Dear Colleagues
Below and attached are details of a forthcoming event jointly run by the
North West Skills for Life Research Forum and NIACE.  Apologies for
cross posting, please circulate widely.  Many thanks


NIACE North Skills for Life Regional Achievement Dialogue in partnership
with the NW Skills for Life Research Forum

Progression - What are the issues?
This seminar is FREE

Learner progression is a hot topic, but does policy support effective
practice?  What does the research say? 

Date:		Wednesday 17th October 2007
Time:		9.30am - 3.00pm
Venue:	Harris Park Conference Centre;  253 Garstang Road, Fulwood,
Preston PR2 9XB

The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) will
attend the seminar and present the DIUS strategy, outlining current
policy on progression.  The North West Skills for Life Research Forum
(NWSfLRF) will present research from several NRDC projects that have
looked at progress and progression from the learners' perspective.
Together these will support a discussion on progression in practice.

It will be of interest to those working in literacy, language and
numeracy provision who are responsible for planning, funding, managing,
teaching and researching post-16 provision.  Participation is invited
from the FE sector including voluntary and community organisations,
adult and community learning, museum and libraries, TUC, employers, work
based providers, offender learning and skills, further education
colleges and LSC.

This seminar will provide an opportunity to:
*	Find out about the national strategy on progression
*	Find out about current research on progression and persistence 
*	Share effective practice and find out about resources 

To reserve a place at this seminar please return the completed the
attached booking form to:
Sarah Wright [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>

or fax  0116 2042823
 <<NW RAD Oct Flyer and Booking Form.doc>> 





Kathryn James 
Literacy Research Centre 
Institute for Advanced Studies
Lancaster University 
Lancaster 
LA1 4YD 
Tel:  01524  510 828 
Fax: 01524  510855
E-mail:  [log in to unmask] 
Website:  http://literacy.lancs.ac.uk <http://literacy.lancs.ac.uk/>  
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