There are three up and coming seminars in March and April taking place in both London and Edinburgh.
The first on the 22nd March is on Transition, progression, collaboration: the route to employment in London followed by Youth employability: The challenges and opportunities of a changing recruitment market on the 28th March at Edinburgh Corn Exchange and forming part of the National Careers Guidance Show, and finally, on the 24th April in London, ”What can our education system REALLY learn from the East?” Details will be added shortly.
Recent events in 2011 include …….
Building a Vocational skills legacy for the UK with David Cragg – December 2011. David spoke about the plans to build on the success of WorldSkills London 2011 and explain how member involvement could help to drive up the standards and status of vocational skills across the country. The event was kindly hosted by ifs School of Finance.
The National Apprenticeship Service Seminar with David Smale – November 2011 where David spoke about the rise in the numbers of apprenticeships available and the government’s promise to cut red tape as an incentive to employers and the benefits that apprentices can bring to the workplace. The event was kindly hosted by Pearson.
The UKCES Seminar with Michael Davis, Chief Executive – September 2011 focused on the changes taking place within the agency. These included a 40% cut in budget, a new Chairman and Chief Executive and a change in focus and a new mission “to work with and through partners to secure a greater commitment to invest in the skills of people, in order to drive enterprise, jobs and growth”. This was an insightful seminar kindly hosted by City & Guilds.
The New National Curriculum, a seminar with Sir David Bell, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education – June 2011. In January this year, Education Secretary Michael Gove announced a major review of the primary and secondary National Curriculum (NC), with the intention of slimming it down to reflect the body of essential knowledge in key subjects. This FEdS seminar gave a privileged insight into work in progress, and an opportunity to discuss what the curriculum will be in the future and was kindly hosted by Microsoft.
Opportunities in Future Funding? A seminar with Goeff Russell, CEO of the Skills Funding Agency – May 2011. In this fascinating seminar, Geoff gave us a helpful insight into the political philosophy underlying radical reforms to the English skills system, and how the Skills Funding Agency is going about implementing them. Held at Gabbitas.
The All-Age Careers Service – An Opportunity for Lifelong Development & Growth? - March 2011. Graciously hosted by BT at BT Centre, this conference brought together leading thinkers in CEIAG including Dame Ruth Silver, Dr Deirdre Hughes, MT Rainey, Professor Jenny Bimrose and many others. It epitomised what FEdS is all about: bringing together education, business and government to think creatively and work collaboratively.
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Previous events in 2010 ….
House of Lords Reception, hosted by Baroness Morris of Yardley – December 2010. The event was a great success and an article is available in our December 2010 Newsletter. A selection of photos from the reception is available to view.
