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08:30 – 09:10 Registration, Tea/Coffee, Networking and Exhibition
09:10 – 11:10 POLICY AND BEST PRACTICE
09:10 Chair’s Welcome and Introduction
Ian Nash, Freelance Education and Skills Journalist /
Media Consultant, Former FE Editor for Times Educational
Supplement
09:30 Keynote address: World Class Skills – Delivering new
opportunities for employment
John Hayes MP - Shadow Conservative Minister
for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education 09:50 Question and Answer Session
10:00 Delivering a co-ordinated skills response aligned to the
economic climate
Brendan Barber, General Secretary TUC and Commissioner for
the UK Commission for Employment and Skills
10:20 Rapid Response and Improving Productivity
Kim Davies, Deputy Principal, Curriculum and Corporate
Development, Gateshead College
10:40 The role of the private sector in skilling the workforce
John McNamara, Chief Executive, Alliance of Sector Skills
Councils
11:00 Question and Answer Session
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11:10 –11:40 Mid-Morning Tea/Coffee, Networking and Exhibition
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11:40 – 12:45 BEST PRACTICE IN SERVICE DELIVERY
11:40 Meeting future skills needs: transformation and expansion
Gillian Miller, Regional Skills Director,
Learning and Skills Council
12:00 Helping the unemployed to gain skills for work during the
economic downturn – Best Practice Case Study
Mick Downing - Skills & Employment Partnerships - Manager
- Jobcentre Plus
12:20 The Beacon Authority approach: Transforming public/private
sector collaboration on vocational learning
Nick Duggan, 14-19 Partnership Manager, Sheffield City Council,
‘Better, Brighter Futures’ Beacon
12:40 Placing a Value on World Class Skills - ( A John Lewis
Case Study )
Hedda Bird - Managing Director - ROI Academy
12:50 Question and Answer Session
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13:00– 14:00 Lunch, Networking and Exhibition
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14:00 – 14:45 Seminar Sessions
A selection of interactive seminar sessions, providing an opportunity for delegates to explore distinct aspects of key importance to this agenda, featuring senior representatives from the following organisations:
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14:45 – 16:00 DEFINING THE FUTURE CHALLENGES – DELIVERING NEW
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT
14:45 Defining the Future Challenges: Delivering new opportunities for
skills and employment
Matthew Nicholas - Director Employers & Stakeholders -
Jobcentre Plus
15:10 Liberating learning - transforming skills
Sarah Jones, Chief Executive, learndirect
15:30 Question and Answer Session
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15:40 - 16:00 Afternoon Tea/Coffee, Networking and Exhibition
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16:00 - 17:15 DEFINING THE FUTURE CHALLENGES - INNOVATION IN DELIVERY
16:00 The Future of 14-19 Skills: Diplomas, Apprenticeships and
beyond
Fiona Jordan Deputy Director for Young People: Qualifications
Strategy and Reform Group, DCSF
16:20 An expanded role for local authorities
Cllr David Sparks OBE, Board Chair, the Local Government
Association
16:40 Question and Answer/Panel Debate - Sponsored by the National
Skills Academy
Introduced by Justine Fosh, Chair of the National Skills Academy
Strategic Network
16:50 Panel Debate - Defining the Future Challenges – Delivering
World Class Skills for Employment
Matthew Nicholas, Mathew Nicholas - Director Employers &
Stakeholders - Jobcentre Plus
Fiona Jordan Deputy Director for Young People -
Qualifications Strategy and Reform Group - DCSF
Barry Brooks, Director of Education and Skills Strategy, Tribal
Cllr David Sparks OBE, Board Chair, the Local Government
Association
17:10 Chair’s Round-up of the Day and Conference Close
17:15 – 17:30 Post Conference Drinks Reception