We live and learn: active ageing in the community and workplace

Date:	19 Oct 2012
Venue:	London: BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, Near St. Paul's Cathedral, London EC1A 7AJ
Ref:	C3116/1012
Fee:	£35 per person - bursary fee for those who cannot afford to pay the full fee £59 per person (includes tea/coffee and sandwich lunch)
Contact:	NIACE Events Team (events@niace.org.uk) Tel: 0116 204 2833
Apply:	Apply Online is now closed for this event

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

Background

NIACE and Age UK are joining forces to promote learning across the life course to encourage all to make the most of learning opportunities and to use them to enhance their lives and the lives of their families and communities.

The key themes for discussion are:

Older people and learning for employment

Older people's participation in learning

Career review during the life course

Approaches to learning in the pre-retirement life phase

Intergenerational work and active citizenship learning.

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Aims

To bring together people with a keen interest in older people's learning to explore and discuss:

new findings about older people's participation in learning
the role that learning plays in developing solidarity between the generations and the inclusion of older people
options for improving working and learning for older people
the opportunity of a mid-life career review
options for pre-retirement learning for all

and

to support the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between the generations.

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Audience

Policy makers, practitioners and learners who have a keen interest in older people's learning.

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Programme

10:00	Arrival, registration and networking (tea/coffee available)
10:30	Welcome from BT Dennis Gissing, Head of People Practice, BT
10:35	Welcome from the Chair of the morning Jane Vass, Head of Policy, Age UK
10:40	Keynote 1: We live and learn - older people's participation in learning Reporting from the NIACE adult learning participation survey Professor Stephen McNair, Senior Research Fellow, NIACE [Stephen-McNair]
11:00	Keynote 2: Opportunities for older people in work and learning Jane Vass, Head of Policy, Age UK [Jane-Vass] Carol Taylor, Director of Development and Research, NIACE Followed by Q&A
11:30	Workshops - morning session M1. Engaging Employers on Ageing Dennis Gissing, Head of People Practice, BT Chris Ball, Chief Executive, The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) Christopher Brooks, Policy Adviser, Employment and Skills, Age UK M3. What does pre-retirement learning mean in an age of flexible retirement? Dr. Jane Watts, Programme Manager and Lead Officer for Older Adults, NIACE M4. Community learning for the future Carol Taylor, Director of Development and Research, NIACE
12.30	Keynote 3: Older people - employment and training - the employer perspective Paul Warner, Director of Employment and Skills, Association of Employment and Learning Providers
13:00	Lunch and networking
13:45	Welcome back from the Chair of the afternoon Carol Taylor, Director of Development and Research, NIACE
13:50	Keynote 4: Digital Inclusion: Networking for everyone Phil Custy, Head of Business Solutions, BT Retail [Phil-Custy] Howard Bashford, Co-Founder, Finerday Limited [Howard Bashford]
14:20	Keynote 5: European policy and funding for learning in the context of the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidary between generations May Honeyball, Member of the European Parliament Alan Hatton-Yeo, Chief Executive, The Beth Johnson Foundation [Alan Hatton-Yeo]
14:50	Questions to speakers
15:00	Workshops - afternoon session A1. Active citizenship learning: an intergenerational approach Dr. Jane Watts, Programme Manager and Lead Officer for Older Adults, NIACE A3. Learning in care settings Emily Jones, Research Assistant, NIACE [Emily-Jones] Christopher Brooks, Policy Adviser - Employment and Skills, Age UK
16:00	Close of conference (tea/coffee/networking)

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Event Information

Arrival and registration are at 10:00am for a 10:30am start. The event will end at with tea at 4:00pm
Event fee per person: £59; Bursary fee: £35 for those who cannot
afford to pay the full fee (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: Friday 19 October 2012
Closing date: Thursday 4 October 2012
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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