Programme

Programmme

Final draft timetable

The programme follows the format of the successful conferences in Birmingham (2001) and Melbourne (2002)

The parallel slots have been designated to ensure that delegates can follow particular themes, such as institutional policy, personal development planning, work experience or skills assessment, throughout the programme.

Day 1

08:30-09:30	Registration (to remain open throughout the Seminar)
09.30-10.15	Opening Keynote: Exploring themes of the seminar (inc. embedding) - Lee Harvey
10.15-11.30	Discussion Groups: Theme 1
11.30-11.50	Coffee
11.50-12.30	Parallel session 1 1a: Mark Atlay: Integrating Employability through Personal Development Planning 1b: Sue Drew and Simon Brown: Developing an Employability Framework: an institutional approach 1c: Laurence Howells and Helen Gibson: Enhancing Employability Through Lifelong Learning: a shared responsibility 1d: Tony Wailey: From Habermas to Dearing: State Sponsored Reflection for Employability 1e: Angela Maher and Kevin Nield: Enhancing Graduate Employability in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism 1f: Elizabeth Hatton and Terry Haines: Enhancing Student Employability through Regional Capacity Building
12.35-13.15	Parallel session 2 2a: Mimi Thebo: From Destination Garrett? - Employability and the Arts 2b: Shyi-Huey Wu : Employability and Effective Learning Systems in Higher Education 2c: Stephan Laske and Maximilian Egger: Enhancing Student Employability: higher education between Scylla and Charybdis 2d: Calbert H. Douglas: The Role of Work-based Consultancies in Teaching, Learning and Skills Development for Enhanced Student Employability 2e: Janet Kay and Damien Fitzgerald: Enhancing Employability for Early Childhood Studies Students
13.15-14.15	Lunch
14.15-15.00	Keynote: Employability: learning for workforce development
1500-16.15	Discussion groups: Theme 2
16.15-16.45	Coffee
16.45-17.25	Parallel session 3 3a: David Baume: Monitoring and Evaluating Employability Ventures 3b: Geoff Hinchliffe: Graduate Employability: a need for realism? 3c: Laura Dean and Jane Stapleford: Embedding Work-Related Learning into the Curriculum to Enhance Employability 3d: Philippa Smith: European Framework for Work Experience 3e: Lelia Green: Developing a multi-input critical competencies and skills assessment tool which adds value to casual, temporary and volunteer work experiences 3f: Mick Betts and Pam Calabro: Graduate Skills and employability: an integrated approach to student development
17.25-19.30	Free time - proceed to Conference Dinner
19.30	Conference Dinner and awards ceremony

Day 2

09.00-9.45	Keynote: Working with employers - Ian Ferguson
9.45-11.00	Discussion Groups: Theme 3
11.00-11.30	Coffee
11.30-12.10	Parallel session 4 4a: Neil Moreland: A Political and Moral Economy of Employability 4b: Deirdre Burke: Entrepreneurial Consultancies in Religious Studies 4d: Val Chapman and Helen Carlisle: Mainstreaming Disability in Curriculum Design: the development of a resource for academic staff through a HEFCE funded project 4e: Gudrun Myers: Embedding Employability: a holistic approach 4f: Martin Smith: Employability: connecting with employers, students and governments… an Australian tale
1220-13.00	Parallel session 5 5a: Geoff Williamson: Enhancing Employability via Placement: a longitudinal perspective 5b:Graham Holden: BSc (Hons) Business and Technology: a case study in integrating and embedding employability 5c: Steve Bristow : Assessing Graduate Skills: the applicability of the Australian experience to UK higher education 5d: Jane Stapleford : Benchmarking Careers Education: support for enhancing student employability 5e: Deirdre Hogan and Eamonn McQuade: Competencies for Next Generation Employability 5f: Berni Dickinson, Sarah Gibbons, Liz Rhodes: SME Briefing Guide
13.00-14.15	Lunch
14.15-14.55	Parallel session 6 6a: Margaret Davis: Integrating Personal Development Planning into the Curriculum 6b: Ashita Aggarwal and Irfan A. Rizvi: Making Academia-Industry Interface work 6c: Trish Lunt, Janet Strivens and Linda Evans: Developing an integrated and cohesive approach to employability: a case study from the University of Liverpool 6d: Robert Partridge: The York Award 6f: Stephen Isherwood: All Mouth and No Trousers?
15.00-15.40	Parallel session 7 7a: Mike Mortimer and Lyn Greaves: Work-based Learning and Student Learning 7b: Audrey Slight and Sue Bloxham: Embedding Careers Advice and Personal Development Planning into the Social Sciences 7c: Pat Green and Mary Keating: (L)earning for employability 7d: Stephen Allen : Measuring engagement between industry and higher education institutes in the construction sector
15.45-16.30	Closing plenary: Key issues and ideas - Pia Bramming
16.30-17.00	Coffee/tea and depart