Public Sector Skills 2008
Beyond Competence: Are We There Yet?
Monday 1st December - QEII Conference Centre: London
"The most important thing now is not the equipment and the technology... The most important thing we have is you and it’s your skills and your dedication and your expertise and your professionalism that we rely on......to meet the challenges of tomorrow, in order to continue to ensure high quality public services and value for money for the taxpayer, we must set the pace in the race for skills." - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spring 2008 speech outlining how civil servants and public servants need to further develop their skills to better tailor public services to the citizen's needs.
Public sector employers are being challenged to improve the skills of their workforce as a key component of the drive to deliver improved services to the citizen.
What progress has been made to meet these challenges and what should the next phase of development be for organisations across central government, local government, the NHS, fire, police, universities and colleges?
Building on the success of the 2007 event, the second Public Sector Skills conference and exhibition will:
- Showcase the best public and private sector offerings around skills development, training and education;
- Highlight best practice: and
- Provide a unique forum for discussion and learning for delegates.
Conference Plenary Session
The day's activities begin with a 90-minute Plenary session available to all delegates, featuring a specially selected group of leading figures:
Ruth Spellman OBE – Chief Executive: Chartered Management Institute (Plenary Chair);
Ian Watmore - Permanent Secretary: Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills / Civil Service Apprenticeships Champion;
Penny De Valk - Chief Executive: Institute Of Leadership and Management / Board Member: City & Guilds;
Alan Woods OBE – Chief Executive: Skills for Justice;
Liz Chandler - Head: Merseylearn / Training and Development Officer: Merseytravel & 2007 National Training Awards.
Conference ‘Breakout’ Sessions
The main Plenary element of the conference will be followed by 18 ‘breakout’ sessions (delegates may choose to attend a maximum of three of these sessions).
Event Timetable
- 08:30 - 09:30: Registration and refreshments
- 09:30 - 11:00: Plenary
- 11:00 - 11:30: Refreshments and networking
- 11:30 - 12:30: Choice from 6 ‘breakout’ sessions
- 12:30 - 13:30: Lunch and networking
- 13:30 - 14:30: Choice from 6 'breakout' sessions
- 14:30 - 15:00: Refreshments and networking
- 15:00 - 16:00: Choice from 6 'breakout' sessions
- 16:00 - 16:45: Drinks Reception
Delegate Rates
Early Booking Rates available until Friday 29th August
Public Sector: £195.00 and VAT
Private Sector: £395.00 and VAT
Full Booking Rates
Public Sector: £245.00 and VAT
Private Sector: £495.00 and VAT
Public Sector Skills is a Carbon Zero event. The carbon dioxide emissions from the conference are being offset by co2balance through a range of ethical carbon offset projects.
This event is CPD-certified, with a personalised certificate of attendance available to all delegates.
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