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Thursday
26 November
NFEC Ltd AGM – John
Lockey, Chair
Preparations for QCF Implementation
In the run-up to 2010 when all
qualifications must be reformed to comply with QCF
guidelines, are developments still progressing according to
plan and what outstanding issues remain for successful
implementation? How
are the relationships between awarding bodies going to be
affected by the development of “shared” and
“restricted” units?
Funding Strategy in Support of QCF
Implementation
Developments have been progressing in
the development of a funding strategy that will effectively
embrace the QCF model of programme structure. What
fundamental structures will be in place to fund this new
structuring of qualifications and how will they operate?
UK
Skills – Preparation for Skills
Olympics 2011
With the success of the 2009
“Skills Olympics” in Calgary behind us, how are
preparations developing for those for 2011. How can
providers and employers become involved? Following
this presentation, delegates will have the opportunity to
speak with Director of Skills Competitions to find out how
they can get involved. They will also be able to view
a skills competition taking place in parallel with the
conference.
Workshop
Session 1
Given the success of the workshop format at
previous conferences, the following workshops are being made
available with the opportunity to rotate and therefore
broaden the experience that can be gained from them. They
will be led by practitioners and be chaired by an NFEC
Director. Please
prepare clear, concise feedback.
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View the skills competition running in
parallel with Conference.
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Apprenticeships – In preparation for the
presentationon SASE, what concerns are emerging and how
might they be addressed, including those
on
which NFEC
may
need to make representation.
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Engineering Diploma - One year on, what lessons are
being learned from the delivery, organisation and
development and use of teaching materials?
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The Manufacturing Diploma was launch in
September – what are the
initial findings in the
delivery of this new programme? Are there lessons to
be learned from
experiences of delivering the
Engineering Diploma?
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Implementation
of the QCF - Views of awarding~
bodies on the
implementation of the QCF (EAL,
IMI &
C&G)
Lunch
(and check-in for Residential Delegates)
Workshop Session 2 – An opportunity for
delegates to rotate and attend another workshop of their
choice.
HE
in FE – A Change of Direction?
In the early part of this year, proposals were
still in place for colleges to establish their own
vocational degrees to be known as Bachelor of Vocational
Studies. This plan has now been dropped - in favour of more
direct funding of colleges for degree programmes.
Either way, are we moving to a position where colleges will
take the place of Polytechnics 'as was' – a slot vacated
when they became universities?
The
future of the Established Vocational Qualifications with the
Emergence of Engineering and Manufacturing Diplomas?
There is still much talk (and indeed, some
confusion) over the future of the well-established
vocational qualifications in the light of the emergence of
the new diplomas. What is the current thinking and have the
mixed messages from Government on this matter been
clarified?
Day
1 plenary session John Lockey – NFEC Chair
Review of the issues from Conference so far and in
particular the Workshops. Identification of actions
for NFEC from Day 1. To include succinct
presentations from Workshop Chairs on identified issues
for NFEC to address
Close of Thursday Session.
Conference Dinner - residential
delegates and invited guests
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