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Building an Apprentice-Ready Culture
Ideal for anyone working with young people and for National Apprenticeship Week preparations.
By the end of this session, colleagues will feel confident welcoming, supporting and developing apprentices, creating an inclusive workplace where apprentices feel valued, respected, supported and able to thrive from day one.
Learning Outcomes
· Understand the purpose and value of apprenticeships
· Build confidence supporting apprentices from different backgrounds and experiences
· Understand the lived realities influencing young people entering today's workplace
· Develop practical communication, coaching and mentoring skills
· Learn how to create inclusive, psychologically safe working environments
· Recognise how every colleague contributes to apprentice success
Key Message
Building an apprentice-ready culture starts with how every apprentice experiences us.
An apprenticeship is more than a qualification. It is an opportunity to build confidence, develop skills, discover potential, feel a sense of belonging and begin a successful career.
Every interaction helps shape that experience.
Interactive Style
· Informal
· Interactive
· Collaborative
· Safe and confidential
· Practical
· Conversational
Session Structure
1. Welcome & National Apprenticeship Week
2. Understanding Today's Apprentices
3. Myth or Reality?
4. Multi-Generational Working
5. Psychological Safety & Belonging
6. Communication that Builds Confidence
7. Supporting Different Learning Needs
8. Creating Great Apprentice Experiences
9. Reflection & Commitments
National Apprenticeship Week celebrates the positive impact apprenticeships have on individuals, organisations and society. By communicating with empathy, curiosity and respect, colleagues help apprentices build confidence, develop skills and realise their potential—creating benefits for individuals, teams and organisations.
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David E. Hull-Watters is a multi-award-winning Inclusion and Wellbeing Consultant, Speaker, Trainer, and advocate.
With a focus on Neurodiversity and Disability Confident Practice, Inclusive Recruitment and Leadership, David works with leading organisations including All American Entertainment (AAE) Speakers Bureau, Champions Speakers, EMBED Inclusion, Firebird, Onvero (formerly the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion), and ParaPride, and he has delivered keynote talks and workshops across all sectors globally, supporting multiple organisations to build more inclusive, psychologically safe, and profitable cultures.
He is the founder of the international Give ‘em Hope Campaign, an award-winning initiative that amplifies the voices of those marginalised by societal labels, through a global archive of written and video testimonies.
Alongside his husband Richard, David was one of the key campaigners with Equal Love UK who successfully challenged marriage inequality through a legal case at the European Court of Human Rights, helping pave the way for equal marriage legislation in the UK.
Originally a performer and later an educator, David drew inspiration from working with students from a wide range of diverse identities, experiences, and backgrounds. Having experienced his own challenges with confidence and self-belief, for more years than necessary, he is deeply committed to ensuring that others are not held back by limiting external labels or internalised doubt.
He is also a Wellbeing Coach and the creator of A Holistic Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing—a practical framework supporting individuals and organisations alike, author of the soon to be published, Never Blend In—and has written the foreword to Retreating Forward: A Spiritual Practice with Transgender Persons by Rev. David Elias Weekley.
At the heart of David’s work is a simple but powerful belief: when people are seen, heard, and supported to be fully themselves—they thrive.
Most Recent Feedback
Just wanted to send a quick thanks for the talk this morning- the presentation was fantastic and I think it was really lovely having so much time to go over questions from colleagues. It was so informative and helpful, and I’m sure lots of the attendees (including myself) will feel really supported and empowered to receive the support they need thanks to your time! It’s really nice to see things like this begin to pop up more and more at the BL.
Thank you for this, really, really helpful, especially the reminder/confirmation, that what will help, helps us all, so the methods and approaches to inclusivity don't need to be seen as targeted, so much as best practice.
I just wanted to say -- WOW, you’re just brilliant. I thought your delivery was spot on, your genuinely lovely personality comes across so well (don’t know how you do that on zoom with no feedback / no faces!) and everything you said made a lot of sense. As I couldn’t type ‘thanks’ at the time, I’m typing it now: !Thanks!
I really liked how you completely normalised neurodiversity and emphasised how we are all unique and rich in different ways.
The presentation was fantastic and I think it was really lovely having so much time to go over questions from colleagues. It was so informative and helpful, and I’m sure lots of the attendees (including myself) will feel really supported and empowered to receive the support they need thanks to your time! It’s really nice to see things like this begin to pop up more and more at the BL.
Your manner is so right for this kind of thing, I loved how you smiled throughout the presentation – I was thinking I should probably try to learn from how you presented (I hate presenting) as it was so clear and not boring for one second.
You were so at-ease I’m sure that makes the audience feel really comfortable and able to ask questions.
Thank you for this, really, really helpful, especially the reminder/confirmation, that what will help, helps us all, so the methods and approaches to inclusivity don't need to be seen as targeted, so much as best practice.
Thank you very much to David for his talk and to the network for organising! Very informative and with practical information for supporting all colleagues. Thank you!
British Library, Neurodiversity at Work
"The session was amazing! David is a great speaker. He engaged with all the participants and created a safe and encouraging space for everyone." - Christopher, Talent Manager, Fox's Burton's Companies UK
"It was a great session, he was refreshingly positive and brought great colour to our LGBT+ Pride Month session. We all learnt a few new things and the takeaways were 'be proud of who you are, we are all interesting colourful human beings'. A very thought-provoking session, I would definitely recommend David." - Gini, HR Manager, Nuvia UK
"We received a lot of positive feedback following David joining us for our Pride event this year, he was very engaging and relatable, he made part of the talk interactive which I think was great for engagement. We’d recommend David, and would use him again." - Lynda, People Business Partner UK, Ericsson
"The session with David went awesome! Thanks for all of your help coordinating the speaker and event." - Olivia, Health Recovery Solutions
"David's observance of human behaviour and ability to go straight to the heart of the problem is to be praised" - National Probation Service
"I would highly recommend any company to employ his services to increase the emotional wellbeing of staff, raise the awareness of staff diversity within management, to develop a fully inclusive workplace and to raise business productivity" - National Probation Service
"Thank you very much for such an informative talk. Good practical advice" - Pride in Education Conference
"Thank you so much for the session David! It was really insightful and inspiring" - Pride in Education Conference
"We had such a great time on Friday, David is a lovely man and is so knowledgeable. Staff spoke to me after the session and said that this was the best on they had even been to!" - Massimo, Enfield Council
"He was fantastic and had the audience highly engaged - our best attended Pride event yet!" - Sam, KP Snacks
“David and Toni were absolutely amazing today. It was such a thoughtful discussion and they did such a nice job of fielding the additional questions that came up during the session as well, we are so grateful to have had them both lending their time and expertise. We are looking forward to our next event!” -
Rhiannon, Project Lead, Partner Voice & Analytics, Holman
