LEAFEA termly network meeting

Date: 24 Sep 2010
Venue: London:
Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
Ref: C2017LO1/0910
Fee:

Event fee per person: £100 (includes sandwich lunch, tea/coffee)
Contact: NIACE Events Team (events@niace.org.uk) Tel: 0116 204 2833
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[LEAFEA] [Background] [Aims] [Audience] [Programme] [Event Information] [Application Conditions] [Application Form]

LEAFEA

LEAFEA exists to promote the development of adult learning in and by local authorities in England and every upper tier local authority in England is in membership. Adult learning is sees as a key component of local government agendas to help everyone achieve their potential, to give people a better quality of life, to promote health and well-being, to strengthen communities, to assist in providing work and to provide services that meet community needs.

LEAFEA carries out its function by:

  • representing the views of local authority adult learning officers to government departments and non-departmental governmental bodies, the LGA, OFSTED, LSIS, the Skills Funding Agency, NIACE, and others as required
  • communicating and receiving information about adult learning regionally and nationally
  • supporting local authority officers in the strategic planning and delivery of adult learning.

The LEAFEA termly network meetings offer members the opportunity to:

  • hear about emerging policies, practice and research
  • meet representatives of key national organisations
  • come together and engage in dialogue on current issues
  • send messages to government departments and other agencies.

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Background

We live in exciting times. We have a new government. They have announced many new policies but many others are yet to emerge. The government has launched numerous consultations over the summer period. Two of these have particular relevance to local authorities:

  • Skills for Sustainable Growth: a consultation on the direction of skills policy
  • A Simplified Further Education Funding System and Methodology.

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Aims

The September 2010 network meeting will offer the opportunity to hear about and discuss:

  • The future direction of government policies in relation to adult learning
  • The new localism agenda and its likely impact on local authorities
  • The LEAFEA response to the two consultations mentioned above
  • Getting a Life: a cross-government programme to support young people with learning disabilities through education and into work
  • Continuing collaboration with HOLEX.

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Audience

Members of LEAFEA.

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Programme

10:00 Arrival and registration (tea/coffee available)

10:30 Welcome and introduction

Morning session

  • Alan Tuckett, NIACE
  • Jane Bateman, BIS
  • Paul Raynes, LGA
  • Linda Jordan, Department of Health

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Afternoon session

  • LEAFEA response to BIS consultations
  • Future collaboration with HOLEX

15:30 Close of national meeting

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Event Information

Arrival and registration is at 10:00am for a 10:30am start. The event will end at 3:30pm

Event fee per person: £100 (includes sandwich lunch, tea/coffee)

NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on event fees

Places will be allocated in order of receipt of completed application forms (one form per person) and restricted to the Local Authorities sector

Video cameras may be in use at this event. If you do not wish to be photographed or appear on the video outputs please indicate this on the application form and make yourself known at registration

Participants should be prepared to take their own notes as there will not be handouts for all sessions

Application forms are individually acknowledged by e-mail. Joining instructions, including map and directions, will be e-mailed out one week before the event

If you have not received an e-mail confirming your attendance and joining instructions 4 working days before the event please contact:

NIACE Events Team
Tel: 0116 204 2833
Fax: 0116 254 8368
Minicom: 0116 255 6049
E-mail: events@niace.org.uk

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Application Conditions

Event: Friday 24 September 2010
Closing Date: Thursday 16 September 2010

Cancellations will only be accepted if received in writing before the closing date and will be subject to an administration fee of £50

Substitutions are to be advised 5 working days prior to the event

A 10 working days notice period is required for provision of electronic note-takers, sign language interpreters and transcription to Braille

Places can be reserved online via: www niace.org.uk/events  Alternatively completed and signed application forms can be faxed or posted to NIACE by the closing date. Reservations by telephone cannot be accepted

Restricted to the Target audience: Members of LEAFEA, Local Authorities sector.

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Application Form

(For people not using the online reservation system above)