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Winning ways for work-based learning in HE
Engaging adults and employers in higher education work-based activities
| Date: | Wednesday 19 September 2007 |
| Venue: | Leicester Business School, De Montfort University, Bede Island, Leicester, LE2 7HN |
| Ref: | C15-60/09/07 |
| Fee*: | £35 (includes lunch, tea/coffee) NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference and course fees |
[Background & Aims] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
The wider context of work-based learning in HE in the demand-led skills economy
With the recent publication of the Implementation Plan for the Leitch Review of Skills now published by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, HE institutions are being challenged to ‘rebalance their priorities to...meet the high skill needs of employers’.
Although many universities and HE institutions have excellent links into national and regional employers and industry, the challenge of demand- ed funding is upon us. Work-based learning is a tried and tested way for the sector to deliver to employers and ensure that its provision is responsive to changing demand.
The aims of the event are to:
 | identify how adults learn at work and look at the role of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in addressing this |
| identify and share good practice in delivering and accrediting work-based learning |
| consider employer perspectives of university work-based learning. |
What participants will get out of attending the event
Participants will hear from experts in the field of workplace learning and university workbased learning. They will be able to explore the practices described and consider their implications for their own institution in the light of emerging policy from the Leitch Review of Skills, the requirements for higher skills and demand-led funding approaches for HEIs.
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Audience
This event will be of particular interest to:
| FE colleges and local authority providers |
| Employers and Employer organisations |
| Policy makers in area of higher education |
| Sector Skills Councils |
| Students and student bodies |
| Trade unions |
| Universities and HEIs |
| Work-based learning suppliers |
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Programme
| Chair: Anne Hansen | |
| 12:30 | Arrival, registration and lunch |
| 13:30 | Welcome and introduction to the
conference Kathy Duffy, Academic Head of the Work-Based Learning Unit – De Montfort University |
| 13:40 | Keynote address: How people
learn at work Professor Lorna Unwin, Department of Vocational Education – Institute of Education (IoE), University of London |
| 14:00 | Questions and contributions |
| 14:10 | Keynote address: Employer
perspectives on University work-based learning Helen Connor, Assistant Director – Centre for Industry in Higher Education (CIHE) |
| 14:30 | Questions and contributions |
| 14:40 | Coffee/tea |
| 14:55 | Students voices |
| 15:30 | Plenary panel and policy
discussion Professor Bill Jones, Development Officer for Higher Education – NIACE Professor Lorna Unwin, Department of Vocational Education – Institute of Education (IoE), University of London Helen Connor, Assistant Director – Centre for Industry in Higher Education (CIHE) Kathy Duffy, Academic Head of the Work-Based Learning Unit – De Montfort University |
| 16:00 | Close of Conference (coffee/tea 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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