WORK, HEALTH, SKILLS & APPRENTICESHIPS Meet / Share / Do The IEP Work in Progress Bursary 2018 Carley Consult, in association with the IEP, is providing bursaries for three IEP members to attend Work in Progress 2018 free of charge. Now in its fourth year, Work in Progress is the alternative annual employment, skills and health conference taking place next year at Doncaster Racecourse on Wednesday 25th April. Our keynote speakers next year are Paul Lewis and Polly Toynbee. Paul Lewis is a prize-winning financial journalist, presenter of Radio 4’s Money Box and regular on BBC news. Polly Toynbee is a columnist for the Guardian. She was formerly BBC social affairs editor, columnist and associate editor of the Independent, co-editor of the Washington Monthly and a reporter and feature writer for the Observer. The aim of the IEP Bursary is to provide an opportunity for sector practitioners who don’t ordinarily get the opportunity to attend industry conferences to benefit from the Work in Progress experience. We hope it will provide a beneficial learning, networking and developmental opportunity. The IEP Bursary includes a full delegate package at the conference, and a special certificate which will be presented to the winners on the day. IEP members wishing to apply for the Bursary can enter by writing a submission, under the title of: Why I should attend Work in Progress, and how this will benefit my professional development • Entries must be a maximum of 500 words in Terms & Conditions: length, and be submitted in Microsoft Word The Bursary is open to any current AIEP or format. MIEP member (Fellows are excluded). Late • Entrants must also include their full name, entries will not be considered. Entries will be job title, employer’s name, e-mail address, judged by a panel from the IEP and Carley contact phone number, and IEP designation Consult. All entrants will be notified of the (AIEP or MIEP). outcome of the competition as soon after the • Entries must be received by e-mail to closing date as possible. The panel’s decision [email protected] will be final, and no correspondence regarding by 5.00pm on Friday 23rd February 2018. the outcome will be considered. Bursaries • Please refer to “IEP Bursary” in the subject must be taken by the winning entrants, and line. are non-transferable. No alternate prize / Eligible IEP members who apply to the Bursary cash alternative is available. The Bursary competition, but who are unsuccessful, will still excludes travel to and from the conference be able to purchase a conference ticket at the venue, the cost of which will need to be special early bird price of £125 plus VAT. covered by the winners, or their employers. “Thank you for an amazing day. I got so much from it and it was great to We hope that you decide to enter, and look forward to your submission. network with like-minded colleagues. If you have any queries regarding the IEP Work in Progress Bursary 2018 please email I have made some connections which will be beneficial to the success of [email protected] our charity.” Samantha Everard, Samee CogniSoft.