2009 Learning Opportunitites Fair

"Learning Opportunities Fair"


Tuesday 15 September 2009
(10.00 am - 4.00 pm)
at
Dillington House, Near Ilminster, TA19 9DT

Aim of the Event:

To support managers by showcasing regional support programmes and how they can help in achieving organisational aims for improvement or development.


Who should attend?

Any senior or middle manager involved in curriculum planning, delivery, quality improvement or staff development.


Objectives of the Day:

•   To offer information, approaches and support about programmes that will help providers with planning the curriculum and staff development.

•   Provide opportunities for colleagues to discuss, prioritise and plan how to manage the various opportunities available in the region to support coherent planning.

•   Provide opportunities to consider how available programmes can support and sustain innovation.

•   Facilitate understanding about links between curriculum support programmes.

and will include:

•   a plenary input about what makes good CPD and support for professional learning and how support from a range of agencies could be offered in a more coherent way to providers

•   group problem solving and personal agenda setting activities

•   a range of interactive workshops including strategies for implementation, management and sustainability of support programmes that are available across the region (delegates will be able to select which workshops to attend on the day).

•   a "market place" of information, activities and opportunities to discuss regional support programmes.

  

Organisations involved:

•   e-CPD - whole organisation approach to improve teaching and learning through technology

•   NIACE - regional programme

•   Skills for Life Improvement Programme (SfLIP) - whole organisational approaches and CPD for practitioners

•   Move On - approaches to support SfL for practitioners and learners

•   SSAT/NCSL 14-19 Workforce Support Programme - workforce support for implementing Diplomas

•   Functional Skills Support Programme

•   JISC Regional Support Centre SW - organisational support for e-learning

•   Institute for Learning (IfL) CETT Connection for the SW Region

•   SWitch CETT - regional support and CPD for teacher training

•   Learning South West - regional projects

•   Teaching & Learning Programme - support for subject learning coaches

•   LLUK - Further Education Workforce Strategy

•   World Class Skills - support with employer engagement

•   Awarding Bodies - support from ABC, City & Guilds and Edexcel in the region


Delegate Fee:

This event is free to attend, however if it should become oversubscribed we will need to limit places to a maximum of two per organisation.

Register online now

Closing date for applications:
Thursday 3 September 2009

or contact John Gibson
on (01823) 365650 / 335491
e-mail:  switch_cett@learning-southwest.org.uk