WestminsterEmploymentForumKeynoteSeminar:Thefutureofadultandcommunitylearning Timing:Morning,Tuesday,10thSeptember2013 Venue:CentralLondon

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Registrationandcoffee Chairmansopeningremarks SeniorParliamentarian AdultandcommunitylearninginEnglandchallengesandopportunitiesforthesector DavidHughes,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,NIACE Questionsandcommentsfromthefloor CommunityLearningTrustslessonsfromthepilotschemes

WhatlessonscanbelearnedfromhowtheCLTpilotsperformedagainsttheoutcomecriteriaoflearnerparticipationandprogression andwidersocialimpactsontheirlocalcommunities;howshouldCommunityLearningprovidersbeassessedandheldaccountablefor suchoutcomesastheCLTmodelisrolledoutmorewidelyfromAugust2013?AreCLTsasustainablemodelforthelongtermfuture deliveryofCommunityLearning?WithconsiderablevarianceinthesizeofareascoveredbyCLTsonecoveredthreelocalauthorities whilstanothercoveredonlyacitycentreisthereabenefittosuchflexibilitiesorshouldtherebeanagreedidealsizeforCLTsthat couldbereplicatednationwide?WhatbenefitsarederivedfromthepartnershipworkingrequiredbytheCLTmodelandwhatemerged asthekeychallengestotackleifwiderrolloutofCLTsistobesuccessful?WhereoperatingcostswereloweredornonGovernment incomeincreased,whatwerethemainwaysinwhichCLTsachievedsuchresults?

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ProfessorKarenEvans,ChairinEducation(LifelongLearning),InstituteofEducation,UniversityofLondon TriciaHartley,ChiefExecutive,CampaignforLearning ClareLatham,AdultLearningManager,CheshireWestandChesterCouncil RosParker,ChiefExecutive,AspireSussex RuthSpellman,ChiefExecutiveandGeneralSecretary,WorkersEducationalAssociation SeniorspeakerconfirmedfromExeterCollege Questionsandcommentsfromthefloor ThenextstepsforCommunityLearningTrusts EoinParker,DeputyDirector,PreemploymentandSkills,DepartmentforBusiness,InnovationandSkills Questionsandcommentsfromthefloor Chairmansclosingremarks SeniorParliamentarian Coffee Chairmansopeningremarks GordonMarsdenMP,ShadowMinisterforFurtherEducation,SkillsandRegionalGrowth Creatingthetwowaystreet:engagingemployersinadultVocationalEducationandTraining(VET) FrankMcLoughlin,Principal,CityandIslingtonCollegeandChair,CommissiononAdultVocationalTeaching andLearning Questionsandcommentsfromthefloor Reformingadultvocationalqualifications JudithCompton,AssistantDirector,UKCommissionforEmploymentandSkills Questionsandcommentsfromthefloor ThefutureforadultVETparticipation,pedagogy,qualificationsandtheroleoftechnology
WhatstepscanGovernmentandcollegestaketowidenparticipationinadultlearning,particularlyamongstdisadvantagedgroups andinruralcommunities;whatrolecouldtechnologyplayinimprovingaccess?Istheintroductionof24+LearningLoanslikelytohave animpactonparticipationrates?ShouldGovernmentinvest,astheIndependentCommissionsuggests,inthedevelopmentof haptics/digitalworkplacesimulationresourceswithaviewtobecomingaworldleaderandexportingthesetechnologies?Howmight collegesandGovernmenttakeforwardtheIndependentCommissionsrecommendationonanewfinancialmodelforadultlearning thatisclearerforemployerstoseewhatstatefundingisavailabletothemandwhatenhancedprogrammesareavailablefrom externaltrainingproviders?Whatstepsneedtobetakentoembedtheconceptofdualprofessionalismwithteachingstaffhavinga firsthandexperienceanduptodateknowledgeofindustry?Whatwillbethechallengesforthesuccessfulcreationoftheproposed TeachTooscheme,whereindustryexpertsareencouragedtoteachparttime?Howwouldatailoredlocalelementforadult vocationalqualificationsworkinpractice,andhowcanGovernmentandcollegesdomoretoengageemployersinthedesignand deliveryofadultlearningprogrammes?

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ProfessorAlanBrown,ProfessorialFellow,InstituteofEmploymentResearch,UniversityofWarwick NicolaBryant,BusinessDevelopmentManager,BirminghamCityCouncil DerethWood,GroupDirectorofAdultSkills,learndirect Seniorrepresentative,college Seniorrepresentative,employersgroup Seniorrepresentative,awardingbody Questionsandcommentsfromthefloor ChairmansandWestminsterEmploymentForumclosingremarks GordonMarsdenMP,ShadowMinisterforFurtherEducation,SkillsandRegionalGrowth JonnyRoberts,SeniorProducer,WestminsterEmploymentForum