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Workforce Foresighting Hub PodcastPart 2: Shaping the Future Workforce: Insights from IfATE and the Workforce Foresighting HubWelcome to the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.In part 2 of this episode, Jonathan and Richard consider what the future of the UK skills challenge looks like, including what changes are needed in the education sector to prepare for this. We also discuss the impacts the skills challenge has on wider society, and how workforce foresighting helps the Government achieve its objectives.If you want to find out more about the Workforce Foresighting Hub or how to get involved, please head to the below links:Websitehttps://iuk.ktn-uk...
2025-01-2717 minWorkforce Foresighting Hub PodcastPart 1: Shaping the Future Workforce: Insights from IfATE and the Workforce Foresighting HubWelcome to the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.In the first of this two-part episode, we welcome Dr Richard Clewley and Jonathan Mitchell from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE). By working with employers to shape apprenticeships, T Levels, and higher technical qualifications they are playing a crucial role in preparing the workforce for the challenges of the future. We discuss the role that the Workforce Foresighting Hub plays in helping IfATE achieve these objectives, and how they have benefitted from the programme so far.If you want to f...
2025-01-2727 minWorkforce Foresighting Hub PodcastCentre for Process Innovation (CPI) - Case StudyWelcome to episode six of the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.Episode 6 of the Workforce Foresighting Hub podcast sees us talk to Karen Burgess and Simon Hawdon from CPI.After recently publishing a workforce foresighting report addressing the skills challenge in RNA therapeutic manufacturing, the pair discuss the key insights and recommendations from the report and how to address this challenge.If you want to find out more about the Workforce Foresighting Hub or how to get involved, please head to the below links:Websitehttps...
2024-12-1027 minWorkforce Foresighting Hub PodcastNavigating the Skills Gap: Preparing the UK Space Sector for the FutureWelcome to the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.In episode 5 of the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast, we explore the skills challenge facing the UK space sector.Joined by Kathie Bowden, from the Satellite Applications Catapult, and Bethan McAulay from Astroscale, we discuss their recent experience of workforce foresighting. The pair go into detail on the challenges faced by the UK space sector and how to prepare the workforce to adapt to future skills requirements.If you want to find out more about the Workforce Foresighting Hub or how to get involved...
2024-11-1540 minWorkforce Foresighting Hub PodcastCoaches Corner: How educators, employers and technologists can benefit from foresightingWelcome to episode four of the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.In this special ‘Coaches Corner’ edition, we hand over to WF Hub coaches Satchin Semage, Samantha Yair and Jack Lockhart to discuss their roles and how educators, employers and technologists can benefit from foresighting.They discuss insights from cycles they have been involved in and the impact that workforce foresighting can have on UK organisations, as well as why we need to act now to prepare the future workforce.If you want to find out more about the Workforce Foresighting Hub...
2024-10-1729 min
Innovate UKWorkforce Foresighting Hub - Episode 3: Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult – a WFH Case StudyOur third episode sees us speak to Andrew Esson, Future Skills Lead at Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.
ORE Catapult were part of one of the first Workforce Foresighting Hub cycles, where they looked into preparing the workforce for future challenges in the offshore floating wind sector. In this episode, we hear about ORE Catapult’s experience in the programme, how they benefitted from it and what they learned along the way.
Read the transcript: https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Workforce-Foresighting-Hub-episode-3-transcript.pdf
Series page: https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/news/workforce-foresighting-hub-podcast-series/
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2024-09-1327 minWorkforce Foresighting Hub PodcastExperiences, benefits and key learnings of the workforce foresighting processWelcome to episode three of the Workforce Foresighting Hub Podcast.In this episode, Emily is joined by WF Hub coach Jack Lockhart and Andrew Esson, Future Skills Lead, at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC). OREC has been involved in two workforce foresighting cycles so far, both focussing on how to prepare the future workforce in order to help meet upcoming targets for offshore wind.This episode sees Andrew discuss OREC’s experience of the workforce foresighting process, how they benefitted from it, as well as some of the key fi...
2024-09-0627 minInnovate UKSilent Designers Episode 8 - Recorded LiveExplore the transformative power of design as you listen to the Silent Designers’ podcast finale, recorded live. Our panel of Catapult’s Design network experts will share firsthand insights on leveraging multidisciplinary design for innovation in your business. Engage directly with industry leaders and gain practical strategies to integrate design thinking into your projects.
Why watch?
Learn actionable strategies to embed design thinking into your innovation projects.
Gain firsthand knowledge from industry leaders, empowering you to redefine the scope and impact of design in your business.
Who is featured?
Our hosts, Steve Welch and Ka...
2024-08-2759 minWorkforce Foresighting Hub PodcastWhat is the Workforce Foresighting Hub programme?Welcome to episode two of the Workforce Foresighting Hub PodcastIn this episode, Emily speaks with Technical Lead Steve Picker and Lead Consultant John Lanham to get into the details of the Workforce Foresighting Hub programme and what it consists of.Throughout the episode, Emily, John, and Steve address the following key talking points:What is the Workforce Foresighting Hub programme?How the Skills Value Chain approach can help address the UK skills challengeHow the programme worksHow we use the insights and data to inform our future preparations?
2024-08-1429 minWorkforce Foresighting Hub PodcastSetting the scene and how we move forwardWelcome to episode one of the Workforce Foresighting Hub PodcastIn this episode, Emily is joined by Paul Shakespeare and John Lanham to discuss the skills challenge and importance of taking actionThroughout the episode, Emily, John and Paul address the below key talking points:What is the skills challenge, and why is it so important?Who's responsibleWhat is the solution?What is the Workforce Foresighting Hub's process?If you want to find out more about the Workforce Foresighting Hub or find out more on...
2024-07-1728 min
On The Edge#053 James Taplin - Net Zero LivingIn today’s episode I speak with James Taplin, Lead Technologist for Urban Living at Innovate UK, about the benefits of a place-specific verses a place-agnostic approach in addressing the transition to net zero, and in particular about a £60m government programme called Net Zero Living working with 52 places to collaborate and accelerate the transition to net zero.
James was previously a Sustainability Advisor at Forum for the Future, and has a PhD in Biodiversity and Climate Relationships from the Uni of York
He’s also a writer of really...
2024-07-1126 min
Amata World PodcastResponsible and Ethical Conversational AI with James DraysonOur next guest on Amata World Podcast is James Drayson, CEO & Co-Founder of Appella AI. James is a graduate of UCLA and Imperial College, committed to building AI for good. Appella AI is a UK technology company developing AI conversational tools for the cybersecurity, telephone sales, customer service, and healthcare sectors. Appella’s mission is to develop ethical and responsible AI conversational tools to improve the quality and utility of human-human and human-machine conversation.Each week we are releasing an episode in the field of either Metaverse/Gaming, Web3/Crypto/Blockchain, AI or XR. In case we...
2024-05-2429 min
Amata World PodcastBuilding a bridge between digital and real life via games with Elena HögeOur next guest on Amata World Podcast is Elena Höge, Founder of Yaldi Games, a small studio with the mission to create games that inspire real life experiences and personal growth. She is the CEO and Creative Director and she manages the business admin, product, marketing, finance and HR. Since starting to forage she cannot go for a walk without stopping every 5 minutes to point out plants and their use cases. Their debut title is called Out and About is a cozy life simulator that inspires nature exploration, cooking and crafting by integrating knowledge of plants, recipes and cr...
2024-05-0728 min
Code for Thought[EN] Building Data Science Teams - Alan Turing Institute Skills and Policy Award - Part IIn this episode I meet with Dr Emma Karoune and some of her colleagues from The Alan Turing Institute in London https://www.turing.ac.uk/ to talk about who and what skills we need to create and run modern data science teams. Emma is one of the awardees of the Skills and Policy award at the Turing.https://www.turing.ac.uk/skills-policy-awards-20232024 The Skills and Policy Award by The Alan Turing Institutehttps://iuk.ktn-uk.org/programme/bridgeai/ The UKRI Bridge AI programmePeople interviewed in this episodeDr Emma Karoune, Senior Research Community Manager...
2024-03-2644 minInnovate UKIndustrial Energy Transformation Fund Podcast - Episode 6: Decarbonising the Chemicals IndustryIn episode 6 of the IETF podcast, Jenni McDonnell MBE sits down with Simon Proctor from Mitsubishi Chemicals UK and James Findlay from Esseco Group.
We explore the challenges faced by the chemicals industry as it strives to achieve the ambitious target of net zero emissions. Our conversation delves into the innovative strategies both organisations are looking to adopt, supported by the IETF. Join us for this discussion on the chemical sector's journey towards sustainability, unraveling the transformative measures shaping its commitment to a greener future.
Guests:
Simon Proctor | Head of Project Puma...
2024-01-1920 min
Le courrier de la Sterne, le podcast 100% oiseauxCDLS#47 : Mass Destruction ( Dodo et Quelea)Dans ce nouvel épisode, Sophie et Florian font le grand écart en parlant du plus emblématique des oiseaux disparus à (1:18) et du plus présent sur la planète (21:14)) !!
N'hésitez pas à partager cette émission si elle vous a plu !
L' article de Sophie sur le Dodo :-https://tetzoo.com/blog/2020/7/11/dodo-in-life
L'es articles de Florian sur le Quéléa :
https://www.africanews.com/2023/09/28/tanzania-five-million-birds-killed-to-protect-rice-fields/
-https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64596927
-https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/news/opportunities-for-innovation-to-reduce-damage-caused-by-quelea-birds-in-africa/
Émission à retrouver sur toutes les plateformes ici :https://cdls...
2024-01-1737 min
The Innovator's JourneyAbiel Ma - Environmental entrepreneurAbiel Ma is CEO of Vuala, a start-up pioneering decentralised food waste reprocessing.He and his company may be relatively young, but like all good innovations they stand on the shoulders of others. What makes this innovation story unusual is that the shoulders in question are those of his father who carried out decades of research and development in environmental science and mechanical engineering.This father-and-son team now bring their combined skills to bear on a problem that has global significance. Worldwide more than 30% of food is wasted and - aside from the...
2023-11-2930 minInnovate UKSilent Designers Episode 4 - Tom Inns, CofinkWhat role does design play in our healthcare systems?
In this fourth episode of Silent Designers, our guest Tom Inns explores the theme of healthy living and technologies. Tom is the director of the consultancy, Cofink, a visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde, and a coach on the Innovate UK Design for Growth programme.
Join us as Tom explains his fascination with the role design can play in helping the silent designers within healthcare teams understand complex challenges, undertake the necessary phases of discovery, and innovate to deliver change.
“Each time I run a p...
2023-09-2217 min
尋聲暗問#6 – [尋聲] Pavel Nguyen：一心創業，兩處閒愁？一位24歲越南裔捷克人的理性浪漫你對創業的想像，是什麼？ 創業之所以困難，是理想被現實框架的無奈；而創業之所以美好，正是來自於那份用妥協所換來的感性噴發…… 遠在捷克的 Pavel，他又是怎麼想的呢？ 曾任財務與商業分析師、熟稔著風險意識的年輕 Pavel，為了興趣、為了好奇心，也或許是每每利用著一點一滴下班時間打造自己王國、奔馳又快意的自己...... 或許是對創業腦波弱的 Jason 我又腦補了，只是這回 Pavel 千里迢迢來到臺灣，這才發現...... 犧牲一點，何妨？ Piwi and Pavel first met in Brno, Czech Republic in 2019 during Piwi's exchange period. Fast forward to the present, Pavel has come to Taiwan to visit his girlfriend and to recruit engineers for his latest project - 3D-Printed gloves. This project aims to revolutionize the VR industry by replacing highly sensitive sensors with a physical approach, making it more affordable and accessible for gamers to enter the VR world without being hindered by exorbitant price barriers. # Pavel's Projects: City Memories: https://citymemories.co.uk/ Self Mushroom: https://shelfmushroom.com/ 3D-Printed Gloves: https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/projects/programme-young-innovators/xuan-huy-nguyen/ ----- 本集屬於 [尋聲]，[尋聲] 是我們的人物訪談，透過不同人物的人生轉折，除了是想要了解每個決定背後的原因，更是旨在尋找那原因背後更深層的共鳴。 ----- About us: # 尋聲暗問 Website: https://a-one-and-a-two.notion.si...
2023-03-1844 min