Workshops involving employers are hands-on sessions that expose learners to everyday examples of IT in practice.
An employer representative, working with you to guide your learners, can be anyone with relevant experience of the technologies you wish to explore. Company apprentices can make a valuable contribution to workshops and it may also help them achieve their own qualification.
Watch the video to find out how Nottingham City consortium has worked with an employer to deliver a workshop.
Do the activity to create a workshop plan.
You can then share your ideas with others – add comments, discuss experiences or upload resources that are relevant to this topic.
Explore this topic in another line of learningNottingham City consortium describes how it used their links with work-based learning provider Confetti to create a workshop.
The level 2 learners use industry standard software as part of their brief to create web presence for a local band.
Face-to-face
Make sure your employer partner understands the aims of the workshop clearly, and work together to develop a session plan.
British Computer Society – includes inspiration for possible workshop themes
e-skills UK – runs a programme of workshops for schools
e-skills UK - Employer Engagement guides - practical advice on apprenticeships
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