UVAC 2011 Conference
UVAC 2011 Conference
Article Type: Conferences From: Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Volume 1, Issue 2.
UVAC annual conference 2011
Work-Based Learning and Higher Education Policy and Practice: The New Political and Financial Environment.
17-18th November 2011 – York
Key conference themes will include:
new markets and services for higher level work-based learning – delivering what employers and learners require;
maximising university and college income from employers and individual learners by delivering learning and developing skills that deliver business and individual benefits;
the role of higher education in continuing professional development for the professions, mnagers and other employees;
UK and international innovation in higher level skills and work-based learning;
the expansion and development of higher education delivery in further education;
higher education, skills, work-based learning and vocational progression and social mobility; and
what is higher education vis-à-vis higher level skills development?
The conference will focus on the research agenda for higher level skills and work-based learning. All accepted papers will be eligible for submission to Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning (HESWBL).
Further information will be available soon on the UVAC web site – www.uvac.ac.uk
