FE and Skills sector leadership: the next generation

LSIS is supporting the sector's leaders of tomorrow by holding a conference to help them learn new skills and develop existing ones. The LSIS 'Leadership and management conference 2012, FE and skills sector leadership: The next generation' is being held in London on Wednesday 29 February.

If you are a first line or middle manager working within further education and skills then you'll benefit from listening to keynote speakers from the sector and taking part in practical sessions on leadership in practice.  

The programme for the day will be based around three key themes:
Understanding the context for future leadership
The conference will address how the national policy landscape will influence what is required from the next generation of leaders in the sector and how these future challenges could be met. 

Next generation leadership

An experienced and successful college principal will outline their personal journey to executive leadership, examining the ways in which those currently in first line and middle management positions can develop in order to progress.

Skills development

Delegates will take part in a number of leadership in practice sessions designed to help develop the new thinking and skills required to be a successful leader in the sector.
Areas to be explored in these sessions will include the role of leadership in:
• meeting the needs of learners
• collaboration and partnership
• entrepreneurship
• developing people

You can enrol now by visiting the leadership and management conference page on the LSIS events portal.

Leadership for work based learning - new dates

The emphasis on improving leadership will also be on the agenda at another LSIS development event. The Leadership for Work Based Learning course is a four-day course designed to help sector professionals:

•  learn new tools and develop ideas and skills to apply them in the workplace;
• contribute to organisational development and improvement; and
• work with peers to find solutions to real issues facing your organisations.

LSIS has found that placing leadership development in context can bring enormous benefits for managers and have a positive impact on their organisations.

The aim of these programmes is to provide practicing and aspiring leaders and managers with the skills to energise their workplace, to engage with and inspire their teams, and to maximise their contribution for the benefit of stakeholders.

Taking place at Aston University Business School, the dates for the first Cohort have have been revised and are now:

Days 1 and 2: 13-14 March 2012                                              
Days 3 and 4: 22-23 May 2012

To enrol visit the leadership for work based learning page on the LSIS events portal.

To fit in with busy schedules this course is also available as an in-house course, allowing you to undertake training on your own premises on dates and at times to suit you. For further information, please contact Steve Crump, Programme Development Manager, on 02476627734 or by email Steve Crump.

Entrepreneurial leadership

Entrepreneur, Luke Johnson, will be addressing senior and executive leaders at the inaugural Entrepreneurial Leadership programme for Further Education Colleges from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 March. Luke has been involved in many different ventures; he is currently Chairman of the Royal Society of Arts and part-owner and of the restaurant group which owns Patisserie Valerie and Giraffe restaurants. He was previously Chairman of Channel 4 and is the former owner of the iconic The Ivy restaurant.

The Gazelle Group, sponsored by LSIS, is running the programme which is part of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Liverpool which will attract start-up champions and thought leaders from 123 countries. The Gazelle Group is run by a group of college principals who are focused on building a cluster of entrepreneurial colleges.

To receive further details and an invitation to attend this high-profile event for senior and executive leaders, please email Gill Reynolds, Programme Development Manager.

Leading project management for senior and executive leaders

Contemporary project management methodology is to be examined in two, linked one day workshops developed exclusively for LSIS. They will explore matters such as the role of projects and programmes in delivering strategy, how to lead projects in an operationally focused organisation, governance and assurance – frameworks and roles, project leadership and risk.

The workshops will be delivered by specialists in the leadership and management of programmes, projects and change in the public and not-for-profit sectors.  They have been designed specifically for senior managers in FE and Skills organisations and will be available at three locations in the north, Midlands and south of England in April and June 2012.  To register your interest please email Gill Reynolds