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Migration – the benefits and challenges
Valuing the skills and supporting the integration of new and emerging communities at local and regional levels
This event is now Full
| Date: | Wednesday 1 February 2006 |
| Venue: | Glaziers Hall, London |
| Ref: | C12-73/02/06 |
| Fee*: | £200 – Statutory/Private
Organisations £150 – NIACE Members for the first applicant and £100 – for subsequent applicants from the same organisation £100 – Voluntary and Community Organisations |
[Background] [Audience] [Programme]
Background
The increased global mobility of workers, especially to and within the European Union, offers clear benefits to the UK economy. However, increased mobility presents challenges as well as opportunities at local and regional levels. The challenges include identifying and providing for the specific needs of new arrivals, maintaining community cohesion and facilitating access to appropriate employment and learning opportunities.
This conference will explore these issues by:
 | increasing awareness of the new patterns of migration to the UK. |
| examining how education, training and employment opportunities can be developed to meet the needs of new and emerging communities. |
| demonstrating that effective partnership working can enhance integration and community cohesion. |
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Audience
| Local Government Association; |
| Senior local authority officers, elected members, LA officers working on these issues; |
| Lifelong learning development officers; |
| LSC officers; |
| Regional consortia; |
| Regional government offices; |
| Regional development agencies; |
| Local strategic partnerships; |
| FE colleges; |
| Government departments; |
| Housing associations; |
| Sunrise pilots. |
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Programme
| 09:30 | Arrival and Registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:00 | Welcome and Introductions Alan Tuckett, Director, NIACE |
| 10:10 | Government Policy and
Initiatives on Migrant Workers Tony McNulty MP, Minister of State for Immigration and Citizenship, Home Office |
| 10:30 | Current Patterns of Workers’
Migration in relation to the UK Georges Lemaître, Principal Administrator, International Migration Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| 10:55 | Question and Answer Session |
| 11:05 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:20 | Education, Training and
Employment Provision for Migrants in the UK Dr Jenny Phillimore, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham Dr Darshan Sachdev, Research Manager, Learning and Skills Development Agency |
| 11:50 | Progress GB: An EQUAL
Development Partnership Sue Waddington, European Development Officer, NIACE |
| 12:10 | Group Discussions |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Case Study – An Urban
Experience Sheffield City Council, Sheffield College & South Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority |
| 14:00 | Case Study – A Rural Experience The Dynamics of Migrant Labour in South Lincolnshire |
| 14:30 | Question and Answer Session |
| 14:45 | Discussion Groups |
| 15:00 | The European Perspective:
European Year of Workers’ Mobility Jimmy Jamar, Deputy Head of Unit, Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities DG, European Commission |
| 15:30 | Closing Remarks (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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