Workplaces are more generationally divers than ever. Ageism, caregiving pressures and assumptions about who’s ready or committed shape apprentice experiences in ways that often go unexamined. This session looks at how those dynamics play out across the apprenticeship journey and what leaders and organizations can do about it.

Why attend?

You’ll walk away with:

• A clearer understanding of how ageism and life stage bias affect both apprentices and the managers who support them.
• Insight into how sandwich generation pressures can quietly erode supervision capacity and tolerance for learning curves.
• Ways to Identify workplace norms around availability and productivity that unintentionally disadvantage people at certain life stages.
• Practical strategies for building roles and expectations that value contribution and trust over constant availability.

Who should attend?

Apprentices and journeypersons, managers, HR and DEI professionals, health and safety practitioners and organisational leaders. Also, well suited for anyone shaping how people are supported and developed at work.