Webinar Series: ReTHINK & ReINVENT

Chapter: Elevate North East

20 May 2025 | 3 PM (UK Time)

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Webinar Topic:

How are Skills Bootcamp and Apprenticeship programmes helping learners get meaningful employment?

Meet our Speaker

Candice Fanning

Employability Manager for Adult Skills and Education Service

City of London Corporation

  • Candice Fanning is the Employability Manager for the Adult Skills and Education Service at the City of London Corporation, bringing with her over 18 years of experience in adult education, employability, and workforce development across both public and private sectors.

  • Throughout her career, she has held key positions at Kent Adult Education, Medway Adult Education, Westminster Adult Education Service, and Just IT—designing and delivering inclusive, employment-focused learning programmes that support adult learners in achieving meaningful career outcomes.

  • A passionate advocate for lifelong learning and digital inclusion, Candice has led initiatives such as the Mayor’s Digital Academy, funded by the Greater London Authority, which transformed adult education into a more employment-driven and market-aligned ecosystem.

  • Her expertise spans curriculum innovation, safeguarding, supported learning, and managing public funding streams such as the Adult Education Budget (AEB) and Discretionary Support Fund (DSF). At Medway Adult Education, she played a key role in securing a “Good” rating from Ofsted by strengthening learner support and safeguarding practices.

  • Candice’s background as a trained LAMDA actress and BBC Radio Kent presenter has enriched her ability to engage, inspire, and communicate with learners. She has used these skills to champion public speaking and confidence-building as integral parts of employability training.

  • As a single mother for over 16 years, Candice brings lived experience and empathy to her role, understanding the real-life challenges adult learners face when balancing education, employment, and family responsibilities.

  • She continues to advocate for accessible, flexible, and employer-led training models, believing that adult education can be a powerful driver of confidence, inclusion, and economic mobility.

Join us as we discuss about:

  • The evolving landscape of skills and employment in the UK
  • Role of Skills bootcamp in facilitating meaningful employment
  • Accessibility and career change opportunities via bootcamps
  • Long term career development and industry immersion via apprenticeship
  • Skills bootcamps vs apprenticeship: when is each route more suitable
  • The future of skills training and the role of bootcamps and apprenticeship
  • Overcoming barriers to success in bootcamps and apprenticeships
  • Employer ROI and business benefits of engaging with bootcamps and apprenticeships

Date & Time:

20 May 2025 | 3 PM (UK Time)
 

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