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ICT Skill for Life Developments
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 October 2005 |
| Venue: | The Assembly Rooms, Fenkle Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5XU |
| Ref: | C12-64/10/05 |
| Fee*: | £175 - Statutory/Private Organisations. £150 - NIACE Members for the first applicant and £100 for subsequent applicants from the same organisation *(includes lunch, tea/coffee). |
[Background] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
In the Government’s White Paper “21st Century Skills, Realising Our Potential”, ICT was acknowledged as a Skill for Life along with literacy, numeracy and language (ESOL). This decision was based on the impact that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has had on society. ICT is transforming the way we work, learn, communicate and live our lives. Already 74% of existing and 90% of new jobs require ICT skills while a Department for Education and Skills (DfES) survey showed that more than half of adults had few or no ICT practical skills. A survey by the British Computer Society indicated that a quarter of the population had never used a computer. The progress towards e-government is rapid and equally dramatic the wider move to provide many commercial services online. Adults without ICT skills are in serious danger of being socially and economically disadvantaged.
The Department for Education and Skills has begun to implement the process of providing adults with ICT Skill for Life through the development of standards, curriculum, consultation and investigating the implementation issues. There are many key issues including:
 | The relationship between ICT and the other Skills for Life (e.g. literacy) |
| The differences between the ICT Skill for Life standards and current practice |
| The development of an adult ICT national curriculum |
These conferences aim to consider the process to implement this change. It will consider:
New Developments | ICT Skill for Life Curriculum |
| Teacher Training issues for ICT Skill for Life |
| Teacher Training issues for ICT Skill for Life |
| Emerging ICT Skill for Life qualifications |
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Audience
Managers and practitioners who are interested in finding out what the current position of ICT as a Skill for Life and other interested parties from the following organisations:
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Programme
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09:45 |
Arrival and Registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
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10:00 |
Welcome and Introduction to the Day Chair: Alastair Clark, ICT and Learning Development Officer, NIACE |
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10:10 |
Developing ICT Skill for Life – issues, progress and practice Dr. Alan Clarke, Associate Director, NIACE |
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11:00 |
Plans for the ICT Skill for Life Pathfinder |
| 11:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:30 |
Workshops: first session
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| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Workshops: second session (repeated) |
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14:30 |
Workshop: third session (repeated) |
| 15:30 | Plenary Session |
| 15:45 | Close of Conference (Tea/Coffee available) |
This programme is correct at the time of going to press. The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the published programme in the event of one or more of the advertised speakers being unable to attend. Delegates will have no claim against NIACE in respect of such changes.
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