Tuesday, November 13, 2018 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Urban Institute 5th Floor 2100 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037
8:30 a.m. Check-in and breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome and overview
- Robert Lerman, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute @boblerman
- Tom Bewick, President, Transatlantic Apprenticeship Exchange Forum; Chief Executive, Federation of Awarding Bodies @TomBewick
9:20 a.m. UK Keynote Speaker
- Sir Gerry Berragan, Chief Executive, Institute for Apprenticeships @IFAteched (participating virtually)
9:30 a.m. US Keynote Speaker
- Jim Rosapepe, State Senator, Maryland @SenRosapepe
9:45 a.m. Architecture of the New English Apprenticeship Model – End-Point Assessment
- Thomas Burton, Head of Assessment, NOCN Group @NOCN1
10:00 a.m. What Does Quality Mean for Apprenticeships?
- Simon Ashworth, Chief Policy Officer, Association of Employment and Learning Providers @sashworth80
- John Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, US Department of Labor @USDOL
- Mardy Leathers, Director, Missouri Division of Workforce Development @MardyLeathers
- Sarah Watts-Rynard, Chief Executive Officer, Polytechnics Canada; former Executive Director, Canadian Apprenticeship Forum @SarahWRynard
- Susanna Lawson, Cofounder and Director, OneFile @SusannaOneFile (moderator)
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. How Are the Theoretical Models of Occupational Frameworks and Assessment of Trainers and Apprentices Working?
- Thomas Burton, Head of Assessment, NOCN @NOCN1
- Simon Marti, Head of the Office of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Embassy of Switzerland @SwissEmbassyUSA
- Spenser Villwock, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Electrical Contractors @SpenserVillwock
- Katie Spiker, Senior Federal Policy Analyst, National Skills Coalition @Katie_SpikerNSC (moderator)
11:45 a.m. Lessons for the Future
- Thomas Bewick, President, Transatlantic Apprenticeship Exchange Forum; Chief Executive, Federation of Awarding Bodies @TomBewick
- Robert Lerman, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute @boblerman 12:00 p.m. Event concludes