Hi Judy - yes all ok thanks. Hope you are too.
No problem - if you e-mail Christine she will send you the claims form -
best wishes, Lynne

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy Turner [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 20 April 2004 16:26
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Skills Strategy
>
> Dear Lynne,
> I hope you had a good break and are feeling a bit refreshed.  I don't
> think I was listening when you said how to claim for the expenses for
> the Bournemouth meeting. Please could you remind me.
> Best wishes,
> Judy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lynne Rutter [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 16 April 2004 11:13
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Skills Strategy
>
>
> Hi Kate - sounds absolutely great. I'm pretty sure we don't have
> anything similar though, sorry. Chris may be able to come up with
> something more School-based though.  Good luck, Lynne
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kate Smith [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 16 April 2004 10:54
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      Skills Strategy
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > I hope you all had a good break.  I have a quick(!) question which I
> > hope you can help me with.  At Brunel we are currently putting
> > together a Skills Strategy, the aim of which is to identify curricular
>
> > and extra-curricular activities through which we are currently
> > supporting students in developing 'transferable' skills.  This will
> > enable us to raise awareness about existing good practice in the
> > University, facilitate a more joined up approach to skills
> > development, involving both academic departments and specific central
> > service departments (Career Service, Library Services, Computer,
> > Centre, Language Centre) and also reveal gaps in our learning
> > development provisions.  The purpose of this strategy is to set out
> > specific aims and actions being undertaken in pursuance of aspects of
> > a number of the university's strategic documents and in this way the
> > Skills Strategy will support the University Strategic Plan, the
> > Learning and Teaching Strategy, the Research Strategy, the Widening
> > Participation Strategy and the proposed e-learning Strategy.
> >
> > A Paper outlining the objectives of the Skills Strategy will be
> > presented to the Learning and Teaching Committee for approval which we
>
> > hope will lead to buy-in from academic departments to assist us in
> > carrying out the identified objectives.  In turn we aim to achieve
> > management support in terms of recognising the work being done in this
>
> > area and providing additional resources.
> >
> > I know that the term 'skills' has many drawbacks but Skills Strategy
> > does seem to encapsulate what we are trying to achieve.  Please could
> > you let me know if you have such a strategy and if you would be
> > willing to share the document or any insights from it that may be
> > useful to us.  If you could provide me with a url for such a Strategy
> > that would probably be the easiest way.  In return we will, of course,
>
> > offer you access to ours and news on our progress etc.
> >
> > The kinds of questions that we would like answers to are:
> >
> > Do you have such a Strategy or equivalent?
> > How do you implement the strategy?  Do you have a specific committee?
> > What have been the problems with implementing such a strategy? In what
>
> > ways has the strategy enabled you to achieve your Learning Development
>
> > related objectives?
> >
> > Thanks and best wishes
> >
> > Kate
> >
> > Kate Smith
> > Skills & PDP Support Officer
> > Learning & Teaching Development Unit
> > Brunel University
> > Uxbridge
> > Middlesex
> > UB8 3PH, UK
> > Tel: +44 (0)1895 274000 (ext.5730)
> > www.brunel.ac.uk