Venue: Midland Hotel, Forster Square, Bradford BD1 4HU

Fee: £45 per person including refreshments

NIACE does not charge VAT on conference and course fees

This conference is aimed at raising awareness of the e-learning activities taking place within the OL&S sector, and the OL&S e-learning national framework. It seeks to influence policy and decision makers with regard to ICT and e-learning.

Engaging offenders is particularly challenging in view of their difficult past learning experiences. Since the use of ICT and e-learning has been linked to increased learner motivation, it has a role to play in the Government's change agenda. Offender Learning and Skills is one of the LSC's key priorities, as announced in its annual statement of priorities. The LSC has asked NIACE, in consultation with the sector, to develop a new national framework for Offender Learning and Skills in England. The framework will assert the need to make best use of ICT for learning; both as a discrete subject and key skill for living and employment and as a medium for learning other subjects.

The event will be of particular interest to:

• Policy and decision makers working within OL&S
• Heads of Learning and Skills
• Probation managers OLASS Provider managers
• Managers working with offenders in the Third Sector
• Other organisations engaged with the offender learning and skills agenda.

For further details and to reserve a place, look up:

http://www.niace.org.uk/Conferences/Conferences.htm

Enquiries to Gurjit Kaur on 0116 204 2833; e-mail: gurjit.kaur@niace.org.uk