Peer Meetup by Safaraz Ali 13.Oct.2023
Powerpoint from the peer meet up online networking webinar that was conducted on the 13th October 2023. This covered topics such as recruitment, AI and the funding landscape.
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Employability & Skills Providers
13th October 2023
Unleashing Potential
in Employability & Skills
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Morning, meet your hosts
Safaraz Ali (Saf)
CEO of Pathway Group, Founder of
Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards &
Alliance
Martin Chandler
Head of Engagement& Experience,
Digital Marketing Lead, and
Multicultural ApprenticeNetwork
Executive
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Sector leader, guest presenters
Tony Carr
4front Partners
10:45 - 11:00
Collaborative Employer
Engagement
Adam Barnes
Roemer Barnes Consultancy
11:00 - 11:15
The Funding Landscape: A Brief
Overview
Sak Awan
S Knights Recruitment
10:30 - 10:45
Candidate Experience &
Employer Branding
Raj Kaur Khaira
AutogenAI
10:15 - 10:30
AI and Automation
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• The concept of Peer Networking has been around for centuries and has been used by some of the
most powerful business people in the world and in history
• Peer networking uses the power of those you know and those in your sector to engage in
conversations and exchange ideas
• Through the exchange of conversations allow people to learn and develop further and in addition to
connecting and collaborating
So, what is Peer MeetUp?
Peer MeetUp is a brand of Pathway2Grow
Business Networking and we like to thing we do
things differently.
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Connecting and
collaborating
with the right
people
Build a network
and reputation
to your target
audiences
Gain and share
valuable
knowledge,
experiences
Opportunityto
showcase your
experience
through
workshops and
raise your profile
PeerMeetUp is about…
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We all know this too well…
How we work has changed!
• We no longer live in a world where we can easily plan years
ahead on strategy with absolute certainty and stability
• We all agree somewhat that what we have done in the past
and what we have learnt previously plays lesser role in our
success
• The key drivers for our ability to retain and grow now is how
we react and adapt
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Learn and share even more so than ever before?
Why is there a need for skill and
employability providers to
connect, and collaborate…
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It's simply this….
Our sector is hard and keeps getting harder, but there is no time to mourn
the past or to feel sorry for ourselves. It's our job as leaders in our
business to adjust to the reality of the current marketplace which isn’t
going to slow down for us.
The real challenge is to see each other as collaborators not competitors
and to give before we ask… that and moving fast enough!
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The reality is that we no longer live in a
world where nothing changes for xx years
The world that you and I now work in, is constantly
evolving. The skill set that it takes to survive and hopefully
thrive is different to what it was even a year ago
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Dare it to be said….
Having XX years of experience in a sector/industry no longer has a significant
role as a success factor anymore. YES it plays a plays a part but an ever
decreasing one. How we learn has changed and there is a need to change
further.
Its our ability to react and adapt that is the key.
– we have more emphasis NOW than ever before for training –
webinars/seminars, classes have a much bigger role to play along with
learning from our peers, mentors, coaches and networking
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Peer MeetUp is about connecting and
collaborating, learning and sharing with the
right people.
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Please use the Networking
opportunity to introduce yourself
to the groups (no pressure to
participate)
We suggest sharing…
• Name and business / service /
location
• Any views/thoughts you wish to
share
• Any specific questions or specific
requirements
When you get the opportunity to meet each
other, we suggest....