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Local Government IntelligenceEmployability for Scotland
29 Oct 2009
3rd Annual Conference. Held at Radisson SAS, Edinburgh
This event looked at the long term challenges of skills development within an increasingly competitive global economy and considered responses to the needs of employers and individuals.
Programme
10:00
Ruth Wishart, Broadcaster and Journalist
Welcome and introduction by Conference Chair
10:10
Jacqui Hepburn, Director, Alliance of Sector Skills Councils Scotland
Investing in skills for the future
10:30
Dave Moxham, Deputy General Secretary, STUC
Using skills productively
10:50
Dr Janet Lowe CBE, Chair, Scottish Funding Council Skills Committee and Member, Skills Utilisation Leadership Group
"Learning to Work: the way forward"
11:10
Questions and Discussion: Session 1
11:30
Refreshments
What's on now:
11:50
Dr Ray Harris, Chief Executive, Scotland's Colleges
Responding to the needs of employers and learners, and developing new services
12:05
Ian Macpherson MBE, Chair, South Lanarkshire College
Developing practical solutions to skills development - a college perspective
12:20
Willy Roe, Chair, Skills Development Scotland and Commissioner, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Keynote address
12:40
Questions and discussion: Session 2
13:00
Buffet lunch
13:50
Pete Cannell, Deputy Director (Learning, Teaching and Curriculum), Open University
Innovating our way out of the recession
14:10
Bob Thust, Head of Community, Deloitte
Case study: The Deloitte Employability Initiative
14:20
Lesley Giles, Deputy Director of Research & Policy, Head of Research, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Improving skills utilisation
14:40
Mark Batho, Chief Executive Scottish Funding Council
New approaches to the effective use of skills in Scotland
15:00
Questions and discussion: Session 3
Followed by refreshments
15:30
Key issues seminars: Session 4
Podcast
Slides
Comments
Content
Documents
Bob Thust
Head of Community, Deloitte Case study: The Deloitte Employability Initiative
Jacqui Hepburn
Director, Alliance of Sector Skills Councils Scotland Investing in skills for the future
Dr Janet Lowe CBE
Chair, Scottish Funding Council Skills Committee and Member, Skills Utilisation Leadership Group "Learning to Work: the way forward"
Head of Community, Deloitte Case study: The Deloitte Employability Initiative
Jacqui Hepburn
Director, Alliance of Sector Skills Councils Scotland Investing in skills for the future
Dr Janet Lowe CBE
Chair, Scottish Funding Council Skills Committee and Member, Skills Utilisation Leadership Group "Learning to Work: the way forward"
Podcasts
Ruth Wishart
Broadcaster and Journalist
Jacqui Hepburn
Director, Alliance of Sector Skills Councils Scotland
Dr Janet Lowe CBE
Chair, Scottish Funding Council Skills Committee and Member, Skills Utilisation Leadership Group
Broadcaster and Journalist
Jacqui Hepburn
Director, Alliance of Sector Skills Councils Scotland
Dr Janet Lowe CBE
Chair, Scottish Funding Council Skills Committee and Member, Skills Utilisation Leadership Group
Questions and Discussion:
Session 1
Dr Ray Harris
Chief Executive, Scotland's Colleges
Ian Macpherson MBE
Chair, South Lanarkshire College
Session 1
Dr Ray Harris
Chief Executive, Scotland's Colleges
Ian Macpherson MBE
Chair, South Lanarkshire College
Willy Roe
Chair, Skills Development Scotland and Commissioner, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Questions and discussion:
Session 2
Pete Cannell
Deputy Director (Learning, Teaching and Curriculum), Open University
Chair, Skills Development Scotland and Commissioner, UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Questions and discussion:
Session 2
Pete Cannell
Deputy Director (Learning, Teaching and Curriculum), Open University