Join us at City & Guilds for an inspiring in‑person event designed for L&D professionals who want to connect, learn, and collaborate!

• Date: Wednesday 17 June 2026
• Time: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
• Venue: The Manchester College – City Campus, 60 Great Ducie Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M3 1LT
• Book via Eventbrite

As the UK skills landscape continues to shift, organisations are under growing pressure to attract, develop, and retain the talent they need to thrive. Join us for an interactive and engaging event that brings together industry experts and leading employers to share fresh thinking, real examples, and practical strategies to strengthen your workforce development approach.

• Tom Colgan, Early Careers Lead, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)
• Jenna Eaton, Learning and Development  Manager, Seddon

Why attend?

• Date: Tuesday 21 April 2026
• Time: 11:00am
• Duration: 45 minutes
• Platform: Zoom
• Booking: Via Eventbrite
• Recording: Available on demand after the event

Earn & learn is more than a workforce strategy — it is one of the most powerful drivers of measurable social impact available to employers today.

Join The 5% Club and PeoplePlus for a focused 45-minute webinar exploring how structured earn & learn pathways can transform employer intent into tangible social value outcomes.

Chaired by CEO of The 5% Club Mark Cameron OBE, with Laura Savage, Partner Services and Social Value Solutions Director at PeoplePlus, this session will examine  the growing expectation on employers to evidence social impact — and how to meet it with confidence.

Two employers will also share practical insights on embedding social value into workforce strategy.

Why Attend?

Employers are operating in an environment of increasing ESG scrutiny, procurement requirements and stakeholder expectation. Social value is no longer a “nice to have” — it is a commercial differentiator.

This session will explore:

• How earn & learn pathways (apprenticeships, sponsored students, graduates, T Levels and returners) drive measurable social mobility and inclusion
• The difference between social value and social impact — and why both matter
• The role of the UK Government Social Value Model in procurement
• How structured measurement frameworks strengthen bids, reporting and brand credibility
• The link between workforce planning and long-term community impact

The 5% Club exists to drive quality “earn and learn” opportunities across the UK. Our employer movement is built on the belief that opportunity, when structured and sustained, creates lasting economic and social value. During this webinar, we will also outline how social value will be further embedded within The 5% Club Employer Audit — strengthening the connection between:

• Earn & learn ratios
• Inclusion metrics
• Progression outcomes
• Social mobility impact

Our ambition is clear: to support employers in moving from participation to accreditation, and from accreditation to measurable leadership.

Hear directly from employers who are:

• Embedding earn & learn into core workforce strategy
• Measuring and reporting social impact
• Aligning ESG commitments with practical delivery
• Strengthening retention, productivity and long-term workforce sustainability

This is an opportunity to learn what works, understand common challenges, and gain practical advice for organisations at every stage of their social value journey.

UCAS’ latest “Careers & Employability” research with 16-19-year-olds shows that future employability is now a core driver in their decision making. And they want direct engagement with potential employers whilst still at school to help their career discovery.

Join us for a live webinar revealing key insights from the research and practical advice for employer engagement to build strong and sustainable future talent pipelines.

With experts from UCAS Research team and panel of employers.

Speakers:

• Host: Pete Milsom, UCAS
• Barbara Bradshaw, Student Insight Lead, UCAS
• Ruth Auton, Head of Education, Learning & OD, Northumbria NHS Trust

Date: Wednesday 15 April
Time: 11am
Platform: Online, Zoom
To Book: register here

The webinar will cover:

• Insights into young people’s career discovery journey
• What are they currently missing?
• What do they want from employers?
• How can employers engage with them from an earlier stage?
• What can employers do to lay the foundations of a sustainable, long-term young talent pipeline