0114 234 5197
Annual Conference
ASET Conference 2022 #ASET22
Inclusivity, Sustainability, and the Placement Practitioner
The Placement and Employability Professionals’ Conference,
6th– 7th September 2022, Keele University
After two years of delivering our conference online, we are delighted to welcome you back to a face-to-face ASET conference. We are especially pleased to invite you to join us at Keele University, named Global Sustainability Institution of the Year (International Green Gown Awards, 2020).
Keele University was the natural choice for our conference theme of Inclusivity, Sustainability, and the Placement Practitioner. In the words of Sir David Attenborough “This university is pre-eminent in its understanding of the need for sustainability“, and we will be working with the Keele conferencing and events team to ensure we are able to make sustainable choices throughout our event.
In response to a members’ poll taken at the Spring Regional Hub meetings, this year’s conference will take place over two full days. In line with our theme of inclusivity, we are also delighted to enable as many members as possible to join conference either In-Person, or through access to an Online Programme tailored to give a flavour of the full event.
Please see below Brochures for both the In-Person and Online events and the essential Delegate Guide for those of you who are joining us at Keele.
Download here : 2022 ASET Conference Delegate Guide – for In-Person attendees
Download here: #ASET22 Conference Brochure – In Person attendees
Download here: #ASET22 Online Programme Brochure
Book to attend Conference In-PersonBook to access Online Programme
In light of the new consultation from the Office for Students on Student Outcomes and Teaching Excellence and UK Government and Irish Government targets to reach net Carbon Zero by 2050, there has never been a more important time to consider how policy impacts our practice and research. The ASET Conference 2022 will consider two of the key themes shaping the Higher Education landscape, and our practice as Placement Professionals, Leaders, and Researchers: Inclusivity and Sustainability.
New for this year, and in keeping with our conference theme, we are offering an online programme in addition to our full in-person programme, to better enable members to engage from across the United Kingdom. Delegates who opt to attend conference online will only have the option to attend the elements included in the online programme.
Book to attend Conference In-Person
We are pleased to be supported at conference by our Sponsors
In-Person Programme
Day 1 – Tuesday 6 September
07:30 – 09:00 Breakfast (for delegates staying Monday night)
09:00 – 09:30 Registration and Networking
09:45 – 10:15 Opening Address: Sustainability and Inclusivity – The Keele Approach
Professor Kristyan Spelman Miller, PVC Education, Keele University
Professor Zoe Robinson, Prof. of Sustainability in Higher Education, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures, Keele University
10:25 – 11:10 Parallel Sessions Stream A
11:10 – 11:30 Coffee & Chat
11:30 – 12:15 Keynote: I don’t belong here- The reality of exclusion in “inclusive” employment spaces
Dr Iwi Ugiagbe- Green, Reader (Learning & Teaching), Manchester Metropolitan University
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:30 Networking Options: Outdoor Guided Walk/Indoor Speed Networking
13:45 – 14:30 Parallel Sessions Stream B
14:45 – 15:15 ASET Summer Project Bursary Presentation
15:15 – 15:35 Tea & Chat
15:40 – 16:25 Keynote: The Case for Carbon Literate Students and Employers
Chloe Andrews, Carbon Literacy Project
16:30 Day 1 Close
18:30 Drinks Reception, Keele Hall
19:30 Buffet Meal and QUIZ, Salvin Room, Keele Hall
Day 2 – Wednesday 7 September
07:30 – 09:00 Breakfast (for delegates staying Tuesday night)
09:00 – 09:30 Registration and Networking
09:30 – 10:30 Keynote: Life challenges and putting Inclusion to the heart of everything you do
Alex Clarke
10:40 – 11:25 Parallel Sessions Stream C
11:25 – 11:45 Coffee & Chat
11:45 – 12:15 Professional Development Tasters: Choose 1 from 4 options
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:30 AGM
13:30 – 13:45 ASET On…
13:45 – 14:15 Keynote: Five top tips to engage with students in Autumn
Ollie Sidwell, RateMyPlacement
14:25 – 15:10 Parallel Sessions Stream D
15:15 – 15:40 Tea & Chat
15:40 – 16:25 Keynote: Consciously Changing the World – by harnessing the Power of Purpose in Placements
Clive Wilson
16:30 Conference Close
The full abstracts and details for the Parallel Sessions are available to download here
Booking deadline to access the Online Programme 5pm 30th August
Book to access Online Programme
Online Programme
Day 1 – Tuesday 6 September
09:30 – 09:45 Join online via Zoom
09:45 – 10:15 Opening Address: Sustainability and Inclusivity – The Keele Approach
Professor Kristyan Spelman Miller, PVC Education, Keele University
Professor Zoe Robinson, Prof. of Sustainability in Higher Education, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures, Keele University
11:30 – 12:15 Keynote: I don’t belong here- The reality of exclusion in “inclusive” employment spaces
Dr Iwi Ugiagbe- Green, Reader (Learning & Teaching), Manchester Metropolitan University
14:45 – 15:15 ASET Summer Project Bursary Presentation
15:40 – 16:25 Keynote: The Case for Carbon Literate Students and Employers
Chloe Andrews, Carbon Literacy Project
16:30 Day 1 Close
Day 2 – Wednesday 7 September
09:15 – 09:30 Join online via Zoom
09:30 – 10:30 Keynote: Life challenges and putting Inclusion to the heart of everything you do
Alex Clarke
13:00 – 13:30 AGM
13:30 – 13:45 ASET On…
13:45 – 14:15 Keynote: Five top tips to engage with students in Autumn
Ollie Sidwell, RateMyPlacement
15:40 – 16:25 Keynote: Consciously Changing the World – by harnessing the Power of Purpose in Placements
Clive Wilson
16:30 Conference Close
Book to attend Conference In-PersonBook to access Online Programme
Last year’s event
The 2021 ASET Conference was our second online, and our 28th annual, event which brought together 194 attendees; employers, early researchers, specialists, and practitioners, who shared their perspectives and tools with a focus on new skills for this new world.
Day One provided us with insights into the opportunities, challenges and changes the last 18 months have brought, through keynotes highlighting the value of work based and placement learning and the ways in which we, as practitioners, can showcase our work. Delegates have told us that alongside the panel and the keynote sessions, a conference highlight was the presentation of the results from the 2021 ASET Student Bursary project which brought attention to the views of Generation Z on whether COVID-19 has changed Work based Learning forever?
Day Two opened with an address from our President, Geoffrey Copland OBE, who applauded the tenacity and creativity with which ASET members had approached the pandemic and flourished, and continued with further new insights, the sharing of toolkits and a special opportunity for the students of ASET member institutions sponsored by Pagoda Projects.
Conference closed with a reminder to take care of ourselves, to recognise who we are and what motivates us, an important message to consider, and not just in these challenging times.
