What's in this episode?

This week we throw-back to a "pre-coronavirus" recording with Hector MacAulay, Managing Director at international infrastructure and manufacturing company Balfour Beatty. We chat about talent pipeline, technology and training and why getting up at the crack of dawn in your first teenage job sets you up for life.

Following on from our chat with Hector, Ian Hurd is out and about at this year’s Bett and you’ll hear from a range of attendees about everything from avoiding plagiarism, developing attention and calm in the workspace, and skills development in AI with stories from the UK, via Israel and the UAE.

We kick off the episode with a listener feature on the Edtech 50 evening with Nicole Ponsford, Becki Bawler, and Caroline Keep from the Gender Equality Collective then, a message from HundrED.

Thank you Ufi Voctech Trust for supporting this series and vocational skills development in the UK, through their investments and grants in vocational technology. You can check out their work here.

You can follow the series conversation using #voctechpodcast and #voctech

Enjoy!

People

• Sophie Bailey is the Founder and Presenter of The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @podcastedtech
• Hector MacAulay, Managing Director, Balfour Beatty | Twitter: @balfourbeatty
• Ian Hurd, Reporter and Presenter at The Edtech Podcast | Twitter: @Ian_R_Hurd
• Ian Hurd's interviewees:
  • Jason Gibson, Professional Services Consultant, Turnitin | Twitter: @Turnitin
  • SenEgg from Osborne Technologies | Twitter: @osbornetech
  • Itamar Levy, Partner, Business Development Manager, Speak
  • Dr. Omar, UAE Higher Education Sector Representative
  • Freddy Elturk, Founder & CEO, VDX BlockChain Solutions | Twitter: @vizidox
• Listener Contributors:
  • Nicole Ponsford, CEO & Co-Founder, Gender Equality Collective | Twitter: @NicolePonsford
  • Becki Bawler, Teacher, Leader & Learner| Twitter: @RCCS_MissBawler
  • Caroline Keep, Teacher, Director of Spark Makerspace, Co-Founder of Liverpool Makefest & Educational Consultant | Twitter: @Ka81

Show Notes and References  

Check out https://theedtechpodcast.com/edtechpodcast for the full show notes.

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