The recession has fundamentally changed the context in which we work. There is no established route map that can help us navigate with certainty through and beyond the recession. There is significant pressure on all public service professionals to be seen to act to support the national effort. However, we need to act as strategically as possible, on the basis of clear priorities and best available evidence of where long-term impact will be greatest. We also need to mobilise intelligent action at every level of our organisations and of the system. 

Seminar series report

The learning and skills sector and the economic crisis - stepping up to the mark: Seminar series report May - July 2009

Seminar three - Beyond the recession: preparing for the upturn - 7 July 2009

Keynote presentations:

• Michael Davis, director of strategy and performance, UK Commission for Employment and Skills

Slide on UKCES strategy

• Dr. Su Maddock, director, Whitehall Innovation Hub
• Helen Groves, chief executive office, Humber Learning Consortium

Presentation on third sector

• Andy Wilson, principal, Westminster Kingsway College

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Seminar two - Responding to the recession: local and regional responses - 2 June 2009

Keynote presentations:

• Mike Emmerich, Chief Executive, Commission for the New Economy
• Paul Holme, Economic Response Director, LSC
• Bobbie McClelland, Deputy Director, SFA Transition Directorate, DBIS

  Post-19 FE and Skills Organisation presentation
  

• Christina Conroy OBE, Principal, Richmond Adult Community College 
• Alison Kaye, Director, Work Based Learning Alliance

Seminar one - Responding to the recession: the national strategy -20 May 2009

Keynote presentations:

• David Shaw, Head of Policy, Economic Impact Unit, DWP
  Presentation - DWP Strategies to Combat the Recession
• John Landeryou, Director, Learning, Quality and Systems Directorate, DIUS
• Fiona Price, Director of Skills and Migration, BERR
• Paul Head, Principal, College of North East London