Stakeholder newsletter: October 2006
Events

Driving Higher Level Skills
An Opportunity for FE and HE
Monday 4 December 2006
the National Science Learning Centre, York University

This one day conference is designed to look at the importance of Higher Level Skills to the region. The event is jointly run by Yorkshire Forward and Yorkshire Universities and will provide the chance to explore how higher level skills can underpin innovation; be incorporated into plans for EU funding and contribute to sub-regional investment planning.

The conference is aimed at senior managers, policy makers and practitioners in:

• Further and Higher Education
• Sector Skills Councils
• Regional agencies
• Employers
• Employer organisations
• Sub-regional partnerships

Agenda

9.00 Registration and Refreshments

9.30 Welcome and Introduction
Colin Mellors, Director Higher Education, Yorkshire Forward

9.45 Keynote Speaker – 'Why Higher Level Skills are Important to the Region'
Richard Gregory, Chairman, Yorkshire Science

10.30 Working Groups:

a) How can higher level skills underpin innovation?
- Ceri Williams, Senior Manager, Science and Innovation, Yorkshire Forward
- Trevor Gregory, Director, Yorkshire Science

b) How do we ensure that higher level skills needs are addressed under future EU funding?
- Alison Biddulph, Director, European Secretariat, Government Office Yorkshire and the Humber
- Reza Zadeh. Programme Director, European Innovation, Yorkshire Forward

c) How can higher level skills underpin sub-regional investment plans?
- Sub Regional Heads of Strategy, Yorkshire Forward

12.00 Lunch

13.00 Keynote Speaker - 'Higher Level Skills and their Contribution to Business Competitiveness'
Malcolm Kay, Executive Director, The Digital Knowledge Exchange

13.30 Working Groups
Same groups as the AM session

15.00 Q&A Session and Feedback from Group Facilitators

15.40 Summary and Close
Thea Stein, Executive Director of People, Yorkshire Forward

Register
Please register with your choice of working group (1st and 2nd choice) by sending your full details to events@yorkshire-forward.com, or by calling the Events Team on 0113 3949712/11.
Please note places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.