QIA regional and in-house briefings offering information and support for providers of adult (post-19)education and training.

Extra dates added Leeds 30 January London 5 February Birmingham 15 February In-house Functional Skills Briefings QIA is offering a series of regional and in-house briefings to offer information and support for providers of adult (post-19)education and training. Regional Briefings These briefings are from 1 pm until 3.30 pm, and will provide information on all three functional skills. The regional briefings will explore: General and current information on the place of functional skills. Why we need functional skills now. Functional skills in the larger skills agenda. Application and transfer of skills. The functional skills (pilot) standards. Advice for transition from current provision to functional skills. The meetings are for  work-based learning providers, employers and training organisations  the secure estate  Education Business Partnerships and Lifelong Learning Partnerships  SfL advisers, providers and clusters  Adult and Continuing Education, including Local Authority provision  ESOL providers  providers of family learning/literacy  Higher Education  professional development centres  providers who offer support to post-19 adults with learning difficulties  voluntary & community organisations, eg. Prince's Trust, YMCA, Skills Force  Learn Direct  Connexions and other careers, information advice or guidance centres. The briefing dates and locations are listed below: North East Darlington 26 November Yorkshire/Humberside Leeds 29 November East Midlands Leicester 5 December North West Manchester 6 December South East London 7 December East Peterborough 11 December West Midlands Birmingham 13 December London London 17 December South West Bristol 7 January In-house briefing If you would like an in-house briefing, you must assure a minimum of 10 delegates who can be from your own centre or be invited delegates from partner or other centres to join you. How to book To book your place on a regional briefing or to arrange an in-house briefing, contact LSN's Information and Customer Centre by calling: 0845 071 0800T. For additional enquires about booking a place on the regional briefing or the in-house training please contact Stuart Barr on 020 7492 5259.