Event Phone: 07539143184

Sold out call or email BACH to go on a waitlist or for a cancellation 07539143187 03 ia***@ba**.uk

We were allocated an extra 7 rooms on Friday late afternoon and sold four from waitlist.  3 rooms available. 

BACH Conference Sunday 26 to Tuesday 28 March 2023

Holiday Inn City Centre Manchester 

Conference Overview

Many presenters are confirmed, but at this time of change and challenges, some of the key speakers are in the process of confirming. Updated programme to follow.

Ofsted update and insight from Paul Joyce, Deputy Director Ofsted,

IfATE update and listening to Member’s concerns – Jane Pierce

CITB working with BACH and others to provide the construction workforce for 2023

Skills for Greening – Ian Heptonstall, Supply Chain Sustainability School

Skills for Modern Methods of Construction – Mark Southgate

Ene House 2 – Roofing Project Prof Peter McDermott, Salford University

Skills for Retrofit – Nigel Donohue, IAA

 Conference timetable

Sunday 26 March 2023

Afternoon check-in at our hotel and collect your delegate’s pack

18.30 meet for networking event, with evening meal at 20:00 Meet up with your colleagues from across the BACH network for a relaxing informal evening.

Monday 27 March

07.00 (from) Breakfast at our hotel

08.30 Please arrive promptly for the conference registration

09.00 to 12.30 Morning session

12.30 Hot buffet lunch

13.30 to 17.00 Afternoon session

19.00 Pre dinner drink

19.30 Gala Dinner

Tuesday 28 March

07:00 (from) Breakfast at our hotel.

08.20 Please arrive promptly for the conference.

08.40 to 12.30 Morning session

12.30 Hot buffet lunch

13.30 to 15.00 Afternoon session

15.00 Depart – tea and coffee available until 15.45 for networking

Full conference programme for £450 BACH Members Includes any appropriate staff from Member’s College group or Organisation

Price includes

• Two full days of quality Conference
• Two nights accommodation – sole occupancy
• Dinner Sunday and Gala Dinner Monday
• Breakfast and Lunch Monday and Tuesday
• Networking Sunday evening

£700 Non-members – Not a member, call 07539 143184 or ia***@ba**.uk

Event Phone: 07539143184

BACH Conference 19 May 2022

Central Hall, Coventry

Funding the Training for Construction’s SMART Green Future

Aim of the Conference

SMART Digital methods and technology as well as green skills with also the move to a larger proportion of construction projects being delivered by off-site manufacturing techniques is driving a fundamental change in the skills needed in the industry.

To support this BACH’s members will need investment in resources and equipment so they are able to support the training needs of the sector. Crucially they will also need to be able to recruit tutors and assessors with the updated knowledge and skill to train our learners at competitive pay rates.

BACH’s survey report published in February this year clearly found that overall, there is insufficient investment funding available to FE Colleges to achieve the industry’s needs. There is also a shortage of tutors and assessors and a major gap between when Colleges are able to pay and competitive rates in the sector.

The survey report stated that a wide range of urgently needed changes must happen for BACH members to tackle the challenges and be able to support the industry so that employers get the people with the skills it needs, including:

• Funding rates to be set to adequate levels to fully cover the additional costs for resources, materials and staffing;
• Capital investment is increased so that all areas of the country have proper access to adequate funds;
• CITB levy is leveraged wherever practical to address the challenges and provide support to the training providers and the employers; and
• Employers and the Colleges work together at the local level to share resources such as seconding or guesting people from industry to contribute to teaching, particularly in the new digital, off-site and green skills part of the curriculum.

This Conference will bring together BACH members with key employers from the Construction Leadership Council’s People & Skills Group, together with representatives from CITB, to discuss these challenges and agree on what practical action is needed to address them.

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