The Employer as the Champion of Quality:
Their Role in Successful Apprenticeships

The Employer as the Champion of Quality: Their Role in Successful Apprenticeships

Lou Doyle, CEO of Mesma

This session will explore the critical role employers play in the design and delivery of successful apprenticeships, and the impact for apprentices when their role is not fulfilled as intended. We will explore how effective involvement of employers is referenced in Ofsted’s Education Inspection Framework, help colleagues attending to reflect on their own provision when evaluating whether employers are acting as champions of quality.

As the CEO of Mesma and Senior Strategic Advisor with SDN, Lou and her team have worked with hundreds of apprenticeship providers, including many universities to design and deliver high quality programmes. She is a regular contributor to national publications and speaker at events sharing her experience and understanding of what it takes to successfully navigate the often complex requirements of successful apprenticeships. Lou is a vocal advocate for creating new routes into employment, featuring in the recent Gatsby Education Landscape guide and guiding Mesma towards being shortlisted for a national award in recognition of its approach to growing its own talent in 2022.