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Subject: FACE Seminar
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:38:41 +0100
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Val Spargo
FACE Events Co-ordinator
Tel: 020 8850 0874
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FACE SEMINARS 2001-2002
Economic Benefits of Lifelong Learning
10.30 – 16.00, Wednesday 24 October 2001
University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
London, E16 2RD
COST: £80
FACE Members: £50
Lunch included
FACE, the Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education is pleased
to announce the first of its 2001-2002 Seminars. The seminars will
explore a variety of topics of intrinsic interest to all those involved
in lifelong learning and widening participation whether as policy maker,
researcher, or practitioner.
This seminar, The Economic Benefits of Lifelong Learning, will explore
research which has examined the costs and benefits of participation in
lifelong learning, including issues associated with access to the labour
market.
Key Speakers:
Gavan Conlon is the Centre Co-ordinator of the DfES funded Research
Centre for the Economics of Education at the London School of Economics
and lecturer in economics at St. Catherine’s College Oxford. At present,
he is involved in the economic evaluation of Excellence in Cities along
with members from the NFER and the Institute of Fiscal Studies. He will
speak on the differential in the rate of return between the academically
and vocationally trained in the UK.
Helen Connor, is an independent research consultant with almost twenty
years experience of research on labour market and employment issues, in
particular in higher education and graduate employment.She has worked
for many years with the Institute for Employment Studies at Sussex
University where she is an Associate Fellow. Her recent work has
included a large scale study on participation in higher education by
students from lower social class backgrounds and research on student
choice and the decision making process.Other research has been on
graduate recruitment and early careers of graduates.
John Storan, Chair of FACE, is Head of Continuing Education at South
Bank University and member of the HEFCE Action on Access group which
oversees projects and activities conducted by individual universities
and colleges in the field of widening participation. John will provide a
response to the previous speakers and chair the Panel Discussion.
PROGRAMME
10.30 Coffee and Registration
11.00 Introduction
11.05 Gavan Conlon: The differential in the rate of return between the
academically and vocationally trained in the UK
12.05 Workshop Session
12.45 Lunch
13.30 Helen Connor: The significance of perceived economic benefits of
HE on participation
14.30 Workshop Session
15.10 Panel Discussion: Chaired by John Storan
16.00 Tea
Booking your place:
To reserve your place contact: Jackie Leach, Administrative Officer,
Widening Participation Unit, University of East London, Romford Road,
Stratford, London E15 4ALZ. Tel: 0208 223 4936;Fax:0208 223 4927; Email
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UEL Docklands Campus
The new UEL London Docklands Campus is the first completely new
university campus built in London for over 50 years. Located in the
Royal Docks, Europe’s largest enclosed water space, phase one is an
architecturally stunning complex of buildings. It has been designed as a
complete living and working environment, with a full range of facilities
and amenities, including its own Docklands Light Railway station. It is
said that the last two visible structures visible to an astronaut
leaving earth are the vast expanse of Cape Canaveral and the shimmer of
the Royal Docks.
The campus has been created to be open to the community and to business,
so that the life of the University actively engages with the
cosmopolitan culture and growing economy of East London.
How to get to Docklands Campus
The campus is next to Cyprus Station on the Docklands Light Railway
(DLR) which connects with tubes and trains for access to the whole of
London and London main terminus stations.
There is ample parking for students, staff and visitors.
For a map of East London and the Docklands Campus and a virtual tour of
the campus, visit http://www.uel.ac.uk
