Education Committee

10 November 2026

Education Committee House of Commons

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00:02 - 00:41
Speaker 1
Order.  Good morning and welcome to this session of the Education Select Committee.  This is our penultimate oral evidence session in our inquiry on AI and EdTech in education, and I'm pleased to welcome this morning, first of all, a panel of witnesses who will speak to the role of AI and EdTech in further education, and then a second panel of witnesses who will be able to help us consider the implications of this technology for higher education.  So I'd like to ask our first panel of witnesses to introduce yourselves to us, if that's okay, starting with Cath Sezen. 
00:41 - 00:47
Speaker 2
Hello.  Good morning, everyone.  My name is Cath Sezen, I'm Director of Education Policy at the Association of Colleges. 
00:47 - 00:48
Thank you.  Ben Rowland. 
00:48 - 01:03
Speaker 6
Hi, I'm Ben Rowland.  I'm the chief executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers.  Our members are training providers at the frontline of government programs and our members deliver about six in 10 of all apprenticeships in England, as well as a number of other skills programs. 

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