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Offender Learning and Skills
e-Learning Policy Conference
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 April 2008 |
| Venue: | Midland Hotel, Forster Square, Bradford BD1 4HU |
| Ref: | C1597/0408 |
| Fee*: | Fee:
£45 (non-refundable);
NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference and course fees |
[Background] [Aims] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
In August 2005, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) introduced its agenda for change programme for the post-16 sector. The agenda sits within the Government's overarching drive for improvement in the wider learning and skills sector. The Leitch Review (Leitch, 2006), the Further Education White Paper (Department for Education and Skills (DfES), 2006a) and the Department for Education and Skills e-Strategy 'Harnessing Technology: Transforming learning and children's services' (DfES 2005) all provide a future direction for the development of learning and skills policies.
Offender Learning and Skills (OL&S) is one of the LSC's key priorities, as announced in its annual statement of priorities (LSC, 2006A). However, the LSC is only one of many stakeholders and partners that have responsibility for working with offenders, and success will depend on a coherent approach aimed at helping offenders improve their skills and employment opportunities.
Engaging offenders is particularly challenging in view of their difficult past learning experiences. Since the use of ICT and e-learning has been linked to increased learner motivation, it has a role to play in the Government's change agenda. This conference aims to bring together key players from the sector to discuss and influence e-learning policy within offender learning and skills.
Why NIACE considers the event so important why is it being held now NIACE, on behalf of the LSC, has been very active in e-learning within the OL&S sector; activities include:
 | Funding for e-learning development projects (e-enabling offender learning and skills (EEOLS) and community offender learning and skills (COLS)) |
| Opportunities for staff training through a national e-learning staff development programme (E-Guides). |
| The offer of tailored consultancy to assist providers, institutions and probation areas in the strategic development and implementation of e-learning developing in this area of work. |
| Access to a wide range of materials developed for Further and Adult Education (NLN materials). |
| Involvement in the LSC's 'Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) IT Refresh' programme, which offers prisons the opportunity to purchase new and updated equipment for their OLASS delivery. |
In addition to the implementation of the e-learning in offender and skills programme, the LSC has asked NIACE, in consultation with the sector, to develop a new national framework for Offender Learning and Skills in England. The framework will assert the need to make best use of information and communication technology for learning; both as a discrete subject and key skill for living and employment, and as a medium for learning other subjects (e-learning). This event is aimed at raising awareness of the e-learning activities taking place within the OL&S sector, and the OL&S e-learning national framework. It seeks to influence policy and decision makers with regard to ICT and e-learning.
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Aims
To provide opportunities for those working in offender learning and skills to:
| Understand how e-learning links to offender learning and skills policy |
| Build on and improve their networks |
| Have their voice heard. |
At the end of the conference we hope that participants will have:
| Raised their awareness of e-learning with regard to both current policy and practice |
| Actively increased their contacts within the sector |
| Been listened to in an open forum. |
When participants return to their institutions, they will be able to:
| Share information about up to date offender learning and skills policy and practice |
| Provide colleagues with new contacts for networking and communication |
| Tell colleagues about e-learning activities open to the sector. |
Audience
The event will be of particular interest to:
| Policy and decision makers working within OL&S |
| Heads of Learning and Skills |
| Probation managers |
| OLASS Provider managers |
| Managers working with offenders in the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) |
| Other organisations engaged with the offender learning and skills agenda. |
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Programme
| 10:00 | Arrival and registration (tea/coffee available) |
| 10:30 | Welcome and introduction to the
day Chair: Alan Clarke, Associate Director, ICT & Learning, NIACE |
| 10:45 | Keynote address: Angela Christopher, Head of Learning and Skills, HMP Wormwood Scrubs |
| 11:15 | Keynote address: Sue O'Hara, Offender Learning Director, Learning and Skills Council |
| 11:45 | Tea/coffee break |
| 12:00 | Workshops 1) Skills for Life Barbara Nance and Sally Betts, Project Officers, NIACE 2) Recording progress and achievement using technology? Alastair Clark, Senior Development Officer, ICT & Learning, NIACE 3) Communication and Partnership working Denise Turner, Regional Manager (East of England), A4e 4) e-learning and Inspection Jen Walters HMI, Assistant Divisional Manager, Ofsted 5) Personalisation and accessibility Alistair McNaught, JISC TechDis 6) POLARIS - success and the future Kunle Anjorin, Kensington & Chelsea College and Angela Christopher, HMP Wormwood Scrubs 7) HMPS IT security, approaches and considerations Andy Moss, HMPS IT Security |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Workshops: repeated (Please indicate your choices on the application form) |
| 15:00 | Plenary session |
| 15.30 | 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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