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Skills, Demography and the British Economy
The Leitch Review of Skills in the UK
| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 2006 |
| Venue: | Glaziers Hall Ltd, 9 Montague Close, London Bridge, London SE1 9DD |
| Ref: | C1402/12/06 |
| Fee*: | Conference Fee per person: £270 - Statutory/Private Organisations; £250 - Voluntary Organisations; £250 - NIACE Members for the first applicant and £225 - for subsequent Member applicants from the same organisation *(includes lunch, tea/coffee) |
[Background] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
The Government commissioned the Leitch Review to identify the UK’s optimal skills mix in 2020 to maximise economic growth, productivity and social justice and to consider the policy implications of achieving the level of change required. The Leitch Review of Skills published its interim report ‘Skills in the UK: The long-term challenge’ on 5 December 2005. The final report is expected to be published at the end of November/ early December 2006.
The Skills Review is amongst the most important that the present Government has commissioned. Identification of the skills needs of the nation will be a crucial factor in determining the future of the British economy – and the demographic changes that we will undergo will be a vital element.
NIACE’s Annual Autumn Policy conference brings together senior figures from Whitehall, from industry, from education, from skills development agencies and from policy research.
It provides an opportunity to help shape the debate, to ask whether we are at
last beginning the processes that will enable us to end what the CBI has called
‘the long tail of underachievement’. Whilst the UK has a strong record in
securing highly qualified workers through its existing education and training
systems, we have one of the worst divides between those who are educationally
successful and those who are not.
A key challenge lies in securing a much wider understanding of the need to
invest much more in the education and training of older workers and those not
currently in the labour force.
The annual NIACE Policy Conference, on a subject of major importance, will be of interest to policy makers, to all trainers and providers in further education, to higher education, to workplace learning providers and all who are in any way involved in skills development and delivery.
This conference aims to:
 | present the latest information on national strategies. |
| provide the opportunity to hear key policy makers and commentators. |
| encourage networking with fellow professionals. |
| give the chance to engage in the debate. |
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Audience
It will also be relevant to researchers, policy makers and practitioners in:
| Business Support Organisations |
| Businesses and Employers |
| CBI Offices |
| Chambers of Commerce |
| Community Groups |
| Education Business Links |
| Education Consultants |
| Employment Service |
| FE Colleges |
| Government Departments with responsibilities for education, skills and economic development |
| Higher Education Funding Council |
| Jobcentre Plus |
| Learning and Skills Councils |
| Learning Partnerships |
| Local Educational Authorities |
| nextstep |
| Organisations supporting equality of opportunity and social inclusion |
| Probation Service |
| Professional associations |
| QCA and Awarding Bodies |
| Regional Development Agencies |
| School Sixth Forms |
| Sector Skills Councils |
| Small Business Service |
| Trade Unions |
| Training Organisations |
| Training Providers |
| Ufi/Learndirect |
| Universities |
| Voluntary Groups |
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Programme
| 09:45 | Arrival and Registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:15 | Welcome and Introduction to the
Day Colin Flint, Director of Further Education, NIACE |
| 10:20 | Keynote Address - World Class
Skills – what we have to do Member of the Leitch Review of Skills Project Team at HM Treasury |
| 11:00 | Questions to speaker |
| 11:10 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:30 | Planning the future – the view
from Whitehall Stephen Hillier, Director Skills Group, Department for Education and Skills |
| 12:10 | Skills and the Economy Chris Humphries CBE, Director General, City & Guilds |
| 12:50 | Questions to speakers |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Skills and Global
Competitiveness Chris Banks, Chair, Learning and Skills Council |
| 14:40 | The Workforce in 2020 Professor Stephen McNair, Director, Centre for Research into the Older Workforce |
| 15:10 | Adults, Skills and World-Class
FE Carol Gibson, Principal and Chief Executive, Waltham Forest College |
| 15:45 | Questions to speakers |
| 15:50 | Closing Comments Alan Tuckett, 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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