Programme
Morning session: Raising the employer engagement issues that impinge on engineering and science. Chaired by Prof. Freda Tallantyre (HEA)
| 10.00am | Registration – Tea/Coffee |
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| 10.30am | Welcome – Stephen Radley (EEF) |
| 10.40am | KEYNOTE – Sir David Melville (Lifelong Learning UK) |
| 11.10am | HE funding agency perspective from HEFCE – Hugh Tollyfield (HEFCE) |
| 11.30am | Industry perspective – Mike Pilbeam (Cisco Systems) |
| 11.50am | Professional Bodies’ perspective from ECUK – Richard Shearman (Engineering Council UK) |
| 12.10pm | Student perspective – Neal Carter (Loughborough/Costain); John Blundell (Derby/Alstom) |
| 12.30pm | Lunch |
Afternoon session 1 : Engineering and Science employer engagement activities: examples of current practice.
| Session 1A | Session 1B | Session 1C |
|---|---|---|
| Work-based learning processes. | Ways into and around the funding and accreditation issues. | How the processes can be managed? |
| Leads: Prof. Sa’ad Medhat (NEF); John Holton (COGENT) | Leads: David Hellier (EU Skills); Prof. John Dickens (ESC) | Leads:John Wilcox (UKCME); Steve Hanson (University of Hull) |
| Session 1D | Session 1E | Session 1F |
|---|---|---|
| Building partnerships and case studies. | Workforce development. | Gateway to the professions. |
| Leads: Richard Newman (EngCETL); Malcom Carr-West (ESC) | Leads: Prof. David Young (Derby); Judy Saxton(Ufi/LearnDirect) | Leads: Jonathan Ling (ECUK); Deborah Seddon (ECUK) |
Afternoon session 2: Engineering and Science employer engagement activities: the next steps.
| 3.00pm | Tea/coffee |
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| 3.15pm | Panel discussion to review the longer term roles for the HEA subject centres and the future involvement of the Sector Skills Councils, employers, academia and professional bodies. Chair: Prof. Freda Tallantyre |
| 3.45pm | Distillation of key themes to carry forward. Prof. Freda Tallantyre |