The Department for Business & Trade (DBT) will be hosting this webinar to discuss the international support available to UK education companies.

The webinar will be led by representatives from the Department for Business & Trade and will cover a range of topics.

Mr. Jonathan Ledger - Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Professional Bodies Specialist International Education Team, Services and Skills Directorate

• Department for Business & Trade's Role
• Horizon scanning international opportunities
• Reaching new markets
• Making export growth happen

Mr. Vipul Bhargava, Partner at Novistra Capital, CEO at GILT Education, Edtech and International schools Advisor to the UK's Department of International Trade

• EdTech Market overview
• Independent schools market
• How to understand customer and local context

Why attend?

The webinar is a great opportunity to learn more about the international support available to UK education companies. Whether you are thinking about exporting, or you are considering expanding your current exports into new markets, our education specialists will provide advice and insight that will help you grow your existing business and reach further.

What you will learn:

• The DBT's international education strategy – how this supports educational suppliers
• Market intelligence and insights
• Advice and support on exporting and internationalisation

Who should attend?

If you are involved in the education sector and are interested in expanding into new markets, this webinar is for you.

Speakers:

Mr. Jonathan Ledger,  MIOD MCMI DipRSA
Jonathan is the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Professional Bodies Specialist for the Department for Business and Trade International Education team.

Jonathan’s develops international skills opportunities for UK providers, Chartered and professional Bodies and institutes. Working with the global UK Government network, he supports export ambition and shapes of interventions that create mutually beneficial international skills opportunities.

Jonathan’s commercially focussed experience has been successfully demonstrated globally over 30 years in a broad range of industrial sectors.

A post-graduate in Management, and also Learning and Development Provision, Jonathan achieved educational excellence through the technical and vocational training and assessment route. Jonathan is a Freeman of the City of London, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, a member of both the Institute of Directors and Chartered Management Institute

Vipul serves as en Edtech and International schools Advisor to the UK's Department of International Trade and works closely with England's Department of Education. Vipul works with Ministries of Education across the world and helps promote UK's Edtech and Independent school sector.

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