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INFORMATION & ENQUIRIES
Please contact:
EIAT Conference Team
Tel: 01484 487994
Fax: 01484 487999
Email: events@eiat.org
EIAT
The Media Centre
7 Northumberland St
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 1RL
www.eiat.org
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
The executive and senior management in further education colleges are currently under external and internal pressure to ensure that higher education and higher level skills training are prioritised as part of their strategic planning.
The challenges include the uncertainty of collaborative partnerships, demand-led funding arrangements, the need to increase commercial income and reacting to a rapidly evolving environment where market potential may be lower than the expectations of policy makers.
This conference brings together expertise and experience to assist colleges in developing strategies to manage risk through informed choice.
KEYNOTES
John Widdowson - The Future of HE in FE
Principal and Chief Executive, New Durham College & Chair of the MEG Group
David Jenkins - The Case for Strategic Collaboration
Director of Educational Partnerships, Staffordshire University, Executive for Associate for Collaborative Provision (ACP)
Charlie Woodcock - The Future of University in a Knowledge Economy
Executive Director: Business & Community Development, Chester University
CONFERENCE AIMS
This conference aims to reflect the current short to medium term landscape for HE and FE including:
- Evolving HE strategies for external, internal quality, peer review, research and scholarly activity
- Ensuring the Quality of Academics Standards - IQER
- Mitigating risk associated with the mixed economy environment
- Managing risk within Collaborative Partnerships
- Supporting and developing efficient organisational structures to facilitate the management and expansion of higher education
- Developing employer-led curriculum to meet the needs of the economy and the higher level skills agenda and Lifelong network
- Managing the effects of demand-led funding arrangements
- Expanding International and Postgraduate markets
- Scholarly activity and recruiting and developing the best staff with best resources
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Chief Executives and Principals
- Vice Principals
- RDA, SSCs & LLNs executives and directorate
- Quality Assurance managers
- Directors, Strategic Senior Managers and Departmental Heads
- HE Operational Managers
- University Partnership Directors
- HE and FE Teaching staff with responsibility for curriculum development and strategic input
CASE STUDY SEMINAR WORKSHOPS
Four parallel workshops will run in the morning at 11.30am and will be repeated after lunch at 13.30pm. They will be expertly facilitated and will include case studies highlighting current initiatives. Delegates can attend two workshops with outcomes driven by participant input.
WORKSHOP 1 - Strategic Management
Facilitator Mal Buckland EIAT/QAA/UCLAN
Case study 1 Risk Analysis in developing HE in FE Strategies
Mal Buckland EIAT/QAA/UCLAN
Case study 2 Foundation Degree Awarding Powers
Dr. Margaret Johnson New College Durham IQER Contract Reviewer/Director FDAP
WORKSHOP 2 - Curriculum Development
Facilitator Jane Davis Director of HE - Colchester Institute
Case study 1 14 to 19 Diploma Progression into HE
Dr Colin Hankinson Director of 14 -19 and Academy Development Vice Chancellor's Office University of Chester
Case study 2 Apprenticeship Progression into HE
Raeleen Duthoit Lancashire WBL Executive Forum Support & Development Manager
WORKSHOP 3 - Quality and Standards
Facilitator Ian Welch QAA Assistant Director IQER
Case Study 1 Placement, work-based learning and the development of assessment
Joanna Moon Leeds Metropolitan University Lecturer and Consultant
Case Study 2 Academic Infrastructure
Mark Langley IQER Reviewer/Manchester College
WORKSHOP 4 - Research and Scholarly Activity
Facilitator Ian Lindsay former Academic Advisor for the Higher Education Academy
Case Study1 Scholarly Activity and the Mixed Economy Group of Colleges
Madeleine King AOC HE in FE Policy Manager
Case Study 2 Securing Funding to Support Scholarly Activity
Ian Lindsay former Academic Advisor for the Higher Education Academy
PROGRAMME of the DAY
09:00 Registration/network refreshments
10:00 Welcome - Gary Hargreaves, Education Director EIAT
10:05 Chairs Introduction - Maldwyn Buckland, EIAT/QAA/UCL
10:10 John Widdowson - The Future of HE in FE
10:25 David Jenkins - The Case for Strategic Collaboration
10:40 Charlie Woodcock - The Future of Universities in a
10:40 Knowldege Economy
10:55 Question Panel - John, David and Charlie will take questions
10:55 from the floor
11:15 Morning Break
11:30 Workshop Session 1 / Parallel Seminars
12:30 Lunch
13:30 The Strategic Benefits of Collaboration
13:30 Thomas Jepson, Vice President, Wimba (conference sponsors)
13:45 Workshop Session 2 / Parallel Seminars
14:45 5 minute break
14:50 What are the Risks?
14:50 Round up of Priorities and Strategies for 2010 with
14:50 keynotes speakers and workshop facilitators
15:30 End
CONFERENCE FEE and REGISTRATION
The conference fee is £395 + vat. This includes a conference delegate pack, buffet lunch and refreshments throughout the day. Please note that the fee does not include travel costs or accommodation.
For accounts and invoicing queries regarding registering for this conference please call 01484 487994.
Contact Details |
EIAT Conference Team, The Media Centre, 7 Northumberland Street, Huddersfield HD1 1RL
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