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Engaging priority BME learners in Skills for Life
provision
12th February 2008
Aston Business School Conference Centre, Aston
University, Birmingham B4 7ET |
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NIACE has been working with the National Research and
Development Centre (NRDC) to explore the contexts and
conditions for effective Skills for Life teaching and
learning with people in particular priority groups,
including members of black and minority ethnic
communities. Desk research and intensive case studies
are helping to build a picture of the critical success
factors that underpin effective practice in developing
effective provision with people from different
minority ethnic backgrounds. We would like to share
with you the key messages emerging from this work. If
you have knowledge and interest in this area, we would
welcome your views on the ‘good practice’ guidelines
we are developing.
The event will be very practical, with input from
the case studies and opportunities to comment on the
draft guidelines. All attendees will receive a £15
voucher towards a NIACE publication of your choice.
The agenda for the day along with joining
instructions will posted to those who sign up. To book
a place, please complete and fax back the RSVP. Please
ensure you register your attendance using the RSVP
form attached by Monday 4 February 2008. There are
only 40 places available on this event.
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‘What’s in it for Black learners…a student
perspective’ |
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This year the NIACE race equality conference took
place in Sheffield. Aptly titled Adult Education:
What's in it for Black Adult Learners, the conference
looked at a range of factors that impact upon
participation, retention and progression for black
adult learners. As with previous race equality
conferences there was considerable interest generated
in the event, indeed it had been oversubscribed for
some five weeks. We had an impressive line up of
speakers and a broad range of workshops, including one
exploring access to adult education for adults from
Gypsy and Traveller communities.
Reshad Suffee attended the conference with a number of
his students from Bradford and offers a personal
perspective on the conference and what the event meant
for both him and his learners. Be sure to have a look
at the pictures. If you are interested in the more
formal evaluation of the event, contact me.
Regards Lenford White. lenford.white@niace.org.uk
A student perspective on the 2005
BPLN Annual Race Equality conference.
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NILE SYMPOSIUM
Challenges and Opportunities: Adult Education and
Intercultural Learning in an Expanding Europe
30th of June, Blackburne House, Liverpool |
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The focus for this was adult education,
intercultural learning and Europe. The event marked
the end of a three year project supported under
Grundtvig (Socrates - ESF) and was an opportunity
to learn about the project's work (which will be
disseminated through a publication) as well as engage
in exciting workshops and network. The main purpose of
the event was to disseminate findings in relation to
how colleagues in various countries met the needs and
worked with learners from minority groups. There was
also a book launch of a publication which details the work that the network has been doing over
the last three years and lots of demonstrations
through workshops to further illustrate what's
happening in this area in Europe. |
| Are you being heard? Black
Self-help, Education and Influencing the Political
Agenda |
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A personal
reflection from a delegate at NIACE's annual
race equality conference 2004. |
| Photos from the NIACE Annual
Race Equality Conference 2003 |
| A photographic archive of proceedings at the
conference held on 16 December 2003.
View Photographs > |
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