Future Directions: Foundation Degrees – where policy meets practice
- Date: 29 Feb 2012
- Location/venue: Glamorgan Conference Centre, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales
This event has been set up by a number of sector partners (Colegau Cymru, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, the Higher Education Academy, Higher Skills Wales, and the Quality Assurance Agency). The Wales Employment and Skills Board’s (WESB) new Chair, Deputy Minister for Skills, Jeff Cuthbert AM will provide the opening address. The event will focus on Wales’ journey in creating and developing Foundation Degrees, and considering where the journey should lead us. There will be interactive sessions focusing on employer and work-based learning routes into Foundation Degrees, institutional development of Foundation Degrees, and considering relevant policy areas.
This event is free to attend.
Due to high demand for places this event is now fully booked, however we are operating a waiting list. To be added to the waiting list please email externalevents@heacademy.ac.uk.
Please follow this link to information about the travel bursary http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/wales/events/travel-fund
A draft programme can be found on the righ hand side of this webpage. If you need further information please contact us.
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Post-event related documents
- Event Notes (437 KB)
- Achieving Foundation Degree Awarding Powers - John Rowe & Ann Baxter - Newcastle College (PDF 112KB)
- Foundation Degree Information Technology Management for Business Kelvin Hughes Cardiff Metropolitan University (PDF 680KB)
- Foundation Degrees and Employer Involvement - Andrew Rogers - UHOVI (PDF 268KB)
- Foundation Degrees in Wales the story so far - David Parry (PDF 303KB)
- Foundation Degrees in Wales where are we going - John Graystone - Colegau Cymru (PDF 232KB)
- The Dual Sector University Developing a Joint School - Caroline Thraves - University of Wales: Trinity St David (PDF 732KB)
- A Review of FDs in Wales - Julian Ellis - QAA (PDF 55.5KB)