What is Ed?

6/3/12

Guest speaker - Nick Bennett Principal of Gower College

The topic for this lectures was 'Education Policy and Further Education'.

What is Further Education for?

× Become ready for work
× Become ready for Higher Education
× Social Justice:
- Widening access
- Second chance
- Community regeneration
- Fulfilment of potential
- Cultural awareness
- Civic duty
- Financial support

× Support for economy:
- Employer engagement
- Work-based learning
- Vocational qualifications
- Knowledge exploration
- Business generation
- Worldwide development
- International partnership
- Entrepreneurship

Together they bring:

× Teaching and learning
× Equal opportunities
× Innovation
× Welsh medium
× Progression
× Flexibility
× Tailored
× Local- courses that meet local needs