Say Hello to New Events 2025

ISE Apprenticeships Conference 2025

🗓️ Date in 2025 (London)
An industry conference focused on the evolving apprenticeship landscape, skills strategies, and how organisations can support and deliver apprenticeship programmes. Sessions covered policy changes, employer insights and skills development trends—valuable for apprentices considering future pathways and workforce skills planning.

📌 Who it helps: She Technician apprentices and those wanting deeper insight into apprenticeship skills strategy and employer expectations.

Webinars & Online Professional Learning

While specific exact webinar listings (with confirmed Sep–Dec 2025 times) are not always centrally archived, the following series and platforms ran relevant sessions during this period:

📌 Amazing Apprenticeships Live Webinars

Regular online workshops throughout late 2025 covering apprenticeship tips, insights into technical pathways, employer exchanges, and practical advice for applications and career development. Past sessions included industry-focused webinars featuring employers and sector professionals.

📌 Who it helps: All apprentices (Early Years & Technical) seeking careers guidance and practical skills support.

📌 Realise Training Early Years Webinars

• 30 October 2025 – Navigating Sugar in the Early Years – webinar covering nutrition and wellbeing in childcare settings.

📝 Other early years professional development webinars were regularly offered, including topics like wellbeing, curriculum development, safeguarding and leadership across 2025.

📌 Who it helps: Early Years apprentices Level 2, 3 & 5 seeking CPD in child-focused practice topics.

🎨 Cultural & Creative Inspiration Events

📍 London Design Festival

🗓️ September 2025 (multiple venues across London)
An annual cultural and design festival featuring exhibitions, talks, installations, tours and creative workshops across the city. This festival offered inspiration for apprentices interested in creative thinking, experiential design and communication skills relevant to profession-focused contexts (e.g., inclusive spaces, learning environments).

📌 Who it helps: Apprentices looking to expand creative awareness or apply design thinking to problem-solving in projects.

🤝 Professional Development & Leadership

📍 Early Years Leadership Conference London 2025

🗓️ 14 November 2025
📍 The View, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London
A full-day conference with CPD sessions, expert talks, networking and leadership insights tailored to early years professionals, nursery leaders and emerging practitioners. Topics included leadership strategy, staff development and practical approaches to curriculum and team support.

📌 Who it helps: Early Years Level 3 and Level 5 apprentices aiming to build leadership and management confidence.

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✔ Apprenticeship Fairs & Skills Events
Provide opportunities for real-world employer engagement, apprenticeship insights, and pathways planning.

✔ Online Webinar Series
Enable flexible professional development for apprentices balancing work and study.

✔ Sector-Focused Conferences
Offer CPD, networking, and leadership development, especially in Early Years settings.

✔ Cultural & Skills Inspiration
City-wide events like the London Design Festival add creative context and broader thinking opportunities for personal development beyond formal training.

📚 How to Leverage These Experiences (Looking Ahead)

• Add CPD hours to your apprenticeship portfolio for webinars and conferences attended.
  
  

• Connect with event organisers for future notifications—most run annual or quarterly cycles of workshops and fairs.
  
  

• Reflect on learning in journal or portfolio entries to demonstrate application to your apprenticeship goals.