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ICT Conference
The Essential Skills for the 21st Century
| Date: | Wednesday 7 November 2007 |
| Venue: | East Midlands Conference Centre, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RJ |
| Ref: | C15-50/11/07 |
| Fee*: | £225;
£198 - NIACE members
(includes lunch, tea/coffee) Bursary places are available for practitioners who are interested in delivering the ICT Skill for Life curriculum. Please send a supporting letter with your application. NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference and course fees |
[Background] [Aims and Objectives] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
In order to successfully participate in 21st Century society requires individuals to be competent and confident users of information and communication technology (ICT). ICT has changed the way we work, learn and live our lives. Over 90% of all new jobs require ICT skills and the growth in government and commercial online services means that people who are unable to use them are increasingly at a disadvantage.
Employers require employees with ever improving levels of ICT skills and knowledge therefore 20 million employees will need to continuously enhance their skills. Almost 17 million adults do not use the Internet and are at risk of serious social and economic disadvantage.
At the moment there are many new initiatives and developments underway that make it important to be aware of the main trends in assisting people to develop their ICT skills. Some of the new developments are:
 | ICT as a Skill for Life |
| ICT Functional Skills |
| ICT Diploma |
| the relationship between ICT and other skills for life |
| vendor standards |
| ITQ. |
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Aims and Objectives
The main aims of the event are to:
| understand the ICT needs of the country |
| gain an understanding of the main developments within ICT User Skills |
| gain an understanding of the relationships between the different developments. |
Objectives of the event
Participants will gain an understanding of:
| the new ICT User Skills developments (e.g. MyGuide – how to reach the millions of people who do not use the Internet) |
| the relationship between initiatives such as ICT Skills for Life, ICT Functional Skills and ICT Diploma |
| the relationship between ICT and the other skills for life. |
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Audience
This event will be of particular
interest to:
| ICT teachers, tutors and trainers |
| Managers with responsibility for ICT User Skills delivery. |
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Programme
| 09:30 | Arrival and registration (tea/coffee available) |
| 10:00 | Welcome and introduction to the conference |
| 10:30 | Keynote Addresses: The ICT user
skills needs of the country Karen Price, Chief Executive, e-Skills UK |
| 11:00 | Keynote address: Addressing the
Digital Divide – MyGuide Robin Jeeps, Learndirect (UK Online Centres) |
| 11:30 | Coffee/tea |
| 11:45 | Workshops (please indicate
your choices when applying)
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| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Keynote address: Relationship
between Commercial and QCA Standards Terry Killer, Skills Manager, Education Skills Development, Microsoft |
| 14:30 | Workshops repeated (please indicate your choices on the application form) |
| 15:30 | ICT and its relationship with
the literacy, numeracy and ESOL Dr Alan Clarke, Associate Director, NIACE |
| 16:00 | 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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