The New Opportunities White Paper: Fair Chances for the Future

The NIACE Spring policy briefing looking at the White Paper and assessing its impact on adults will take place on

Thursday 26 March 2009

at NIACE's offices in Leicester

10:45am - 12:45pm

£85 including lunch

The global downturn has revealed enormous socio-economic disparities accrued during 10 years of economic growth. Fairness and social mobility are becoming politically significant topics once again. The New Opportunities White Paper: Fair Chances for the Future, published on 13 January 2009, is owned by eleven government departments and as such represents an opportunity for joined-up government action.

Furthermore it puts lifelong learning back in the policy agenda as the phrase appears twelve times in the document.

This Policy Briefing will provide -
- an overview of the White Paper
- an opportunity to explore its potential impact.

The primary focus will be to consider the actions identified in the document such as the £500 learning entitlement for families on low income and to explore what further interventions could be proposed to use learning to tackle the inequality gap.
The policy discussion will be complemented with an insight into the initial findings of NIACE's independent Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning (IFLL).

Audience

This event will be of interest to anyone working in the field of adult learning with a particular interest in lifelong learning and social mobility. This will include:
- Colleges
- Local authorities
- Independent and third sector providers
- Guidance workers

Event Information

Event fee per person is £85. NIACE does not charge VAT on conference fees.
Arrival and registration is at 10:45am for an 11:00am start.
The briefing will end with lunch at 12:45pm

Enquiries to NIACE Events Team - Tel: 0116 204 2833
E-mail: gurjit.kaur@niace.org.uk

http://www.niace.org.uk