The universal benefits of developing adult skills with WEA’s Chris Morgan and EDT’s Kiri Baxter #11

18/09/2024 44 min Episodio 11
 The universal benefits of developing adult skills with WEA’s Chris Morgan and EDT’s Kiri Baxter #11

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There’s a spotlight in the UK right now on work-related skills, and our investment into equipping people with appropriate skills for life and work is absolutely vital.This week’s expert guests on Brighter Futures have a fantastic overview on the skills area, and more importantly how it can evolve for the better - we’re joined by WEA’s External Relationships Director, Chris Morgan and EDT’s Deputy Director of Skills, Kiri Baxter.Listen as Kiri and Chris share with host Tony McAleavy how we define skills, the value of localising the delivery of skills training, and how it feeds into the country’s success.This episode coversThe definition of skills, and whether it varies between schools and post-16 educationEffective practice for skills guidance in the workplaceHow we make access to skills education as inclusive as possiblePriorities for the new Skills England bodyKiri Baxter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiri-baxter-4181a5123/Chris Morgan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-morgan808/Tony McAleavy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-mcaleavy-6aa64229Education Development Trust: https://www.linkedin.com/company/educationdevelopmenttrust/

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