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The Coming of Age?
The impact of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 on all areas of post age 16 education
| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 2007 |
| Venue: | Abbey Community Centre, 34 Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BU |
| Ref: | C14-58/02/07 |
| Fee*: | £180 – Statutory/Private Organisations; £150 – Voluntary Organisations; £150 – NIACE Members for the first applicant and £125 – for subsequent Member applicants from the same organisation. *Conference Fee per person (includes lunch, tea/coffee): |
[Background & Aims] [Audience] [Programme]
Background & Aims
On 1st October 2006 the age regulations came into force. Many of the issues had been trailed for some months if not years, but others are only now emerging. The regulations will impact on all areas of lifelong learning and on all ages of learners but we need to examine how and why. For example:
 | What are the emerging issues, what variety is their in impact, what uniformity of response and action should there be? |
| How will positive action be encouraged and delivered? |
| What supporting evidence is in existence and how is it being used? |
| How are the different sectors responding? |
| How do the overlapping equality issues impact, impinge or benefit the removal of age discrimination and the offer of positive action. |
This event will not attempt to answer all these and other questions but it will provide a framework for their consideration.
One of the drivers behind the regulations is demographic change and the economic needs of the country recognising the role older people/workers can play - what evidence is emerging that the regulations will be beneficial in this way and what counter productive measure, policies and funding constraints are making this difficult?
The event will be a time to listen to expertise on the issues and sectoral ways of dealing with them as well as seeking ways
The event will be of particular interest to: all those involved in delivering education and training for adults; all those who plan and fund and particularly adult learners and would be learners
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Audience
| 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 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 |
| 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 Chair: Jim Soulsby, Development Officer - Older & Bolder Programme, NIACE |
| 10.20 | Setting the scene
and background to the regulations Jim Soulsby, Development Officer - Older & Bolder Programme, NIACE |
| 10:35 | The impact of the
Age Regulations on Higher Education The results of recent sectoral research and consultation Shelly Smith, Senior Policy Officer, Equality Challenge Unit (TBC) |
| 11:05 | Questions and Discussion |
| 11:20 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:35 | The impact of the
Age Regulations on Further Education The results of recent sectoral research and consultation Peter Barnard, Registrar and Clerk to the Corporation, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education |
| 12:05 | The impact of the
regulations on Personal and Community Development Learning |
| 12:35 | Questions and Discussion |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Age Regulations,
Skills and Equity – post Leitch – an overview Prof. Stephen McNair, Director, Centre for Research on the Older Workforce (CROW) |
| 14:15 | Workshops 1) The impact of the Age Regulations on Higher Education 2) The impact of the Age Regulations on Further Education 3) The impact of the Age Regulations on Personal and Community Development Learning 4) Voluntary and Training Sectors The impact of the Age Regulations on work-related training |
| 15:00 | Plenary Session – what next, what needs resolving and action planning |
| 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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