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Regionalisation and Educational Policy
David Vincent
(alternative title)
Regions and the Death of Distance Learning
David Vincent
Caution
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Growth of Regional Policy
Scottish Parliament National Assembly for Wales (The Northern Ireland Assembly)
Regional Development Agencies (Elected Regional Assemblies)
Growth of Regional Higher Education Policy HECFE regional consultants Regional Higher Education
Associations
AimHigher Higher Education Innovation Fund
(HEIF2) Sector Skills Councils Learning and Skills Councils Lifelong Learning Networks European Funding
Working With Regional Education Policy
The Necessity of Funding
The Value of Joined-up Government
The Value of Joined-up Educational Provision
The Value of Local Responsiveness
The Regional Structure of the Open University
The Regional Map of the Open University
The Regional Functions of The Open University
3 Nation Regions 10 English Regions
Regional Directors Support Associate Lecturers Manage Range of Services to
Students Represent the University in
Regional Fora and Partnerships
Definitions
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Freezer A refrigerated cabinet or compartment in which to preserve food at a temperature below freezing point
Friesian A black and white cow
Fresion A mnemonic word designating the fifth mood of the fourth syllogistic figure, in which a universal negative major premiss, and a particular affirmative minor yield a particular negative conclusion
FRESA Framework for Regional Employment and Skills Action
The Purpose of a FRESA
Framework for RegionalEmployment and Skills Action
Provide common evidence base for policy decisions
Collaborative action sensitive to local need
Guiding the deployment of discretionary funding
Establishing a common set of targets for the region
Cutting through governance disputes
The East of England FRESA: The Mission East of England has 5.4m residents. £73bn economy. 350,000 businesses. Workforce of 2.6m. Second highest GDP per head in England.
In the East of England we believe in joined up thinking and joined up action.
As it stands the many overlapping initiatives and strategies on skills and jobs risk confusing employers and individuals alike.
The FRESA is clearly about a process designed to facilitate better partnership working over the years to come.
Skills and Employment Forum Members East of England Development Agency
(EEDA) Universities Learning and Skills CouncilsConfederation of British Industry Government Office for the East of
EnglandHertfordshire Connexions ServiceJobcentre plusLantraFE SectorSERTUC Learning ServicesSmall Business Service
The East of England FRESA: The Priorities
Analysis:
Full labour market analysis Policy review of government agencies Summary of best practices East of England Partnership
Agreement on Skills Compilation of views of partners
Top Priorities: Both urgent and important priority requiring greater action, co-ordination and funding
Increasing participation in higher education
Response to redundancies Skills for employability Workforce development and in-work
progression Young people and career choices
Top Priorities – Protocol – Action Plan – Six Month Progress Report
The East of England FRESA: Higher Education: The Task
Only by maximising the skills of
our whole labour force can we
ensure that our wealth-creating
businesses can compete successfully in
a global economy and our people have
the economic and social opportunities
for which they aspire.
Increasing participation in higher education The East of England has the lowest
proportion of students studying in their home region
The East of England has a lower than average number of students in higher education per head of the population. This means employers have increased difficulty in recruiting graduates and higher level technicians.
Partnership for Progression Initiative. Aims to get 50% of 18-30 year olds into higher education by 2010.
Against 50% target, current rate is 29%. Target for 2010 is 39%.
The East of England FRESA: Higher Education: The Actions
Association of Universities in the East of England (AUEE) has convened a Regional Strategy Group, preparing a business plan to include activity aimed at raising aspirations and achievements of students in schools and colleges; making HE more accessible in the workplace; extending access to HE provision in both HE, FE colleges and other centres
Raising aspirations, larger and socially more inclusive cohort.
More effective communication of range of options in HEIs.
Development of work-based learning
Building employers’ commitment
Widening reach of HE (into HE-less towns)
Research into retention
Enhancing Capacity The various networking
arrangements are not adequate to deal with the scale / nature of this issue
Additional resources may be required, since HEI / research staff have other commitments
Increase funding required to inject some realism into plans. A holistic approach is required.
‘The region is a net exporter of graduates’ : towns without HEIs - Ipswich, Peterborough, Southend
Hyperventilation
The Ambition:
‘EEDA has a target of the East of England being one of the wealthiest 20 regions in Europe in 2010.’
‘Our target is to make Birmingham the most attractive city in Europe in which to live and work.’ (Advantage West Midlands)
The Crisis:
Despite the amount of world-class
businesses based in the East of
England and with overall low
unemployment, there are still
pockets of severe unemployment.
eg Great Yarmouth (4.7%
claimants August 2002)
Artificiality East Midlands Low skill to high skill
economy
London Action planning as sum of other action plans. 7 flagship programmes and 5 strategic objectives. Opportunities for
skills training
North East Increase Demand for Skills, Increase Delivery of Basic Skills Increase Level 3
Completion
North West Action at sub-regional level, led by local
Learning and Skills Councils (LSEs). Link
business support with skill provision. Emphasis on Workforce
Development
South-East Promote skills, increase productivity
South-West Workforce development. Raising Standards of Basic Skills
West Midlands Up-skilling
Yorks and Humber Increase demand for learning and skills. Graduate Retention
Accountability
The possibility of regional assemblies
The reality of regional quangos
Scale
The Essence of the Open
University High Quality, Supported Distance
Learning, At Scale The Only National University in the
United Kingdom 155,000 undergraduates. Largest
University in the UK
The Dilemmas of the Open University
The impossibility of 13 Universities The growth of Scottish and Welsh
Devolution Top-up Fees and Local Pricing Quality Assurance and Local Regimes Progression and Local Alliances
Community
The Variable Geometry of Distance Learning
The Global and the Local Motionless Mobility Multiple Histories Multiple Communities
A Future Beyond the Regions
The National Alliances Learn Direct National Extension College City and Guilds Trades Union Congress Workers Education Association National Health Service University Other national companies and
organisations
The National Education Grid
Qualifications Consortium Affiliate FE Colleges Curriculum in Threatened
Disciplines Curriculum in New Disciplines Central Service for Disabled. National e-Learning Platform