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Path: Home > Conferences > Archive > April 2002 > Closer

Closer to Learning

Young Adult Learners' Partnership (YALP) Conferences

Date	Venue	Ref
Wed 10 April 2002	London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre	C9-06/04/2002
Tue 16 April 2002	Novotel Hotel, York	C9-07/04/2002

[Background & Aims] [Audience] [Programme]

Background & Aims

The conferences will bring participants up to date with the work of the NIACE and NYA Young Adult Learners Partnership (YALP) in fostering the social inclusion of young adults and their re-integration with learning. Particular attention will be paid to developments in policy and practice with regard to basic skills, emotional literacy, mental health, citizenship and neighbourhood renewal.

The conferences aim to:

	Update participants on the work of the NIACE & NYA Young Adult Learners Partnership.
	Highlight successful work with young adult learners in priority policy areas.
	Enable participants to explore implications for their own services and projects.
	Encourage participants to influence future developments of YALP.

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Audience

Managers and practitioners engaged in targeted work with young adult learners aged 16-25 with the purpose of re-engaging them in education, training or employment. These include local authorities (youth work, adult and community), voluntary organisations, careers and Connexions Services, training providers, further education colleges, youth offending teams and providers of other forms of community-based Learning.

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Programme

Key Speakers:

10 April 2002, London	16 April 2002: York
Bryan Merton and Carol Jackson, Young Adult Learners Partnership Ivan Lewis, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Young People and Learning Alan Tuckett, Director, NIACE	Bryan Merton and Carol Jackson, Young Adult Learners Partnership Anne Weinstock, Chief Executive, Connexions Tom Wylie, Chief Executive, National Youth Agency

09:45	Arrival and Registration (Tea/coffee available)
10:00	Introductions by the Chairperson for the conference
10:10	Keynote address followed by Questions
10:50	Update on the Young Adult Learners Partnership
11:05	Workshops - morning session (please indicate choices on the booking form) (i) Basic skills - what kind of programmes and projects respond best to the needs of young adults who lack basic skills? (ii) Mental health - how can informal learning both stimulate and support young adults who have mental health needs? (iii) Citizenship - how can we best consult and involve young adults to ensure that their voice is heard and influence felt in learning, local government and the provision of services? (iv) Arts and creativity - how can the arts and new technology be used to harness the energy and talent of young adults who are otherwise disengaged from conventional learning provision? (v) Valuing, developing and recognising soft skills - how can we assess and accredit the learning and achievement of young people engaged in programmes of personal and social development?
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Presentation of the Getting Connected learners’ award
13:40	What I hope the speaker will say (in clusters)
13:50	Workshops - afternoon session (repeated)
15:00	Afternoon Tea
15:30	Keynote address and Concluding Remarks
16.10	Close of Conference (Tea/Coffee available)

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