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!

SESSION BREAKDOWN

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.

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