AELP Exchange
Introducing AELP Exchange
From April, we're transforming our member meetings to create deeper collaboration, spark innovation, and enhance engagement across a rapidly evolving skills sector. Building on feedback from members, we're launching AELP Exchange, a new way to support your needs better, strengthen networking opportunities, and maximise the impact of our discussions.
What’s changing?
We’re refining our existing Sector Forums and Special Interest Groups and introducing new Communities of Practice. These groups will provide targeted spaces for collaboration, best practice sharing, and informed policy discussions.
There are three opportunities for members
Designed for managers, practitioners and sector leads, these groups focus on sector-specific discussions with contributions from skills sector representatives. Meetings will be held online, three times a year with sector specific updates and the opportunity for discussion and sharing of best practice.
Designed for senior leaders to explore key policy and programme areas. We’re introducing three new SIGs: Devolution (April 2025), 16-19 Provision (April 2025), and Adult Skills Provision (June 2025). Meetings will be held online, three times a year.
New! Communities of Practice – Phased implementation during 2025, these groups will connecting professionals in key operational roles (Safeguarding, Inspection, and Data Management) to discuss challenges and share insights. Meetings will be held online, twice per year.
Get involved!
AELP Exchange is a key member benefit and is free to attend—giving you the opportunity to lead on and shape discussions affecting the skills sector. The more members involved, the more effective our collective voice will become.
Keep an eye out for more information on how you can get involved – but in the meantime to ensure that all members can lead a group, we are re-instating our Chair nomination process.
Initially, we are seeking nominations for the following groups:
- Construction and Clean Energy – Sector Forum
- Creative and Design – Sector Forum
- Digital and IT – Sector Forum
- Land-based Technologies – Sector Forum
- Essential Skills: Maths, English and Digital – Special Interest Group
Interested in chairing a group?
Click the Nomination form button below to submit your nomination no later than 5pm Wednesday 9 April.
Click here for more information about the chair roles and responsibilities.
