Fifth Annual Liaison Conference - Employer-responsive provision

Conference report

Report of the fifth Annual Liaison Conference (PDF)

Presentations

An introduction to the QAA liaison project - Wendy Stubbs, Mandy Nelson and Richard Brown (PDF)

A Flexible Credit Framework - Frank Haddleton and David Bonner (PDF)

Work based pathways to professional engineering qualification - Deborah Seddon (PDF)

Employer-responsive provision - Renata D Eyres, Linda Puttick and Paul Ward (PDF)

An introduction to the round
table discussions (PDF)

Friday 10 July 2009

Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ

Please note this event is now full.

QAA’s fifth Annual Liaison Conference will focus on the implications for institutions of working collaboratively with employers. The ‘employer engagement agenda’ is increasingly important for higher education and has been a particular Government priority in England and for the Welsh Assembly Government. The conference is open to institutions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the first instance.

The conference will look at this issue from the point of view of institutions and individual disciplines. We plan to:

share the findings of the survey work carried out by QAA in Spring 2009
present case studies demonstrating approaches to the quality assurance of employer-led provision.
present key principles drawn from the survey which will be developed in discussion groups at the conference
publish guidance for institutions later in 2009.

Places are limited to two per institution.

Invitations have been sent to QAA liaison officers at institutions subscribed to our liaison scheme. If you are interested in attending this event, please contact your liaison officer to express an interest in attending. If you are unsure who your liaison officer is, please speak to your academic quality department or email comms@qaa.ac.uk

Agenda

1015	Registration and coffee
1100	Welcome and announcements	Peter Williams, Chief Executive, QAA
1115	Project report - initial findings
1200	Case studies	Case studies demonstrating different approaches to/perspectives on the quality assurance of employer-responsive programmes
1300	Lunch
1400	Introduction to the overarching principles for discussion
1415	Break-out sessions	Group discussion on the principles provided and suggestions on the content of any guidance for the higher education sector
1545	Close