Episode 5: From FAB to the Future - Apprenticeships, AI, and Welsh Innovation in Education

Welcome to the latest episode of "Will This Be in the Test?" – your go-to podcast for all things education, training, qualifications, and assessment.

In this edition, we’re bringing you insights straight from the FAB Conference in Leicester, where we caught up with Tim Burnett of The Test Community Network and explored the role of AI, innovation, and evolving regulation in assessment. We then speak with Lisa Mytton from the National Training Federation for Wales about the true value of apprenticeships, upcoming changes to the Welsh system, and the wider impact these programmes can have on businesses and the economy. Plus, Lisa leaves us with some timely homework: reading The Warrior, The Strategist and You by Floyd Woodrow.

Episode Highlights:

• News Round-up: Key takeaways from the FAB Conference—AI’s growing influence on assessment, regulation updates, and the push for more evolutionary rather than revolutionary change across the sector.
• Interview: Lisa Mytton (NTFW) on reforming apprenticeships in Wales, their role in skill development, career growth, and economic benefit.
• Looking Ahead: Future discussions on developing a common skills taxonomy, the use of secondments, making apprenticeships more accessible for SMEs, and why Awarding Organisations need to invest more in themselves.
• Homework: Read The Warrior, The Strategist and You by Floyd Woodrow.
• Coming Soon: Exciting updates from Agored Cymru on a new range of vocational qualifications for 14–16 year olds in Wales, plus news on financial qualifications previously delivered by the LIBF.

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Show Notes:

• FAB Conference
• NTFW (National Training Federation for Wales)
• The Warrior, The Strategist and You by Floyd Woodrow

Theme Music by: mosesharrisjr

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