This conference, organised with Neil Stewart Associates, focused on the Research Assessment Exercise post 2008, and looked at the roles of cultural incentivisation, peer review, and systemic funding. It explored the different aims of the various players, considered various models, discussed the economic impact of change, and considered the value universities and research councils can [...]
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Archive: 2006
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Monday, 11 December, 2006
Conference: UK Research: Competing in a Global Economy
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Sunday, 10 December, 2006
Submission: Market for work based learning
An input to the review on Work Based Learning by Professor Marilyn Wedgewood for the DfES. The submission can be downloaded from our Knowledge Bank.
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Friday, 10 November, 2006
Submission: Raising the skills base of the UK
The CIHE’s further input into the Skills/STEM subjects review by Lord Leitch. The submission can be downloaded from our Knowledge Bank.
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Thursday, 19 October, 2006
Higher Nationals and Foundation Degrees: a ‘home international’ comparison
Scotland and England have now two different approaches to some areas of work-related higher education – Scotland has retained the Higher Nationals as the main framework (HNDs and HNCs) while England has introduced the Foundation Degree. The CIHE is supporting a comparative research study on these two kinds of provision, being undertaken jointly by CRLL [...]
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Friday, 29 September, 2006
Degrees of Skill: Student Employability Profiles
Peter Forbes’ and Bianca Kubler’s recently published Student Employability Profiles for Employers is now available to order. Hard copies can be ordered from our Knowledge Bank To download directly please follow the link below: Degrees of Skill: Student Employability Profiles Student Employability Profiles, a guide for higher education practitioners
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Thursday, 3 August, 2006
Submission: The Foster Review
Our response to the recent review by Sir Andrew Foster on “The Future Role of Further Education Colleges”, published in November 2005, can be downloaded from our Knowledge Bank.
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Tuesday, 11 July, 2006
Workforce Development: Further Education reforms
The Further Education Reform White paper on FE sets out a clear economic mission for the FE sector of the future, focused on employability and progression of learners. This is central to the delivery of skills and qualifications which the economy needs. As part of measures to give greater emphasis to employer and learner needs, [...]
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Tuesday, 11 July, 2006
Workforce Development: Extension of Train to Gain
The DfES announced an extension of its Train to Gain programme to HE levels in the recent FE White paper (March 2006, see above). This will mean that employers can source their learning needs – from basic skills to higher levels – through a single broker. This is being trialled in three regions – the [...]
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Tuesday, 11 July, 2006
Consultation response on HEFCE’s review of Teaching and Learning
The CIHE responded to HEFCE’s consultation in January 2006 on future funding of Teaching and learning in higher education in England. This can be downloaded from our Knowledge Bank.
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Tuesday, 11 July, 2006
Update on Lifelong Learning Networks
There are now 15 Lifelong Learning Networks (LLNs) in operation, spanning 78 HE and 160 FE institutions, and a number more under development. These are being supported jointly by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and HEFCE, and focus on a number of sub-regions in England (and one national LLN so far, in the creative [...]
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Tuesday, 11 July, 2006
UVAC Annual Conference: ‘Putting work-based learning into Practice’
This annual event, held on the 30th November 2006 at York, aims to provide an opportunity to hear about current issues in work-based learning and HE-employer engagement, and also for UVAC members to exhibit innovative examples of work-based learning in practice. Key note speakers include Bill Rammell, Minister for HE, FE and lifelong learning, and [...]
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Thursday, 1 June, 2006
Reviewing the Competitiveness of UK Higher Education
International Competitiveness: Businesses working with UK Universities Report launches In May 2006 we launched this report at conferences in London (Royal Society), Edinburgh (Royal Society of Edinburgh) and Manchester (University of Manchester). Access: the slides from Sir Keith O’Nions at London the slides from Sir Alan Wilson at London the slides from Professor Alan Gilbert at [...]
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Thursday, 1 June, 2006
International Competitiveness: Summary of May Conferences
In association with Neil Stewart Associates, the CIHE launched its final report on assessing the International Competitiveness of UK Higher Education across the UK. Many thanks to those of you who attended our conferences in London and Manchester (with a smaller conference in Edinburgh), and we hope you found the discussions there both informative and [...]
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Thursday, 1 June, 2006
International Competitiveness: Business and the Curriculum Workshop
Discussion Summary Warwick Hall (Automotive Academy and BMW), with Professor Mel Lees (University of Salford) at London and Professor John Macintyre (University of Sunderland) at Manchester Businesses have to upgrade their workforces as well as needing new staff who can add value reasonably early in their careers. It is unreasonable of them to expect ready-made [...]
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Thursday, 1 June, 2006
International Competitiveness: Knowledge Transfer Workshop
The Future of Knowledge Transfer Discussion Summary Workshops in London Facilitated by Philip Ternouth (CIHE Associate Director for R&D & Knowledge Transfer) Workshops in Manchester Facilitated by Peter Raymond (Chairman of MerseyBio and Former Managing Director of UMIST Ventures) Two main themes emerged during the workshops. The first was the increasing recognition of the importance [...]
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Monday, 11 December, 2006
