ABOUT THE EVENT
Tribal's Empower FE Conference is here!
Join us at Sheffield Hallam University this July for Tribal's first Empower FE Conference. There'll be space for delegates to reconnect with colleagues, collaborate with new people and celebrate everyone's successes from the past year.
Drawing on our experience as the UK's leading provider of education technology solutions and off the back of successes at previous Empower events, the theme for 2024 is STRONGER TOGETHER.
Over 200 people attended last year's HE conference, and this year we're thrilled to be welcoming our FE customers as well. There'll be a mix of keynotes, breakouts and lightning talks, with our experts, customers and external speakers delivering sessions throughout both days.
Not to be outdone, our evening entertainment takes the form of a Celebration of Success Gala Awards Dinner at the majestic Cutler's Hall (a short walk from Sheffield Hallam University). The only question that remains is whether your institution will win an award!
WHEN
Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 July 2024
WHERE
DAYTIME
Sheffield Hallam University (Owen Building)
EVENING
Cutler's Hall, Sheffield
2-day Conference & Gala Awards Dinner ticket
£125 + vat FREE OF CHARGE!
- Access to all plenary and workshop sessions
- Access to all on-demand session content post-event
- Access to our sponsors exhibition space
- Food and drink throughout the day
- Delegate conference goody pack on arrival
- Our 'Celebration of Success' Gala Awards evening and dinner held on the Tuesday night.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO AVAILABILITY OF TICKETS
EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTERS
Excellence as a standard in apprenticeships: the new Maytas
Synopsis: With brand new user dashboards for assessors, employers, and learners, and a new OData API layer, see the new Maytas Hub, and hear about the journey to Maytas 6.
Empowering students through collective ownership and guidance on their educational journey - South & City College Birmingham
Synopsis: SCCB discuss building a protective culture with safeguarding and learner progress tracking.
Working better: Lessons learned from ebs health checks
HESA and UCAS - getting ready for HE statutory - Architecture Association School of Architecture
Synopsis: Prepare for the HESA statutory funding return with this talk from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, an ebs HEI.
Undertaking change for the better – City of Portsmouth College
Synopsis: Beginning, and embedding, major change can be daunting. Hear from City of Portsmouth College about how to plan for, enact, and embed transformation in further education.
Data-led decision-making - Panel: NPTC Group of Colleges, Nelson & Colne College, Architecture Association School of Architecture
Synopsis: How do you surface, define, and share actionable data across your institution? Hear from Grŵp Colegau NPTC’s Lisa Tew about establishing a culture of data-led decision-making, followed by a panel of FE and HEI leaders on their data strategy, chaired by Tribal's Head of Data Management Services Carla Martinho.
Lasting student engagement - University of Gibraltar
Synopsis: How do you build a sense of community for learners who arrive from all over the world? Hear from ebs HEI the University of Gibraltar about using Engage to reach learners.
Transformation: Embedding best practice for lasting change - South & City College Birmingham
Synopsis: Following major transformation in 2023, South & City College Birmingham discuss creating lasting change and sustainable best practice.
The Tribal Spear: Enrolment discovery workshop
Synopsis: Join a hands-on problem discovery workshop to help define the development of ebs Enrolments in the web. Places for this session are strictly limited.
Accessible & Welcoming: Making your systems support multiple languages - Linguaskin
Synopsis: Translation can enable staff and learners to work better and faster. Discover ebs partner Linguaskin, enabling human translation for all your web platforms.
Strategy update for ebs
Synopsis: ebs Product Manager, Gabi Walshaw introduces Tribal’s long term strategy for ebs, including the journey to cloud.
New for 2024!
The Professional Services Lounge is the place to be to talk about the solutions to your project-management problems, the wider issues of transformative technology initiatives, and balancing the right project implementation strategies. Relax, collaborate and get involved in the informal discussion groups and interactive workshops throughout the two days.
All of these discussions will be available to pre-register or just feel free to join throughout the conference. Please bear in mind that these sessions are interactive and only work if you join in!
Agenda overview
Full agenda TBC
Your day will include; networking, workshops, discussions, panel sessions, demonstrations and interviews.*
If you would like to submit a session proposal, you can do this when you book your ticket.
We will update the agenda as we confirm more sessions.
DAY ONE
10:00-11:00
Registration
11:00-11:15
Welcome to Empower
Mark Pickett
A welcome and introduction to Empower Vision from Tribal's CEO, Mark Pickett.
11:15-12:00
You Spoke, We Listened: How we are Improving to Help You
Excellence as a Standard in Apprenticeships: The New Maytas
12:15-13:00
Using Data to Raise College Performance and Learner Outcomes: The SCCB Case Study.
13:00-14:00
Networking Lunch
14:00-14:50
Main Stage Session
Data-led decision-making (NPTC Group of Colleges with panel members)
14:50-15:15
Afternoon Break & Refreshments
15:30-16:10
Lasting Student Engagement (University of Gibraltar)
Empowering Students Through Collective Ownership and Guidance on their Educational Journey (South & City College Birmingham)
16:15-16:55
Transformation: Embedding Best Practice for Lasting Change (South & City College Birmingham)
Working Better: Lessons Learned from ebs Health Checks
17:00-17:15
Closing Remarks & Close Of Day One
18:30-Late
Gala Awards Evening and Dinner
DAY TWO
09:00-10:00
Exhibition & Refreshments
10:00-10:05
Keynote: Professor Liz Mossop, Sheffield Hallam University
10:05-10:45
Life Long Learning Entitlement: University of Huddersfield
10:45-11:00
Break
11:00-11:45
Panel: Accessible & Welcoming - Making Your Systems Support Staff
11:45-12:45
Networking Lunch
12:35-13:55
(12:30-13:45) The Tribal Spear: Enrolment Discovery Workshop
(13:00-13:55) Nick Elston: Motivation and Confidence for Stakeholder Engagement, Workshop
14:00-14:40
HESA and UCAS - getting ready for HE statutory (Architectural Association School of Architecture)
14:50-15:00
Closing Address
15:00
Conference Close
Venue: Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University (Owen Building)
Hallam Square
Sheffield City Centre
S1 2LX
United Kingdom
Venue: Cutler's Hall
7-15 Church St
Sheffield City Centre
S1 1HG
United Kingdom
Getting to Sheffield Hallam University
Walking
The Owen Building is a very short walk up from Sheffield Train Station.
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By car
There is no parking available on-site. The nearest public car parks are:
Arundel Gate, S1 6DG
Q-Park Charles Street, S1 2NJ
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By train
The City of Sheffield is on the main line running between London and Edinburgh providing regular trains through the city.
Visit the National Rail website for train times
Hotels near to the venue(s)
The Leopold Hotel Sheffield - OB: 7 mins | CH: 3 mins
Mercure Sheffield St Paul's Hotel & Spa - OB: 4 mins | CH: 6 mins Novotel Sheffield Centre - OB: 2 mins | CH: 10 mins
Jurys Inn Sheffield - OB: 5 mins | CH: 12 mins
Hampton by Hilton Sheffield - OB: 14 mins | CH: 7 mins