Making the Transition: From Skills for Life and Key Skills to Functional Skills

Date:	21 Mar 2012
Venue:	Leicester: NIACE, Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester LE1 6TP
Ref:	BIS016E1/0312
Fee:	No charge ( sandwich lunch, tea/coffee provided)
Contact:	NIACE Events (events@niace.org.uk) Tel: 0116 2859661
Apply:	Apply Online is now closed for this event

Aims

To raise awareness about the policy context for Functional Skills
To use the feedback from Functional Skills pilot prgramme for adults to examine benefits and challenges for learners and practitioners

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Managers and practitioners currently delivering literacy, numeracy and ICT as Skills for Life or Key Skills provision.

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By the end of this seminar you will:

be clear about the implications of making the transition to Functional Skills from Key Skills or Skills for Life
have evaluated your current approach and how this might develop to meet the requirements of Functional skills teaching/learning and assessment.

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10:00	Arrival, registration and networking (tea/coffee available)
10:40	Welcome and introduction Functional Skills, the current context and findings from the pilots Sue Southwood, NIACE Sue Southwood [pdf]
11:00	Introducing Functional Skills Gail Lydon Gail Lydon [pdf]
12:00	Tea/coffee break
12:15	Table discussions: What are the benefits of Functional Skills for teachers and learners? What are the chanllenges and implications for CPD?
13:00	Plenary
13.15	Close and lunch

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Arrival and registration at 10:00am for a 10:40am start. The event will end at 1:15pm, followed by lunch.
Event fee: No charge (sandwich lunch, tea/coffee are provided)
Places will be allocated in order of receipt of completed online application forms (one online application form per person)
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
If you have not received an e-mail confirming your attendance and joining instructions 4 working days before the event please contact: events@niace.org.uk

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Event: Wednesday 21 March 2012

Closing Date: Wednesday 14th March 2012

Substitutions are to be advised 5 working days prior to the event
A 15 working days notice period is required for provision of electronic note-takers, sign language interpreters and transcription to Braille
Places are to be reserved online - scroll up and click on Apply Now
Reservations by telephone cannot be accepted
Application forms are individually acknowledged by e-mail. Joining instructions, including map and directions, will be e-mailed out one week before the event.
NIACE reserves the right to reject applicants who are not from the target audience list.

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