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Dear Colleague, I believe that the following NIACE conference will be of interest to your role. I would also like to enquire whether it would be possible for you to disseminate the details of the event to your contacts and networks. Full event details are below. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me. Your help is much appreciated. Syra Shafi Publicity & Promotions Administrator Conferences, Seminars & Courses NIACE Renaissance House 20 Princess Road West Leicester LE1 6TP Tel: 01162044221 Fax: 01162548368 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> TRIAD OF CONFERENCES FE in the 21st Century: What works for adults London Chamber of Commerce, 33 Queen Street, London EC4R 1AP Thursday 8 November 2007: Learning from the Past (1997 - 2007) What to adopt and what to avoid Thursday 29 November 2007: The Present (2007 - 2008) What to cherish and what to ditch Thursday 17 January 2008: Preparing for the Future (2008 - 2015) What to work for and what to resist The Context After two years when a million adults have been lost from public sector funding, there is a new institutional landscape: * Will adult education disappear down a crevice between DIUS and DCSF? * Can the widening participation agenda for adults be reconciled with Foster's clarity of purpose' for colleges? * Will Leitch's emphasis on economically valuable skills, demand-led by employers, extinguish the spirit of the Learning Age? * Do globalisation, technological change and a continuing European emphasis on Lifelong Learning presage real opportunities for innovation? This triad of conferences sponsored by the TES and FE Focus aim to: * Assess how well the FE system works and has worked for adult students. * Reach recommendations for future FE provision * Strengthen the links between NIACE and college providers for adult learners. * Publish conference speeches with forward and conclusions. Participants will have the opportunity to listen to perspectives from: * Business and Employment * Equality/Widening Participation practitioners * Government * Learners * Management and Leadership * Societal Agents for change * Staff These events will be of interest to: All those with an interest in the provision for adults in FE and widening participation generally: * Councillors * Policy - makers * Principals * Programme Managers * Trade Unionists * Tutors and other staff. Arrival and Registration is at 9.45am. The conference ends at 4.00pm. Conference Fee: £200 per person per event (includes lunch, tea/coffee) For further details and to reserve a place, look up: http://www.niace.org.uk/conferences/Conferences.htm <http://www.niace.org.uk/conferences/Conferences.htm> Enquiries to Gurjit Kaur on 0116 204 2833; e-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>