The 2013 Spending Review: what it means for Adult Learning and Skills

[Background] [Aims] [Outcomes] [Audience] [Programme] [Event Information] [Application Conditions]

Background 

Following the 2013 Spending Review, NIACE will be hosting a policy seminar which will address how the review changes the landscape for adult learning and skills in England.  With the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) facing cuts of potentially over £1 billion (8-12%), finance for adult learning is likely to be tight.

In response to the Heseltine review, the Government is proposing to establish a growth fund into which Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) can bid.  The spending review will clarify which elements of the skills budget will be part of this fund and how that will change the way skills are financed going forward.

In the run up to the Spending Review announcement, NIACE has been making the case for adult learning and skills as a key element in supporting sustainable growth and strong communities.  NIACE's research has shown how investment in adult learning can actually support the process of deficit reduction by strengthening the economy and reducing pressures on health, social care, welfare and pensions:
http://www.niace.org.uk/news/deficit-reduction-can-co-exist-with-adult-learning-investment

NIACE is currently posting a series of blogs exploring various aspects of adult learning, impact and the Spending Review.

Join the conversation on Twitter by following @NIACEhq and using #niaceSR

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Aims

This seminar will:

• share NIACE’s initial view of the implications for the adult learning and skills sector of the announcements of the Spending Review of June 26, 2013;
• support colleagues to consider way of working within the new policy context;
• invite contributions from colleagues as to how this impacts on their work and how policy strategies will need to adapt in the light of funding changes.

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Outcomes

Participants will gain:

• an overview of the wider political context of the spending review;
• an overview of the changes for adult learning and skills;
• opportunities to discuss how it impacts on their own contexts and explore how adult learning policy can adapt to the changes;
• opportunities to network with colleagues across the sector to support work going forward in the new funding climate. 

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Audience

This seminar is relevant to all managers, policy makers and planners involved in  adult learning and skills.

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Programme 

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 Event Information

• Arrival, registration and security checks is at 9:15am for a 10:00am start. There will be no admittance after 2:00pmThe event will end at 5:30pm
• Event fee per person: £50; Members fee:  £35 (includes sandwich lunch, tea/coffee)
• NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference or course fees
• Only online application forms with the payments section completed will be processed.
• NB: If you wish us to invoice your employer we require a copy of the Purchase Order before the form is processed
• 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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Application Conditions 

• Event date:      Tuesday 2 July2 013
• Closing date:    Thursday 20 June 2013
• Cancellations are non-refundable
• The full fee is payable prior to the event
• 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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