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14-19 Skills for Employability
30 Nov 2010
Equipping young people for the world of employment. To be held at America Square Conference Centre, London and broadcast at our regional satellite viewing hub in St Helens, Merseyside.
The conference will provide one of the first opportunities to discuss the results of the new skills strategy. It brings together senior representatives from the learning and skills sector with employers to discuss the implications of the latest policy developments.
Programme
09:00
Pre-conference interview with Derek Browne Entrepreneurs In Action Limited
10:10
Mike Baker Broadcaster and Journalist
Welcome and introduction from conference chair
Biography: Mike Baker
10:20
Andy Palmer Head of Skills Development, BT Group |
The skills employers need from young people
Biography: Tim Hutchings
Biography: Andy Palmer
10:20
Tim Hutchings, Chief Executive, Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The skills employers need from young people
10:40
Richard Beamish Chief Executive Officer, Asset Skills
Developing employability qualifications
Biography: Richard Beamish
11:10
Questions and discussion: Session 1
11:30
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
12:00
Biography: John Stone
12:20
Panel discussion: working together to develop skills Session 2
Abigail Smith, Advisor, Qualifications, UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)
Derek Browne, Chief Executive, Entrepreneurs in Action
Asha Khemka OBE, Principal and CEO, West Nottinghamshire College
Nick Duggan, Assistant Director, 14-19 Commissioning, Sheffield City Council
Biography: Derek Browne
Biography: Nick Duggan
Biography: Asha Khemka OBE
Biography: Abigail Smith
13:00
Buffet lunch, networking and refreshments
14:00
Jane Scott Paul | Chief Executive, AAT
Keynote address: Expectations versus reality
Karen Liddle, Payments Services and Work Process Improvement Finance Manager, Proctor and Gamble
Biography: Karen Liddle
Biography: Jane Scott Paul
14:20
Peter Cobrin, National Education Director, notgoingtouni.co.uk
Developing a curriculum for employability
Biography: Peter Cobrin
14:40
Sam Coulstock, Customer Relationship Director, The Springboard Charity
Work-based learning and work experience
Biography: Anne Pierce
15:00
Steve Higginbotham Incoming President, Institute of Careers Guidance
Careers guidance for young people
Biography: Steve Higginbotham
15:20
Questions and discussion: Session 3
15:40
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
15:55
Key Issue Seminar 1: Employer engagement from SMEs
Kaye Cramp, Curriculum Support Team Leader, Derbyshire Education Business
Kathy Mountford, Careers and Personal Development Adviser, Heanor Gate Science College
Biography: Kaye Cramp
Biography: Kathy Mountford
15:55
Key Issue Seminar 2: Developing the entrepreneurs of the future
Derek Browne, Chief Executive, Entrepreneurs in Action
Biography: Derek Browne
15:55
Key Issue Seminar 3: Vocational and practical learning: whose learning is it anyway?
Lee Davies, Deputy Chief Executive, Institute for Learning
Biography: Lee Davies