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Local Government IntelligenceSkills, Jobs, Growth
UK Commission for Employment and Skills Convention. 08 Feb 2010
From Mon 8th Feb 2010 to Tue 9th Feb 2010
Agenda: 08 Feb 2010
09:10 - 09:15
Introductory video
Introductory video
09:45 - 10:00
Willy Roe, Chairman, Skills Development Scotland
Willy Roe, Chairman, Skills Development Scotland
Welcome and introduction from Conference Chair
10:00 - 10:20
Chris Humphries, Chief Executive, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Chris Humphries, Chief Executive, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Setting the scene for UK skills
Please note that Chris Humphries stood in for Professor Mike Campbell, Director of Research and Policy, UK Commission for Employment and Skills whose slides were used in this presentation
Please note that Chris Humphries stood in for Professor Mike Campbell, Director of Research and Policy, UK Commission for Employment and Skills whose slides were used in this presentation
10:20 - 10:40
Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI
Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI
Global skills challenges
10:40 - 11:00
Robin Shreeve, Chief Executive, Skills Australia
Robin Shreeve, Chief Executive, Skills Australia
An Australian perspective on skills
11:00 - 11:20
Virginia Hamilton, Executive Director, California Workforce Association
Virginia Hamilton, Executive Director, California Workforce Association
The US response to the global skills challenge
11:20 - 11:30
Questions and discussion: Session 1
Questions and discussion: Session 1
11:30 - 12:00
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
12:00 - 13:00
Key policy and learning seminars stream B: Employer Ambition
Key policy and learning seminars stream B: Employer Ambition
Workforce development – understanding and meeting employers’ skills needs
Richard Brown, Former Chief Executive, Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE)
Olga Strietska-Ilina, Specialist in Skills Development Policies and Systems, ILO
Chaired by: Carol Stanfield, Senior Research Manager, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Richard Brown, Former Chief Executive, Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE)
Olga Strietska-Ilina, Specialist in Skills Development Policies and Systems, ILO
Chaired by: Carol Stanfield, Senior Research Manager, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
12:00 - 13:00
Key policy and learning seminars stream C: Individual Opportunity
Key policy and learning seminars stream C: Individual Opportunity
Skills and migration
Elizabeth Collett, European Policy Fellow, Senior Advisor, Transatlantic Council on Migration,
Migration Policy Institute
Mark Franks, Head of Secretariat, Migration Advisory Committee
Chaired by: Katerina Rudiger, Policy Analyst, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Elizabeth Collett, European Policy Fellow, Senior Advisor, Transatlantic Council on Migration,
Migration Policy Institute
Mark Franks, Head of Secretariat, Migration Advisory Committee
Chaired by: Katerina Rudiger, Policy Analyst, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
12:00 - 13:00
Key policy and learning seminars stream B: Employer Ambition
Key policy and learning seminars stream B: Employer Ambition
Employer investment and returns - why invest in skills?
Marita Aho, Senior Adviser, Confederation of Finnish Industries
Professor Lorna Unwin, Department of Lifelong and Comparative Education, Institute of Education
Chaired by: Richard Garrett, Research Manager, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Marita Aho, Senior Adviser, Confederation of Finnish Industries
Professor Lorna Unwin, Department of Lifelong and Comparative Education, Institute of Education
Chaired by: Richard Garrett, Research Manager, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
12:00 - 13:00
Key policy and learning seminars stream A: Agile Systems
Key policy and learning seminars stream A: Agile Systems
Meeting China’s employment and skills challenge in the current economic downturn and preparing for recovery
Dr Ma Liang, Senior Advisor to Ministry of Labor, People’s Republic of China
Chaired by: Moira McKerracher, Assistant Director of Strategy and Performance, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Dr Ma Liang, Senior Advisor to Ministry of Labor, People’s Republic of China
Chaired by: Moira McKerracher, Assistant Director of Strategy and Performance, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
12:00 - 13:00
Key policy and learning seminars stream A: Agile Systems
Key policy and learning seminars stream A: Agile Systems
Tackling New Zealand’s skills shortages: tertiary education and regional strategies
Janice Shiner, Former Chair, Tertiary Education Commission (New Zealand)
Chaired by: Paul Drake, Senior Policy Analyst, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Janice Shiner, Former Chair, Tertiary Education Commission (New Zealand)
Chaired by: Paul Drake, Senior Policy Analyst, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
13:00 - 14:00
Buffet lunch, networking and exhibition
Buffet lunch, networking and exhibition
14:00 - 15:00
Key policy and learning seminars stream B: Employer Ambition
Key policy and learning seminars stream B: Employer Ambition
Improving job quality – a contribution to productivity
Professor Francis Green, School of Economics, University of Kent
Radoslaw Owczarzak, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Chaired by: Katerina Rudiger, Policy Analyst, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Professor Francis Green, School of Economics, University of Kent
Radoslaw Owczarzak, Research Manager, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Chaired by: Katerina Rudiger, Policy Analyst, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
14:00 - 15:00
Key policy and learning seminars stream A: Agile Systems
Key policy and learning seminars stream A: Agile Systems
Different approaches to the skills and employment system: learning from the Singapore experience
Dr Gary Willmott, Founding Executive Director, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore
Joyce Tan, Principal Manager Research, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore
Chaired by: Lesley Giles, Deputy Director of Research and Policy, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Dr Gary Willmott, Founding Executive Director, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore
Joyce Tan, Principal Manager Research, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore
Chaired by: Lesley Giles, Deputy Director of Research and Policy, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
14:00 - 15:00
Key policy and learning seminars stream C: Individual Opportunity
Key policy and learning seminars stream C: Individual Opportunity
Encouraging a culture of lifelong learning
Tom Schuller, Director, NIACE
Tricia Hartley, Chief Executive, Campaign for Learning
Chaired by: Susannah Constable, Research Manager, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Tom Schuller, Director, NIACE
Tricia Hartley, Chief Executive, Campaign for Learning
Chaired by: Susannah Constable, Research Manager, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
14:00 - 15:00
Key policy and learning seminars stream A: Agile Systems
Key policy and learning seminars stream A: Agile Systems
International best practice
John D Baker, President, Strategies for the Future, Austin, Texas
Francesca Froy, Policy Analyst, OECD LEED Programme
Chaired by: Mark Spilsbury, Chief Economist, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
John D Baker, President, Strategies for the Future, Austin, Texas
Francesca Froy, Policy Analyst, OECD LEED Programme
Chaired by: Mark Spilsbury, Chief Economist, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
15:00 - 15:30
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
15:30 - 15:50
Robert Strauss, Local Development and Corporate Social Responsibility, Director General, Employment and Social Affairs Directorate, European Commission
Robert Strauss, Local Development and Corporate Social Responsibility, Director General, Employment and Social Affairs Directorate, European Commission
New skills for new jobs
15:50 - 16:30
Panel discussion: Session 4
Panel discussion: Session 4
Robert Strauss to be joined by:
Chris Humphries, Chief Executive, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Olaf Cramme, Director, Policy Network
Goran Hultin, Chairman and CEO, Caden Corporation
Simon Field, Directorate for Education, OECD
Chris Humphries, Chief Executive, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Olaf Cramme, Director, Policy Network
Goran Hultin, Chairman and CEO, Caden Corporation
Simon Field, Directorate for Education, OECD
16:30 - 16:45
Sir Michael Rake, Chairman of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and of BT Group plc
Sir Michael Rake, Chairman of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and of BT Group plc
Closing address
16:45 - 17:00
Robin Shreeve, Chief Executive, Skills Australia
Robin Shreeve, Chief Executive, Skills Australia
Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Skills Australia
19:00 - 20:00
Professor David Finegold, Dean, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers State University, New Jersey
Professor David Finegold, Dean, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers State University, New Jersey
Gala dinner speech