awards and Dinner is always a favourite, with live entertainment and star guests! Come and find out who will be the winners of our 9 prestigious categories this year, hurry though, because tickets really are selling fast!
The full plenary and workshop programme is now live, however the agenda is subject to change, please check back regularly as further speakers and seminars will be confirmed over the coming days.
Please note: Accommodation at the Marriott Hotel has now sold out, all accommodation bookings are now for the Hilton Hotel.
Venue: Leicester Marriott Hotel, Smith Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SW
