Confirmed Exhibitors

Association of Employment and Learning Providers

cloudBuy

ABC Awards, part of the EMFEC Group

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)

The Education and Training Foundation

Strive Innovation

City & Guilds

Virtual College

Myscience

Fair Train

FE Associates

Trainsure - Sydney Packetts & Sons Limited

Grosvenor VAT Consultants

OCR (Headline Sponsor)

OneFile

The Skills Show

Available to Book

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 

NCFE

CogniSoft

NOCN

Learning Curve Group

Available to Book

Pellcomp Software

SQA

Pearson Work Based Learning & Colleges

Skillsfirst Awards

Prospect Training Services (Gloucester)

Lifetime Awarding

Association of Employment & Learning Providers

AELP is a national membership organisation, membership starts from as little as £331 + VAT per annum and in return your organisation will receive weekly concise updates, a monthly member newsletter and attendance at exclusive complimentary members’ forums.

Moreover, the opportunity for you to ‘make a difference’ in our policy development and government consultations; the chance to engage with all policy makers from the sector, along with other benefits. To learn more, come and join us at the AELP stand on the ground floor in the Chablis suite.

AELP Membership Team | T: 0117 947 2090 | E: membership@aelp.org.uk | W: aelp.org.uk |Twitter: @AELPUK | LinkedIn: AELP |

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cloudBuy

cloudBuy provides comprehensive eBusiness solutions to buying organisations of all sizes. cloudBuy provide AELP with an eMarketplace and contracts database which can intelligently reconcile purchase orders, contracts and invoices; ensuring that AELP can have the knowledge at their fingertips to continually optimize all procurement activities across the work based learning sector.

The suite that cloudBuy provide AELP ensures that AELP have 100% end to end accuracy so that AELP gets the right price from contract through to invoice along with any discounts delivery charges and any configuration, and that invoices can be automatically processed, paid and reconciled.

cloudBuy technology is continually developed to support our expanding community of buyers and sellers to ensure that everything they buy and sell is at the correct price and that they have a real eCommerce experience when they use our solutions.

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bksb

bksb write, develop and supply eLearning solutions to improve English, maths and ICT skills. We’re the UK’s most popular Functional Skills solution and our core products are designed in line with the Functional Skills criteria.

bksb supports both the learner, by offering constant and thorough support that can be accessed anywhere at any time, and the organisation, by offering excellent quality assurance and producing vast amounts of data to evidence learner progress in line with Ofsted requirements.

We also offer eLearning products to support individuals teaching and/or studying GCSEs, PLTS and ESOL courses. We aim to inspire every individual, regardless of age or background, to reach their full potential.

If you’d like to join the thousands of organisations already using bksb, visit our exhibition stand or claim your free product trial at our website.

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ABC Awards, part of the EMFEC Group

ABC Awards, part of the EMFEC Group, is a leading national awarding organisation with a long-established reputation for developing and awarding high quality vocational qualifications.

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Stafforce Apprenticeship Academy (ATA)

Our Apprenticeship Academy was awarded Apprenticeship Training Agency (ATA) status by the National Apprenticeship Service in 2012 and delivers unique Apprenticeship employment and support solutions.

For employers, we offer a fully tailored and managed end-to end solution. We provide businesses with the best new talent available and deliver an outsourced solution; freeing them from the operational resources required to run Apprenticeship programmes and helping minimise their financial risk. We employ apprentices and take responsibility for quality assurance, pastoral care and audit performance.

What makes us special is that we are truly independent and impartial. We are an honest broker that does not have direct relationships with any funding bodies and we broker and manage links with an increasing number of training providers across the UK.

Our ATA has recently been approached by a number of training providers to discuss how we might complement and support their programmes given potential future changes to funding. If you would like to open up a conversation about how we could work with your organisation please come and talk to us on Stand 4.

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Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)

AAT is the UK’s leading professional membership body providing skills-based accountancy and finance qualifications. We equip people with the practical skills to work in a wide range of finance roles in all sectors of the economy.

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The Association of Business Executives

The Association of Business Executives (ABE) is a professional membership body and an examination board. We develop business and management qualifications at QCF Level 4 Diploma, Level 5 Higher Diploma, Level 6 Graduate/Graduate Integrated/Extended Diploma and Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma. ABE qualifications provide progression routes to degree and Masters programmes worldwide.

At ABE we are committed to offering qualifications that are relevant, recognised and respected. We have a set of values that run through everything we do and which reflect the needs of our students and colleges.

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The Education and Training Foundation

The Education and Training Foundation aims to raise the quality and professionalism of the FE workforce in order to achieve consistently excellent outcomes for learners and employers. We will do this by getting behind colleges and training providers of all types and supporting them to achieve their own improvement objectives. We will also identify where the strategic challenges lie for sector improvement and lead action to address those challenges.

Our top priorities are improving English and maths; improving leadership and governance across the sector, and creating a VET system based on collaboration between employers and providers.

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Strive Innovation

For students who have chosen a vocational pathway of study, it’s essential to maximise their chances of being at the forefront of a competitive labour market.

But students will be left behind unless they’re equipped with clear career direction, strong job search skills, a targeted CV and Cover Letter that best portrays their abilities, and the know-how to communicate their potential in a job interview.

StriveInnovation, in consultation with psychologists and career experts, have developed EmployablityPlus. Fully accredited, the course is available for license.

Using the latest digital technology in a blended- learning approach, EmployablityPlus is fully adaptable to meet your needs, while creating potential for additional revenue streams.

EmployablityPlus will ensure that it’s your students who are given the tools and confidence to get the job that’s right for them.

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City & Guilds

As the UK’s leading vocational education organisation, City & Guilds’ purpose is to help people and organisations develop their skills for personal and economic growth. Established in 1878, we offer over 500 qualifications across 28 industries and help two million people unlock their potential every year. 

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Virtual College

Virtual College’s Education Division provides e-learning tools and resources to independent training providers which aim to deliver real economic benefits.

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Myscience

Myscience is the not for profit company that operates a number of national continuing professional development (CPD) programmes for teachers, lecturers and assessors, including the National Science Learning Centre, National STEM Centre (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) STEM support programme.

The ETF STEM Support Programme is a workforce development programme for FE colleges, employment and learning providers and other post-16 provision. Its main strategic aim is to improve the outcomes for young people in STEM subjects and increase numbers taking STEM degrees and apprenticeships. The programmes main themes are teaching and learning, equality, diversity and inclusion, employability, assessment and advice and guidance.

Mark Ellis
Head Of Partnership Development

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Fair Train

Fair Train is the Group Training Association for the Third Sector and owner of the National Work Experience Quality Standard. We help our members to benefit from apprenticeships and other work based learning.

In 2013 we launched the Work Experience Quality Standard for employers and providers accrediting only those who offer well planned and delivered work experience that benefits individuals and employers alike. We organise Work Experience Week in October each year promoting the benefits of work experience to individuals, training providers, colleges and employers

Find out more at www.fairtrain.org

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FE Associates

FE Associates offers a valuable Partnership Management Service which includes brokerage to enable colleges and sub-contractors to form quality working partnerships. Other aspects of the service include contract management, audit and compliance and quality assurance of delivery.

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Trainsure - Sydney Packetts & Sons Limited

Celebrating 50 years in 2014, Trainsure has grown to become the UK’s leading provider of insurance to the Training Industry. As specialists in our field, we know that Insurance requirements for work based learning providers are unique and diverse, so we work with our clients to provide flexible, practical solutions to meet their needs. We currently look after over 600 clients nationwide including many members of AELP.

The insurance market has changed dramatically over the last few years with an ever increasing number of Insurer’s products. Trainsure is able to cater for all your insurance needs and many of our clients have found working in partnership with us of great value in these times of change, as having an in depth understanding of your industry is invaluable when arranging insurance.

Trainsure are proud to announce our continued working relationship with AELP having agreed an exclusive package of benefits for AELP Members!

So, if you wish to discuss this further or arrange a meeting to review your existing insurance policies, please contact Wayne Cowley on the details below.

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Grosvenor VAT Consultants

Mike has been involved in VAT for over 40 years. He was a VAT Inspector for 17 years, and then joined a national firm.

Mike now operates his own consultancy business from which he is able to provide more flexible and practical advice.

He advises the AELP on VAT matters regularly giving seminars, attending conferences and exhibiting, to provide a readily accessible source of VAT advice to Training Providers, who suffer severe complexities in the application of VAT.

His fee structures encourage providers to seek advice, where possible fees being tied to successful application of more cost effective and appropriate treatment.

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OCR

OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) is a leading UK awarding body with an extensive portfolio of vocational qualifications, including the new Being Entrepreneurial, Cambridge Employability, Cambridge Traineeships, Cambridge Progression, Cambridge Technicals, Apprenticeships and Functional Skills.

We will continue to develop inspired solutions for vocational delivery models, working in partnership with training and employment providers to ensure they maximise funding flexibilities while helping prepare learners for success.

If you want to learn more about our learning programmes such as Cambridge Traineeships or any of our qualifications, come along to our stand at the AELP Conference or visit ocr.org.uk/vocational.

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OneFile

OneFile is the lead provider of assessment software for apprenticeships, QCF, NVQ, SVQ and BTEC.

Used by hundreds of training providers across the UK, our flagship eportfolio is cited in Ofsted Grade 1 reports and praised as “extremely effective electronic assessment”.

OneFile Ignite our latest innovation, eliminates enrolment admin. So you can sign up learners on your tablet or laptop, without the paperwork.

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The Skills Show

The Skills Show is the nation’s largest skills and careers event and helps to shape the future of a new generation. Attracting over 75,000 visitors annually, the show provides hands-on experiences that inspire young people to explore careers and motivates them to find out more about the world of work. Join us between 13 – 15 November at the NEC Birmingham. For further information visit www.findafuture.org.uk.

The Skills Show is part of Find a Future, an organisation which brings together WorldSkills UK Skills Competitions, The Skills Show, and The Skills Show Experience, providing every young person with the chance to unlock their potential and get excited about the world of work. Through hands-on experiential activities and skills competitions we help shape their futures and transform their lives.

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BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

At BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT we focus on delivering digital literacy skills for learning, for work and for life, through our widely recognised suite of IT user qualifications including ECDL and Digital Skills. As the only awarding body focusing solely on IT, we are ideally placed to deliver IT user qualifications that support further education and employability. 

Visit us on stand 22 to discuss your IT user qualifications requirements. And tell us why you think Digital Literacy is essential, for the chance to win a magnum of champagne!

Contact us to find out about becoming a BCS approved centre.

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NCFE

Passionate, dynamic, and committed to changing lives through learning – NCFE is an awarding organisation with a heart. Designing, developing and certificating nationally recognised qualifications and awards, last year NCFE helped 600,000 learners across the UK progress in their lives. A registered educational charity with a heritage in learning that goes back over 150 years, NCFE is proud of its unique approach.

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CogniSoft

We have been providing web based software solutions for government funded training and employment service providers across England, Scotland and Wales for 30 years. Our YETI software is a flexible user friendly web-based system which enables organisations to effectively track, store and manage learner and client life cycles on any kind of funding stream. A true enterprise wide solution, YETI effectively supports roles across an organisation. This year we have launched a unique app that saves money, time and paper on learner sign ups. Come along and have a chat with us to find out more.

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NOCN

Designed with employers needs and people in mind, NOCN qualifications offer a step-by-step, unit-by-unit route into learning and skills that help to increase learners’ confidence and employability and make sure that the qualifications are current and fit for purpose.

We have over 2,500 centres across the UK offering NOCN qualifications and over 400 qualifications on both the National Qualification Framework (NQF) and the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). These qualifications are made up of more than 1,000 units from a wide range of areas including modern languages, construction, health and social care, hospitality and catering, warehousing, retail, trade unions, creative arts and design, foundations for learning and life, functional skills, preparation for work including employability, security, credit control and offender learning.

NOCN qualifications range from Entry Level to Level 4 and include important skills for life as well as those qualifications that underpin the apprenticeship frameworks such as Functional Skills.

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Learning Curve Group

Learning Curve Group help FE providers deliver outstanding results. They work closely to enable them to reach their funding and curriculum targets for both 16 -18 and adult learners. Services include subcontracted delivery, publishing a range of high quality learning materials, access to priority learners through our established links to employers, support on study programmes and traineeships as well as providing information on new funding streams and consultancy support. They are a market leading provider of high quality training programmes and supported over 90,000 learners in 2012/13.

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Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance

Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) is the UK and Middle East’s leading supplier of compliance qualifications and apprenticeships. We offer over 200 qualifications. HABC is regulated by Ofqual, the Welsh Government, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and the Security Industry Authority (SIA). HABC is a family-run business, operating on the core values of quality, value, service and integrity.

At HABC, we are the ‘Awarding Body that listens’ and will never stop improving to ensure that we continue to provide our clients with the highest possible service standards in the industry. Our company vision is to set the global standard for listening and responding.

Our qualifications cover a wide range of subjects including Food Safety, Apprenticeships, Health & Safety, Security, and First Aid.

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Pellcomp Software

Pellcomp Software produce the PICS Learner Management System which has fulfilled the changing data requirements of the skills and employability sectors for over 20 years. Our client base of over 500 training providers, colleges & large employers enjoy a comprehensive system backed by market leading support services. From applicant management and financial analyses to online assessor and feedback tools, PICS offers a unified software solution covering many business requirements. Visit www.pellcomp.co.uk or visits us at our stand for a live demonstration and to find out more.

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VTCT

VTCT is an awarding organisation approved by the British Government to accredit National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQs). 

VTCT offers qualifications to over 800 colleges and training providers both in the UK and internationally with centres as far as India, South Africa and Australia as well as many throughout Europe. VTCT plans to continue to develop its international presence while maintaining the highest standard of service to all existing customers. 

VTCT is also a charitable organisation, its main activity is also its first charitable objective; to develop and provide high quality education and qualifications in the field of health and beauty and related disciplines.

VTCT has been at the forefront of developing the vocational system of qualifications in the United Kingdom and 2012 marked its 50th year in the industry.

The full qualification package offered by VTCT covers the following sectors: beauty therapy, hairdressing & barbering, complementary therapies, sports & active leisure, business skills and hospitality & catering. 

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SQA

SQA is Scotland’s internationally recognised accreditation and awarding body.

We help people realise their potential and achieve their ambitions by providing a wide range of high-quality, internationally recognised qualifications.

We work in partnership with schools, colleges, universities and industry to provide high quality, flexible and relevant qualifications and assessments. We strive to ensure that SQA qualifications are inclusive, accessible to all, provide clear progression pathways, facilitate lifelong learning and recognise candidate achievement.

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Smart Assessor

Imagine if you could easily reduce the delivery costs of your learning by more than 25% whilst enhancing the learning experience for all.

Smart Assessor is a fresh and innovative e-portfolio suitable for evidencing competence, learning and achievement.

The most successful e-portfolio on the market with over 200 colleges and training providers 90,000 learners and counting!

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Pearson Work Based Learning & Colleges

At Pearson, we take learning personally. We are the world’s leading learning company, providing education and assessment services in over 80 countries. In the UK, names like Edexcel, Longman, Heinemann, and BTEC combine 150 years of experience with resources, technology and expertise that support every learner.

We offer the largest selection of work-based learning related qualifications to learning providers in the UK. Our BTEC Apprenticeships are a fully-integrated solution and are supported by an extensive range of resources, including free sector-specific BTEC Apprenticeship Delivery Guides and Assessment Workbooks.

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OCN London

With over 25 years’ experience of awarding qualifications to learners, OCN London is a well-established awarding organisation, with a strong reputation for excellent customer service, expertise and quality assurance. Each member organisation has a dedicated OCN London team, including a Curriculum Development Manager, Quality Reviewer and Administrative Officer, who are all familiar with the centre’s provision and work to support its specific requirements.

We pride ourselves on our reputation for professionalism and responsiveness, for our partnership approach in working with centres for placing the learner at the heart of what we do.

Our standards and quality assurance are monitored and regulated by the qualifications regulators for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

OCN London is licensed by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).

This enables us to offer Access to Higher Education Diplomas helping adult learners, particularly those who do not have ‘A’ levels, to prepare for university.

Contact Simon Endacott - Registration and Certification Manager

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Skillsfirst Awards

Skillsfirst Awards are a passionate, forward thinking awarding organisation, focused on excellent customer service, flexibility and value for money. Our commitment to these principles has seen us become one of the fastest growing awarding organisations in the UK.

The majority of our qualifications have been developed in partnership with our customers, as we work together to help learners seek, gain and progress in employment.
Visit us on our stand to find out more about our innovative traineeship offer and some of our exciting new qualification developments.

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Tribal

We deliver efficiencies in training administration and improved outcomes for learners through learning management & eportfolio systems, functional skills and ILM delivery.

Booth 37:

Prospect Training Services (Gloucester)

iObserve - dubbed an ‘educational game changer’ in our recent Ofsted inspection - is a video and audio recording app that allows you to record observations, time stamp criteria, give instant feedback, upload and review recordings, and create a signed declaration. In short, it allows you to save time and paperwork by having an electronic record of all of your observations that you can access and review at any time.

iObserve is the ultimate tool for anyone making observations, whether it’s in the educational field, HR, sport, health & safety, training or inspections, sales, medical field and more – it’s suitable for any industry in which you need to observe and record.   

Here is our demo to view exactly how it works.

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Hodder Education

Hodder Education’s specialist vocational team publishes one of the UK’s largest portfolios of resources for work-based learners, from textbooks such as the bestselling Practical Cookery series to CACHE-endorsed childcare resources and professional handbooks. Its digital resources are delivered via Dynamic Learning, which is used in 2/3 of all UK colleges.

Inspection copies of all print resources and free trials of all Dynamic Learning resources are available to training providers. Visit the PTP Portal on the Hodder Education website for more information.

New for 2014 - the Hodder Functional Skills Solution
Created specifically for the Functional Skills framework and perfect for work-based learners, the Hodder Functional Skills Solution starts with an accurate diagnostic and creates an individual learning plan which links to skills tutorials and summative, computer-marked assessments. Real past papers with model answers round out the end-to-end service to provide unlimited exam practice in the right environment.

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Lifetime Awarding

Lifetime Awarding is an Ofqual regulated awarding organisation with an innovative and dynamic approach. We provide a range of vocational qualifications to FE colleges, training providers and employers, enabling them to achieve their objectives by offering qualifications that are fit for purpose. We develop off-the-shelf, customised and fully bespoke qualifications across a growing number of sectors. Not only do we pride ourselves on excellent customer service and a fast certification turnaround, but with our collaborative and forward thinking approach we can ensure that our qualifications truly meet the needs of our customers.