The annual UKFT Education Partner Conference brings together partners from higher education, further education, private provision and industry from across the UK to engage in presentation briefings, panel sessions and Q&A, and is open to all UKFT Education Partner members.

• Welcome & Introduction | Jo Conlon, Reader in Fashion Education and Social Value, The University of Manchester
• Opening Speech | Adam Mansell, UKFT
• Session 1:  Sector Skills Body (SSB) Update | John West, UKFT
• Session 2:  Skills England Update | Kirsty Woollaston, Skills England
• Session 3:  Graduate Outcomes Survey (Raising Awareness Amongst Students) | John West, UKFT & Sinead Gabb, Jisc
• Session 4:  Bridging the Gap: Graduate Expectations vs Industry Reality | Panel discussion with Abraham Moon and Sons & Heathcoat Fabrics
• Session 5:  Sustainability Best Practice: Simplifying the Noise | Lizzy Dakin, UKFT
• Session 6:  B Corp: From Inside a B Corp Organisation | Michael Cusack, ACS Clothing
• Session 7:  Regulation: Navigating an Ever-Changing Landscape | Ava Kenny-Colwell, UKFT
• Session 8:  Back to Baselines (B2B) Project – Recommendations I Amanda Briggs-Goode, Nottingham Trent University
• Session 9:  Advanced Textiles Manufacture and Research | Jody Turner, AMRC
• Session 10:  Product Development for the Fashion Industry | Celia Thornley, UKFT & Laura Fish, Fashion Toolbox
• Session 11:  UKFT Approved: Qualification Recognition for Higher Education | Alice Welsh, UKFT
• Session 12:  Open Discussion | Alice Welsh, John West, Celia Thornley, Ava Kenny-Colwell & Lizzy Dakin, UKFT
• Close | Adam Mansell & John West, UKFT