Accountability to your community - meeting their needs
Manchester Midland Hotel, 22 - 23 March 2012
"My first conference - I enjoyed the debates. Left me with themes to progress and review within the framework of my college to see what is useful for us." - Delroy Brown, Governor, New College Nottingham
'The government is committed to freeing colleges and training providers from central control and regulation so they are better able to respond to the needs of their learners, employers and communities' - BIS consultation New Challenges, New Chances. August 2011
Overview
The ever changing landscape for FE and Skills creates opportunities, challenges and risks for colleges. The increased accountability to the community they serve demands a new way of communicating and doing business. Many colleges and providers are already considering how they can change to better serve their community and meet the skills agenda, adopting alternative business and collaborative models.
This year's conference will:
- Set out the current policy and landscape.
- Give practical examples of how providers are responding; adopting new structures, new partnerships and new business models.
- Explore what this means to governance in the FE sector.
- Facilitate an opportunity for participants to discuss the key questions they should be asking back in their institutions.
In response to feedback from last year, the conference will also provide specific interest programmes. A strand for chairs and governors and a strand for clerks which will be designed by chairs and clerks, plus a third programme on Governance Theory and Practice - showcasing recent research and theory that underpins outstanding governance.
You can also view the video below in which Dame Ruth Silver reflects on the theme of the 2012 Annual Governance Conference "Accountability to the Community - Meeting their needs".
Event details
LSIS Fifth Annual Governance Conference 2012
22 and 23 March
Midland Hotel, Manchester
Visit the Midland Hotel website for venue information
Registration and conference costs
- Full conference package includes 2 day conference, gala dinner and accommodation for 22 March: £450 (£300 payable by LSIS account)
- Day delegate: £150 (payable by LSIS account)
- Day delegate + gala dinner: £200 (£150 payable by LSIS account)
To book your place, please use the online booking form.
You can use your LSIS Account to pay for this event where applicable. Please have your account number and credit/debit card details ready before you enrol. For more information about who is eligible for LSIS Accounts and how they can be activeated, see the LSIS Accounts section.
*Accommodation for Wednesday 21 March can be booked along with the full conference fee at an additional cost of £155 payable by debit or credit card.