The conference - Thursday 12 October 2006, London
The ETB annual skills conference provides an opportunity to hear the latest policy, research and intelligence activity on vocational skills, and examine the contribution Level 3 to 5 skills can make to the future international competitiveness of UK science, engineering and technology (SET) industries and the economy as a whole.
Providing a forum where stakeholders from education, business, industry and the SET community can share information and engage in debate, this event will hear from experts in the field and map out the next steps in ensuring access to an appropriately skilled workforce.
Speakers
Bill Rammell MP, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education (DfES)
Carol Undy National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
Dr. John Brennan Chief Executive, Association of Colleges (AoC)
Professor Sir Gareth Roberts Chairman, The Engineering and Technology Board (ETB)
Claire Curtis-Thomas MP Founder and President of SETup, Chartered Engineer and ETB Board Member
Agenda
In the morning, there will be speeches and Q&A on "The skills that business needs", "Building a skilled workfrce", and "The importance of skills to the Economy and UK plc", followed by a speech by Bill Rammell MP on "The Government's vision".
After lunch, breakout sessions will look at:
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employer engagement in engineering foundation degrees: making the business case
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what don't we know about 16-19 vocational education?
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advanced regional skills: a regional perspective
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registering technicians: next steps
The cost
£395 + VAT for full rate delegates (central government departments and agencies, commercial sector, non-departmental government bodies), £295 + VAT for reduced rate delegates (universities, colleges, public sector organisations, voluntary organisations, trade unions).
For more information, and to book a place, download the brochure on the right.
EEF works with ETB to improve both the supply of skilled people, and the environment in which engineering and technology sector companies train.