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Endurance and Endeavour
How socially and
economically mobile are adults from established black and minority ethnic
communities in 21st Century Britain?
NIACE Annual Race Equality Conference
| Date: | Tuesday 28 November 2006 |
| Venue: | NSPCC National Training Centre, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, LE4 1EZ |
| Ref: | Ref: C1418/11/06 |
| Fee: | £80 (includes lunch, tea/coffee): |
[Background] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
“There will always be poverty, but in a society experiencing rapid social change, deprivation has taken on unexpected new guises”, Geoff Mulgan and Alessandra Buonfino (The Young Foundation).
The expectation for any individual who has come to Britain voluntarily from abroad is that, through hard work and careful endeavour, they will improve their own lives and those of their children, and that with successive generations there will be a gradual matriculation up the occupational ladder.
But set against a backdrop of increasing globalisation and isolation for some communities social mobility seems to have ground to a halt, with adults from certain groups rapidly pedalling backwards.
In 21st Century Britain many adults “find themselves caught between the impacts of rising expectations in a fast-changing economy and a culture that bombards them with temptations” (Geoff Mulgan and Alessandra Buonfino ibid). This year, NIACE’s annual race equality conference will ask the question “why is it that some Black and Minority Ethnic adults are more mobile than others, and what is the role of adult education in levelling the playing field”.
The conference will focus on more established Black and Minority Ethnic communities from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, and examine a range of themes and topics relating to social mobility and the role that adult education has in facilitating this process. It promises to be an exciting debate focused event which, through focusing directly on learners’ experiences and views, will critically assess the contribution that adult education has made to their personal and professional/career development and that of their families.
This conference, which is supported by the Department for Education and Skills, will provide opportunities to learn from what has worked in successfully engaging Black and Minority Ethnic learners. It will also inform the debate and update your knowledge and information on regional and local strategies aimed at promoting equality of opportunity, participation and success in education.
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Audience
The conference will be suitable for practitioners, learners and policy makers from across all adult education sectors and those involved in related adult education services. It will also be relevant to leaders, managers and practitioners working with Black and Minority Ethnic adults in:
 | Business Support Organisations |
| Businesses and Employers |
| CBI Offices |
| Chambers of Commerce |
| 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 Educational 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 |
| Small Business Service |
| Trade Unions |
| Training Organisations |
| Training Providers |
| Ufi/Learndirect |
| Universities |
| Voluntary Groups |
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Programme
| 09:15 | Arrival and Registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:00 | Welcome and Introduction to the
Day Alan Tuckett, Director, NIACE |
| 10:15 | Keynote Address Breaking the mould - Assessment of how the South Asian community has faired since arrival Rita Patel, Chief Executive Officer, Belgrave Baheno Peepul Centre |
| 10:40 | Learner Journeys – illustrations of the expectations and experiences of (older) adult learners |
| 11:00 | Questions and Discussion |
| 11:10 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:25 | Workshops: morning session 1. Working with learners from Muslim communities. Exploration of what works, issues, challenges and successes 2. Working with African Caribbean communities – how to ensure progression and links to employment 3. Successful initiatives in linking education and training to mobility and improved life chances 4. Focus on the Asian community in Leicester 5. Learners’ experiences: Hopes, aspirations and realities |
| 12:25 | Lunch |
| 13:15 | Keynote Address Breaking the mould - Assessment of how the African-Caribbean community has faired since arrival Tunde Banjoko, Chief Executive, LEAP |
| 13:40 | Learner Journeys – illustrations of the expectations and experiences of (younger) adult learners |
| 14:00 | Workshops: afternoon session (repeated) |
| 15:00 | Plenary Discussion |
| 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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