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Digital Pathways Event - 1st February 2010, 5:30 - 8:00pm, Compass Room, The Lowry, Salford
NWUA working in partnership with the
Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network (DCKTN)
and the regional hub of the DCKTN, InfoLab21 at Lancaster University has organised a high profile regional event ‘Digital Pathways’. This event
aimed to provide collaborative R&D opportunities in the digital industries with a focus on broadcasting, telecoms, digital networks and infrastructure. It will be held at the
Compass Room, The Lowry, Salford on 1st February 2010 5:30 - 8:00 pm and
attracted an audience of 100+ technology companies and SMEs. All those who
attended and those who registered for the event are invited to give us feedback
on the event by visiting: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KFM9QFS.
Further presentations will include those from the
Technology Strategy Board
(TSB),
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
(KTPs),
Business Link Northwest
,
4iP
, and Enterprise European Network and will provide businesses with key information about current funding and partnership opportunities in the region. In addition, the event will highlight new and exciting ways that businesses can develop their products and services in collaboration with higher education.
Please view
flyer (pdf) for further information.
Exhibitors:
- InfoLab21 at Lancaster University
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- The Open University
- The University of Manchester
- University of Bolton
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Chester
- University of Cumbria
- University of Liverpool
- University of Salford Digital Cluster
To register for this event, please use the following link:
http://digitalpathways.eventbrite.com/
For enquiries, please contact us on:
Tel: 0161 234 8880
Email: info@nwua.ac.uk
Higher Skills Pathfinder Conference: Addressing Employer Demand for Higher
Level Skills 19th March 2009, Manchester Conference Centre
In Autumn 2006, HEFCE agreed to fund three Higher Level Skills pathfinder
projects to explore and embed shared strategies for higher education (HE)
provision and workforce development skills between HE providers and employers.
The pathfinders link into the existing regional infrastructure that connects
employers to HE provision, including the Government's integrated brokerage
scheme, Train to Gain. This pathfinder work will therefore contribute towards
the vision of a seamless skills service for employers, as outlined in the
further education White Paper 'Further Education: Raising Skills, Improving
Life Chances'.
Each regional pathfinder has development resources and additional student
numbers to help build the capacity in their institutions to respond flexibly to
employer needs and the initiative is led by the Higher Education Regional
Associations in the three pathfinder regions. The conference will look to
disseminate lessons learnt and best practice from all three Pathfinders.
http://www.glasgows.co.uk/higherskillspathfinder/
The Regional Action Plan Showcase and Information Day
(4th March 2008)
The
Regional Action Plan hosted a showcase and information day at
the Reebok Stadium, Bolton, on March 4. Presentations from
several project areas from across the range
of activity themes were made, plus two information seminars:
ERDF Closure / Audit requirements
The new NW Operating Programme (2007 – 2013)
Event Presentations
Leitch Review Follow-up events - (15th and 29th February
2008)
Foundation Degree Forward (fdf) and the North West Higher Level Skills
Pathfinder held two half day events to look at the outcomes of the Leitch
Review, the creation of the new Department of Innovation, Universities and
Skills, the Comprehensive Spending Review settlement, the Government’s Sub
National Review, and other key related developments impacting on the
development of higher skills, and, in the light of them, considered through
presentations and interactive exercises, how flexible approaches to achieving
higher skills can be most successfully promoted to employers in the post-Leitch
context. Please find below Event Reports and Presentations.
NWUA Annual Dinner - 17th July 2007
This event is sponsored by the NWDA with Sir Digby Jones as Guest Speaker. For
further details please contact
Rosemary Bradshaw (0161
234 8882).
House of Lords Parliamentary Reception - 24th April 2007
This event is sponsored by Lord Wade of Chorlton for the NWUA. For further
details please contact
Rosemary Bradshaw(0161
234 8882).
Pathfinder information event - 16th March 2007
There will be a Pathfinder information event on 16 March at Bolton
Reebok Stadium from 9.30 to 1pm. The
Event Schedule (pdf)and
a
booking form (doc)can
be downloaded by clicking on their corresponding links. For further
details please contact
Virginia Mitchell (0161
234 0431).
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