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.
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Date(s): 12 November 2007 to 12 November 2007