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Recognising Informal Learning
| Date: | Wednesday 7 February 2007 |
| Venue: | Abbey Community Centre, 34 Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BU |
| Ref: | C14-06/02/07 |
| Fee*: | £230 - Statutory/Private Organisations; £190 - Voluntary Organisations; £190 - NIACE members for the first applicant and £150 - for subsequent Member applicants from the same organisation * (includes lunch, tea/coffee and a copy of Re-theorising the recognition of prior learning priced at £27.45 including p&p) |
[Background & Aims] [Audience] [Programme]
Background and Aims
At this conference speakers will present some of the latest thinking and practice from the UK and beyond about the recognition of informal learning. The event takes place in the context of a major Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) study on Recognising non-formal and informal learning, and draws on the latest developments in the field, both internationally and in the UK.
NIACE sees this issue as becoming increasingly important as part of the strategy for recognising and developing adult skills into the 21st century. The potential contribution of informal learning to this agenda needs to be better understood by policy makers, and the work of practitioners in both the UK and other countries can help to inform this understanding.
The conference aims to share a range of current developments and debates with practitioners working with adults across England and Wales. It aims to shape these debates by drawing together and learning from a wide variety of practice in the field, and locating these within the development of different qualifications and quality frameworks under development in the UK.
The conference brings together speakers from England, Wales and Sweden to present a variety of different approaches to the recognition of informal learning, using different techniques and processes to try and capture and record those achievements that are not currently recognised through formal qualifications and certification systems. Delegates will be presented with a range of opportunities to listen to and engage directly with key actors in both the theory and practice of recognising informal learning in the UK and beyond.
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Audience
The conference will be relevant to all those interested in ways of recognising and recording the achievements of adult learners, at all levels and in all subjects. It will provide delegates with up-to-date information and the opportunity to explore a range of key issues relevant to all those working with learners outside the formal frameworks of provision and qualifications in England and Wales.
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Programme
| 09:30 | Arrival and Registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:00 | Welcome and Introduction to the
Day Peter Wilson, Development Officer - Credit and Qualifications, NIACE |
| 10:15 | The recognition of prior
learning: challenging the orthodox Dr. Per Andersson, Senior Lecturer, Linköping University, Sweden |
| 11:00 | The recognition of informal
learning: an international perspective Tom Leney, Research Consultant, International Division, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) Consultancy |
| 11:45 | Workshops: morning session 1) A quality assurance tool-kit for informal learning Colleagues from Wales are developing a quality assurance tool-kit for informal learning, drawing on examples of effective practice from across the UK. The workshop will showcase some of the contents of the tool kit and offers an opportunity for feedback on its potential future uses. 2) Recognising informal learning through the QCF The potential of the new Qualifications and Credit Framework to recognise the achievements of learners in informal learning contexts will be presented and discussed by a member of the QCA team leading the tests and trials of the QCF. 3) Knowledge and curriculum in the recognition of prior learning This workshop will examine the relationship between different kinds of learning and achievement and the relevance of recognising prior learning in relation to these different areas of knowledge and the curriculum. 4) The accreditation of prior learning: a view from the voluntary sector The use of APL and Skills Audit processes to recognise the skills and knowledge of people coming to the UK from overseas, and the challenge of these processes to traditional boundaries between formal and informal learning, will be examined through this workshop. 5) Recognising the wider learning of 14-19 year olds The work of a project run through the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales, focusing on recognising the achievements of 14-19 year-olds outside the formal qualifications framework, will form the basis of this workshop. 6) Recognising informal learning within the Framework for Excellence This workshop will update participants on the latest developments within the Framework for Excellence, and will suggest ways in which the outcomes of non-accredited learning can be recognised within the new Framework. |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 | Recognising non-formal learning
in Wales Kenn Palmer, Senior Credit Framework Manager, Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales |
| 14:30 | Workshops: afternoon session (repeated) |
| 15:30 | Final Plenary Session |
| 16:00 | 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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