26th September 2024
CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE 2021: Bridging the Skills Gap
9 million working aged adults in England lack basic literacy or numeracy skills. This lack of skills blights lives and wastes potential. This panel discussed what we need to do to tackle this skills gap. Highlights of this event include a barnstorming opening speech from the new Skills Minister, Alex Burghart MP.
Speakers
Gavin Rice
Head of Work and Welfare, Centre for Social Justice
Alex Burghart MP
Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills
Chris Oglesby
CEO, Bruntwood
Eleanor Harrison OBE
CEO, Impetus
Joseph Watfa
Head of Policy, Football Beyond Borders
Alice Stott
Director of Schools, Voice 21