Public Sector Skills 2007
The 2007 National Conference, QEII Conference Centre, London, 3rd December 2007
Agenda
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P1: Plenary
Running time: 09:30 - 11:00
Key figures address the skills agenda for public sector.
Speakers- David Lammy MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills : Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)
- Professor Derek Longhurst - Chief Executive : Foundation Degree Forward
- Frances O\'Grady - Deputy General Secretary : Trades Union Congress (TUC)
- Jaine Clarke - Director of Skills for Employers : Learning and Skills Council
(Plenary Chair)
- Roger Wilshaw - Deputy Chief Executive : Government Skills
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A1: Organisational Effectiveness Starts With The Individual
Running time: 11:30 - 12:30
Following a real life case study, experience a range of techniques to develop & reveal the often complex, softer emotional intelligence skills that set apart individuals who are more effective in their role than others. A powerful insight, outlining key steps to implementing & applying a successful personal effectiveness OD Strategy.
Speakers- Carol Rothwell - Managing Director & Senior Business Psychologist : Rothwell Douglas
- Josie Dickinson - Senior Nurse : Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust
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A2: Organisational Change – A Journey To Success
Running time: 11:30 - 12:30
This session will share real & practical experiences from South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council on its journey to becoming one of the high performing local authorities in the country. It will share the steps that were taken & how the council engaged its employees to deliver success for the community it serves.
Speakers- Peter Fanning - HRD Director : South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
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A3: Succession Planning
Running time: 11:30 - 12:30
An expert panel of speakers will provide an overview of succession planning & how upskilling your current workforce, rather than recruiting external talent, can work well. They will explain how to develop a succession planning framework, highlight the benefits & challenges & draw on examples from local authorities & the British Council public body.
Speakers- Jenny Wardle - Organisational Development & Change Agent : Change Forum
- Kathryn Kelly - Senior Consultant: Talent Management : Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
- Mark Wood - National Business Development Manager, Work Based Learning Team : Edexcel
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A4: Foundation Degrees: Building Employer-Led Learning
Running time: 11:30 - 12:30
"...We need to raise the higher level skills of our workforce through strengthening the involvement of employers.."(Leitch report). This session presents examples of Foundation degree programmes from a variety of public sector contexts, focusing on learning within & for the workplace. The interactive format will enable participants to share their higher-level skills needs & to begin to identify solutions.
Speakers- Francis Coxhead - Policy Making & Government Lecturer : National School of Government
- Jill Smith - Head of Children’s Resource Centre : Redbridge Children’s Trust
- Dr John Craig - Head of Foundation Degrees : University of Huddersfield
- Superintendent Neil Boon - Head of Learning & Development : Surrey Police
- Dr Sue Tatum - Director for Employer Partnerships (Public Sector) : Foundation Degree Forward
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A5: Coaching & Mentoring
Running time: 11:30 - 12:30
Increasing diversity makes skills improvement a complex task. 3D performance means diagnosing at an individual & team level, ensuring all skill dimensions target real performance indicators & that all training delivery is accurate, engaging & contextual. Fusing 3D technology with proven performance metrics & dynamic feedback can achieve this goal.
Speakers- Debbie Carlton - Managing Director : Dynamic Knowledge / Caspian Learning Alliance
- Donald Clark - Non-Executive Director : learndirect business
- Graeme Duncan - Chief Operating Officer : Caspian Learning
- Jim Lacey - CEO & President : Turtle Rattle Performance
- Martin Taylor - IPDS Team : Fire Service College
- Sue Dutton - Acting Chief Executive : Association of Colleges
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A6: Train To Gain: Motivate Your Workforce - Increase Staff Retention & Improve Productivity For Your Organisation
Running time: 11:30 - 12:30
One in six employers in England are experiencing skills gaps in their workforce. This session will give an overview of the advantages, mechanisms & challenges of Train to Gain. Delegates will explore the successes of employers / learners & learn how, by ensuring their workforce has the right skills, they can build the capability to deliver improved services & staff morale.
Speakers- Ian Hills - Skills Broker Team Leader : Prevista
- Jude Winter - Deputy Chief Executive : HCT Group
- Sue Spencer - Inclusion Project Manager : CEA @ Islington
- Teresa Esan - Director of Employer Engagement And Employability : City and Islington College
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B1: Assessing Future Skills Needs
Running time: 13:30 - 14:30
This session will incorporate a special presentation & Panel debate, each focusing on how to make the UK a world leader in skills by 2020. Discussions will cover: Needs analysis; Upskilling & improving employability; Plugging the skills gap; & Methods of learning.
Speakers- Al Coates - Managing Director : Tribal Publishing
- Colin Butler - UK Human Resource & CSR Manager : DHL
- Dave Nolan - Director of Consulting : Tribal
- Geoff Stead - Director of Technology : Tribal Learning and Publishing
- Jez Langhorn - Head of Talent & Education : McDonalds
- Jim Pateman - Development Director : Tribal Learning and Publishing
- Neil Robertson - Head of Employability Unit : Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)
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B2: Next Steps After Signing The Pledge
Running time: 13:30 - 14:30
This session will help employers to focus on five key issues in implementing the Pledge: 1 - Establishing the baseline: where are you now? 2 - Developing a strategy: how are you going to address the issues? 3 - Choosing qualifications: what, from where? 4 - Accessing funding: potential government funding streams; & 5 - Monitoring progress: achieving the pledge commitment. In addition, it will discuss how providers & employers can work better together & provide experience of developing fruitful & productive relationships with public sector, & other, employers.
Speakers- Ioan Morgan CBE - Principal : Warwickshire College
- Nick Taylor - Executive Advisor : KPMG
- Rob Boucherat - Senior Manager : KPMG
- Sara Caplan - Director : KPMG
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B3: Leadership At The Front Line
Running time: 13:30 - 14:30
This session - featuring leading speakers from the fire service, police & NHS - focuses on how fire service leaders manage competing demands in the risk critical environment & how doctors in future will have to attain competence in management & leadership as well as clinical expertise to be 'fit to practice'.
Speakers- Darran Gunter - Chief Fire Officer : Dorset Fire & Rescue Service
(& Employee Development Workstream Lead: CFOA - The Chief Fire Officers' Association)
- John Clark - Director of Medical Leadership & International Relations : NHS Institute For Innovation and Improvement
- Shelagh O'Leary - Service Director For Learning, Development & Leadership : National Policing Improvement Agency
- Sue Hopgood - Director of Fire & Rescue Service Organisational Development : Fire Service College
- Darran Gunter - Chief Fire Officer : Dorset Fire & Rescue Service
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B4: Supporting Transformation In The Public Sector
Running time: 13:30 - 14:30
Transforming people is crucial to transforming public services. This session will feature a public sector partner & case studies to show how the use of technology & a 'blended learning' approach can increase access, improve quality & reduce the cost of learning & development.
Speakers- David Dwyer - Programme Manager : Capita Learning & Development
- Katherine Chapman - elearning Manager : National Strategies
- Nick Reed - Head of Blended Learning : Capita Learning & Development
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B5: E-Learning On Demand
Running time: 13:30 - 14:30
As the need for skilled staff increases & organisations commit to the Skills Pledge, the pressure on HR & Training professionals has never been greater. A timely update on how customised e-learning & the blended delivery of NVQs can help you meet your training goals quickly & cost effectively.
Speakers- Bob Hampson - Customer Development Manager : learndirect business
- Steve Rayson - Partner : Kineo
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B6: Local Government Skills Portal - Strategically Managing Your Skills Needs - A Practical Solution
Running time: 13:30 - 14:30
Many public sector organisations are seeking to transform their services from the front line – this means having the right people with the right skills, in the right place at the right time. This session will demonstrate how using technology can enable an organisation to take a strategic view of the skills of their workforce enabling them to effectively deploy & up skill front line staff.
Speakers- Michael Douglas - Skills Portal Manager : Jobs Go Public
- Nigel Carruthers - Head of Skills & Development : Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
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C1: The Trade Union Role
Running time: 15:00 - 16:00
This session will look at the role of trade unions in supporting learning & skills across public services, especially through the activities of union learning representatives at the workplace level. In particular it will consider how trade unions & employers can work in partnership to deliver on the Skills Pledge.
Speakers- Iain Murray - Senior Policy Officer (Learning & Skills) : Trades Union Congress (TUC)
- Judith Swift - Union Development Manager : unionlearn
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C2: Innovation & Increasing Productivity
Running time: 15:00 - 16:00
Innovation can transform an organisation. To meet the challenges & successfully embed the change we need to engage our workforce & develop the right skills. This interactive session will explore what we need to consider & how to implement a learning & performance ‘action plan’ to support that transformation.
Speakers- Mark Pittaway - Chief Executive : Learning Light
- Steve Hill - Head of Research : Learning Light
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C3: Using Skills Audits To Drive Organisational Change
Running time: 15:00 - 16:00
Effective strategies for choosing, developing & enthusing people to provide superior service are critical to successful public service delivery & should be built on clear understanding of the skills needed & available. This workshop shows how to identify, secure & harness talent using skills audits to drive successful change.
Speakers- Duncan McKenzie - Associate : Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL)
- Gareth Roberts - Associate : Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL)
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C4: Sharing Learning Across Public Sector
Running time: 15:00 - 16:00
This session will provide insights into three methods facilitated to improve performance & build capability in the public sector. These are: collaborative evaluation research projects (acting as 'critical friends'); scenario planning workshops; & short courses on essential skills in customer-centric service planning, performance budgeting, & communication/PR strategies.
Speakers- Professor Joyce Liddle - Professor of Public Management, Director of Centre for Public Services Management : Nottingham Business School
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C5: Developing Managers: What's New?
Running time: 15:00 - 16:00
Ever tried bringing new training ideas to your organisation, but find yourself dealing with people who just don't like change? Explore the compelling reasons to start using drama, multi-sensory training, & activities in this entertaining, interactive & inspiring session. You'll gain powerful & proven techniques to enliven your training immediately.
Speakers- Graham David - Artistic Director : Blue Beetle
- Mel Dykes - Senior Presenter : Blue Beetle
- Rob Joiner - Senior Presenter : Blue Beetle
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C6: Broadening Access To Learning In The Scottish Government
Running time: 15:00 - 16:00
The Scottish Government has developed a Learning Gateway on its intranet to support the development of staff. As well as being a location for a wide range of resources & training information, the Gateway features a four channel TV service delivering streamed training & development videos & live events to the desktop of every member of staff throughout Scotland.
Speakers- Clive Martlew - Head of Corporate Learning : The Scottish Government
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