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The 2021 ASET Conference (#ASET21) is taking place online, via Zoom, Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th September. The theme for this year’s event is ‘New Skills for a New World’, and with this in mind we are delighted to invite you to join us to:

• reflect on all we have learnt in the last year
• share triumphs and challenges
• highlight new ways of working
• determine ways to evaluate our practice
• and above all join together as a community to look to the year ahead with determination, and a wealth of new skills and tools

The Conference Programme is detailed below, and features a chaired discussion panel, speakers, and a wide range of presentations from practitioners and researchers working in the area of Work based and Placement Learning. There is opportunity for meeting and networking too.

2021 ASET Conference Programme

Day 1 – Tuesday 7 September
   From 09:10   Main         Admission
09:25 – 09:30   Main          Welcome from ASET
09:30 – 10:45   Main          Panel: New Skills for a New World
10:45 – 11:00   BREAK
11:00 – 11:20   Breakout    Practitioner Solutions to Student Engagement during the Pandemic– Stream 1
11:25 – 11:40   Main          A word from the ASET Chair : (AGM)
11:40 – 12:00                     Practitioner Solutions to Student Engagement during the Pandemic – Stream 2
12:00 – 12:05   BREAK
12:05 – 12:35   Main          ASET Student Bursary Presentation
12:40 – 13:00   Breakout    Practitioner Solutions to Student Engagement during the Pandemic– Stream 3
13:00 – 13:40   LUNCH
13:45 – 14:15   Main          Keynote : How do we use data in our HEPs to evaluate practice?
                                                          Professor Helen Higson OBE, Aston University
14:15 – 15:00   Main          Keynote : Inspiring students with the first steps in their careers in a
                                                          post-pandemic world
                                                          Lizzie Brock & Nisha Batish RateMyPlacement
15:00 – 15:10   BREAK
15:10 – 16:00   Breakout    ASET Community Networking
16:00   CLOSE

Day 2 – Wednesday 8 September
   From 09:30   Main          Admission
09:50 – 10:00   Main          Welcome from ASET and President’s Address
10:00 – 10:45   Main          Research Showcase
10:50 – 11:00   Main          Introduction to the New Edition:
ASET Good Practice Guide for Managing the Health, Safety and Welfare for Student Placements (2021)
11:00 – 11:20   Breakout    Practitioner Solutions to Student Engagement during the Pandemic – Stream 4
11:20 – 11:30   BREAK
11:30 – 11:50   Breakout    Practitioner Solutions to Student Engagement during the Pandemic– Stream 5
11:50 – 12:05   Breakout    Digital Innovation – Stream 6
12:10 – 12:25   Breakout    Digital Innovation – Stream 7
12:30 – 13:00   LUNCH
13:00 – 13:15   Main          ASET Members’ Exclusive
13:15 – 14:30   Breakout  Professional Development Taster Sessions
14:30 – 15:00   Main          Panel: ASET Trustees review
15:00 – 15:30   Main          Keynote: Ross McWilliam www.mindsetpro.co.uk
15:30     CLOSE

Panel: New Skills for a New World
We are delighted to bring together our panel of experts from diverse backgrounds and roles with experience of Work-Related Learning, in all its guises, both in the UK HE sector, and globally. You can find out more about our panel here. Under the panel theme: New Skills for a New World, our panel have been asked to consider their responses to, and thoughts on a range of questions relevant to us all in our daily practice under the following topic headers; The Impact of Covid, The University Sector, Working with employers, Working Globally

Speakers
In addition to hearing from our panel, we have invited keynote speakers to address conference. We are delighted to welcome Professor Helen Higson OBE, Aston University, who will be helping us to understand ‘How do we use data in our HEPs to evaluate practice?’
We will also hear from our colleagues at RateMyPlacement, with advice on Inspiring students with the first steps in their careers in a post-pandemic world and will be sharing data insights from their extensive surveys conducted over the last 18 months.
Conference will close with an uplifting and motivational Keynote from Ross McWilliam  www.mindsetpro.co.uk

Parallel ‘Breakout Room’ Sessions
This year we received an exceptionally high number of submissions for presentation at conference, and our review team had some extremely difficult decisions to make. We are delighted to be able to continue to offer opportunities for our members to showcase the excellent work they do, and very pleased to be able to share the details of the presentations available.
There will be 7 Breakout Room Streams, with a choice of attending 1 of 2 presentations in each Stream.  The timetable for each Stream, along with abstracts for each session is available below, to help you to plan your conference in advance.

Parallel ‘Breakout Room’ Session Abstracts and Timetable

Research Showcase
Our Research Showcase is an opportunity to share current research under any Placement, Work based learning, or Employability related topic. Using three slides, presenters have five minutes to take us on a fast-paced, informative and entertaining journey through their recent research. We have 5 Research Showcases, some will be presented live, and some pre-recorded, and there will be an opportunity for Q&A.

Research Showcase Abstracts and Timetable

Posters
Reshaping Workplace Experiences for Equality,  Adam Crane, University of Chester
An ongoing critical understanding about the motivation of Degree Apprentices and Higher Education in order to aid Student Engagement, Dr Trevor Gerhardt, Pearson College

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Conference Fees
ASET Members
Full conference – up to 6 delegates : £1000
Full conference – 3 delegates : £600
Full conference – 2 delegates : £500
Full conference – 1 delegate : £350
Day rate : £195

Non-members
Full conference : £500
Day rate : £275