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Skills Dialogue Group Skills Summit

Skills Dialogue Group Skills Summit

Monday 30 November 2009, 9:00 - 16:00

Hosted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, One Birdcage Walk, London

The summit bought together an audience of delegates focussed on shaping the best possible skills system for the UK. Delegates split into groups to discuss the different provisions necessary for 14 – 19 year olds and for lifelong skills development and to listen to expert speakers such as Iain Wright MP, minister for 14-19 Reform, Lizzi Holman of the CBI and Tom Wilson, director of Unionlearn. They also came together for a number of formal addresses from prominent figures such as John Hayes MP, Mike Campbell of the UKCES and Chris Banks, chair of the LSC.

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Speakers:

Dr Colin Brown, director of Engineering, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Chris Banks, chair, Learning and Skills Council

John Hayes MP, shadow minister for Business, Innovation and Skills

Tom Schuller, director of the Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning

Toby Peyton-Jones, director of Human Resources, Siemens plc

Mike Campbell, director of Research and Policy, UK Commission for Employment and Skills

Morning Keynote Speakers-

Listen to Dr Colin Brown and Chris Banks
Listen to Tom Schuller

Afternoon Keynote Speakers-

Listen to Toby Peyton Jones and Mike Campbell
Listen to John Hayes MP

14-19 Skills

Iain Wright MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for 14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships

Nick Hope, researcher, New Local Government Network and author of 'Licence to Skill: Streamlining the skills system by devolving skills to local authorities’

Dr Richard Williams, chief executive, Rathbone

Lifelong Skills

Sir David Melville, chair, Lifelong Learning UK

Tom Wilson, director, unionlearn

Lizzi Holman, senior policy adviser, education and skills group, CBI

Skills Question Time

Peter Luff MP, Chair, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

Eric Joyce MP, Vice-chair, Associate Parliamentary Skills Group

Clive Jones, Chair, Skillset

Lynne Sedgmore, Executive Director, 157 Group

Listen to this panel debate.

The summit was chaired by Robin Hutchinson, director of Whiteshirt Communications.

To view a flyer advertising the summit, please click here.

For further information please contact Beatrice Orchard on 020 7091 7654 or at beatrice.orchard@dods.co.uk.

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