SUSE Annual Conference

Setting the Standard: Driving Quality in Specialist Employability Support.

Tuesday 20 May 2025
Stirling Court Hotel, University of Stirling.

This year’s theme is Setting the Standard: Driving Quality in Specialist Employability Support.

The SUSE Annual Conference 2025 is an unmissable event for anyone working in or passionate about Supported Employment. The Conference promises a day packed with expert insights, practical strategies, and innovative ideas to improve the quality and impact of Supported Employment and employability services.

Key topics to be explored include:

Quality in Specialist Employability Support: Explore how to elevate standards and make a measurable impact in your work.
Addressing Increased Demand for Services: Discuss solutions to meet the growing need for employability support without compromising quality.
Meeting the Needs of the Employability Workforce: Examine effective strategies for supporting the people who deliver employability services, ensuring they are equipped, motivated, and empowered to succeed.

The conference will feature leading industry experts, inspiring speakers, and networking opportunities with like-minded professionals. Whether you’re an employer, a service provider, or a policymaker, this is your chance to contribute to the conversation on shaping the future of Supported Employment and specialist employability support and fostering an inclusive workforce.

Join us in shaping the future of employability in Scotland.

We are currently putting together another engaging and informative programme. At this time we welcome interest from potential Partners and Sponsor.

Early Bird tickets on sale from 6th January 2025.

Find out more about our 2024 Annual Conference

We were delighted to welcome so many delegates to the SUSE Annual Conference 2024, which took place at the Golden Jubilee Conference Centre on Tuesday 21st May.

The theme Creating our Future: How Supported Employment can diversify Scotland’s workplace aimed to give delegates some food for thought: what’s the economic and policy outlook for the year ahead as we approach a General Election? Is our sector diverse enough and how can we attract people from all parts of our community? What’s happening next with the Supported Employment Review recommendations?

Our conference anticipated a UK General Election, as it happened, this was announced the following day.

The discussion topics were prescient and confirmed our desire to be ready for potential policy changes at UK level and how this will impact the employability sector.

Our panel discussion focused on Where are we now? How is No One Left Behind (NOLB) supporting disabled people to achieve their potential?

The programme was about facing the challenges ahead; about being prepared for a future that is changing.