Education and Employers
Taskforce Research Conference
2011
'Exploring social mobility and delivery
mechanisms in international perspective'
University of Warwick, 12th
October
Background
The second research conference by the
Education and Employers Taskforce Research Group explores themes
related to employer engagement in education, from primary level
through to higher education provision. The focus is on school,
college or university based approaches which engage employers to
support student learning, progression and institutional
performance.
Papers address themes, in UK and international perspective, of
social mobility - differential impact on life courses, and delivery
mechanisms by which employers are involved in education. Key topics
include: work-related learning (WRL) from key stages one to five
across the curriculum and in HE; STEM and Modern Foreign Languages;
work experience; pupil mentoring; employee governors; WRL learning
programmes; impacts on employers and employees - staff recruitment,
development, engagement and
corporate reputation.
Keynote Speakers
Professor Robert Schwartz
(Academic Dean and Professor of Practice of Educational Policy,
Harvard Graduate School of Education), lead author, Pathways to
Prosperity (2011).
Dr Jan-Eric Sundgren, Senior
Vice-President (Public and Environmental Affairs), Volvo
Group, European Co-ordinating Body for Maths, Science and
Technology.
Please click here to view the
list of confirmed speakers and abstracts for the 2011 research
conference.
Please click here to view
the conference programme.