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Higher Education in Further Education Development Fund Initiative
Training and Support Programme.
| Date | Location | Ref |
| Senior Manager Events | ||
| 11 June 2002 | Piccadilly, Manchester | C9-35 |
| 20 June 2002 | New Street, Birmingham | C9-36 |
| 27 June 2002 | Elephant & Castle, London | C9-37 |
[Background & Aims] [Audience] [Programme]
Background & Aims
The three national conferences are part of the Higher Education in Further
Education Development Fund Initiative: Training and Support Programme. They
constitute part of the HEFCE funded research and support project undertaken by
NIACE and Warwick University in partnership with City College Manchester and
Sheffield Hallam
University.
The aims of the conferences are:
 | To develop college managers’ understanding of the Higher Education ethos and its implications for management processes in Further Education colleges. |
| To receive information about and to discuss the research findings relating to scholarly activity in Further Education Colleges. |
| To consider evidence relating to good practice. |
| To review and contribute to the final drafting of good practice guidance materials. |
| To share practical approaches to the creation of a higher education culture which supports and enhances the experiences of students in Further Education Colleges and which assures appropriate quality assurance systems. |
| To help contribute to the dissemination of good practice at local and regional levels. |
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Audience
Managers of Higher Education in Further Education Colleges Principals, Assistant and Vice Principals of Further Education Colleges Higher Education Managers
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Programme
| 10:00 | Arrival and Registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:30 | Welcome from the Chair of the
Day Sue Cara, Associate Director for Programmes and Policy, NIACE |
| 10:40 | HE in FE: Key Priorities and
Current Issues for Managers Professor John Field, University of Stirling Roger Lewis, Regional Consultant |
| 11:40 | Questions and Discussion |
| 12:00 | Review of Scholarly HE Activity
in FE - the research findings Dr Barbara Merrill, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Continuing Education, University of Warwick Dr Russell Moseley, Director of Open Studies, Department of Continuing Education, University of Warwick |
| 12:40 | Questions and Discussion |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Implementing and Embedding
Good Practice Cal Weatherald, Education Adviser, Sheffield Hallam University. Penny Blackie, HE Partnerships Manager, City College Manchester |
| 14:30 | Discussion Groups |
| 15:30 | Plenary Session: Feedback on ideas for implementing and embedding good practice |
| 16:00 | Closing Comments |
| 16:15 | Close of Conference (Tea/Coffee available) |
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