#VirtualCoffee with Jennifer Coupland during #NAW2021

Jennifer Coupland February 10, 2021

In the latest edition of the #VirtualCoffee podcast, Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education joins Gavin O’Meara, CEO and Founder of FE News for a #virtualcoffee in the middle of #NAW2021

Jennifer chats about why now, more than ever it is important to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week. We also explore how T Levels and Higher Technical qualifications complement Apprenticeships.

We explore how the sector has responded to the challenges and Jennifer shares some encouragement to Apprentices and Employers struggling during the pandemic.

Then Gavin gets a bit personal and asks Jennifer what it has been like to be a leader thought this terrible pandemic.

Check out the VirtualCoffee podcast with Jennifer Coupland below:

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