Next-Gen Public Sector Apprenticeships: Building Skills for 2026+

Public sector organisations are facing rapid change. New technologies—particularly AI and digital transformation—are reshaping how services are designed and delivered, and the skills needed within councils, NHS trusts, and housing associations are evolving just as quickly.

Next-Gen Public Sector Apprenticeships: Building Skills for 2026+ is a forward-looking half-day workshop for apprenticeship leads, HR professionals, and workforce development managers across the Liverpool City Region. The session will explore the emerging capabilities the public sector needs to thrive in the years ahead, with a practical focus on how apprenticeships can be used to build confident, future-ready teams.

Attendees will hear from sector peers and expert speakers, discover innovative AI-powered approaches to learning, and take part in interactive discussions on how technology can enhance workforce development and productivity. The event is designed to be collaborative and practical—offering real insight, honest conversation, and tangible next steps.

You will:

• Build meaningful relationships with peers across the Liverpool City Region
• Share challenges and best practice around apprenticeship delivery
• Contribute to tackling productivity barriers identified in the Local Growth Plan
• Gain clear, accessible insight into AI and digital skills—without the jargon
• Explore how apprenticeships can support leadership, innovation, and service transformation

For attendees

• Practical ideas to strengthen apprenticeship programmes
• Greater confidence in using AI and digital learning within workforce development
• A stronger regional network of public sector apprenticeship professionals

For the region

• Closer collaboration between public sector bodies and skills providers
• Alignment of apprenticeship provision with future workforce needs
• Progress towards a more productive, digitally enabled public sector

Info: Andrew has over 25 years' worth of experience in emerging technologies and brings his fascinating insight into how these technologies will be interacting with apprenticeships in the future. Andrew has worked for industry-leading brands including Microsoft and Formula 1. He is IN4 Group's Director of Emerging Technologies and our resident AI expert.

Info: Facilitated exercises that help participants to map the skills needed for the future in their organisations, what the barriers and enablers to those skills are and what a bold vision for the future might be. This collaborative session will help you understand how to bring next gen skills into your organisation.

Info: Key reflections and next steps

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