{"id":63367,"date":"2015-10-28T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=4c3017ad25403aa3ffd24e779bc607e5"},"modified":"2015-12-03T16:02:54","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T16:02:54","slug":"news-story-register-for-the-ofqual-conference-8-december-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=63367","title":{"rendered":"News story: Register for the Ofqual conference, 8 December 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated:<\/em> Additional information for delegates wishing to ask questions of the leadership team in advance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<h2 id=\"assessing-the-future-your-qualification-our-regulation\">\u00a0Assessing the future: your qualification, our regulation<\/h2>\n<p>Gain a greater understanding of our regulatory approach. Hear from those who rely on qualifications and pose questions to our senior leadership team.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"when-and-where\">When and where<\/h2>\n<p>Tuesday, 8 December 2015 09:30 to 16:00 at <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thevoxcentre.co.uk\/\">Vox, Resorts World, Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"registration\">Registration<\/h2>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/ofqualconference2015\">Register for the conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Registration is open to organisations regulated by Ofqual.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"speakers-and-panellists\">Speakers and panellists<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Amanda Spielman<\/strong>, Chair, Ofqual<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Glenys Stacey<\/strong>, Chief Regulator, Ofqual<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Nigel Whitehead CBE<\/strong>, Group Managing Director of Programmes and Support, BAE Systems and Commissioner,  UK Commission for Employment and Skills<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>John Widdowson CBE<\/strong>, Chair, Association of Colleges and Principal &amp; Chief Executive, New College Durham<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Professor David Green<\/strong>, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive, University of Worcester<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Dr Fiona Aldridge<\/strong>, Assistant Director for Development and Research, NIACE<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Professor Ken Young<\/strong>, Technology Director, Manufacturing Technology Centre<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Nick Linford<\/strong>, Director, LSECT and former editor of FE Week and Schools Week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"agenda\">Agenda<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>08:45<\/td>\n<td>Registration opens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>09:30<\/td>\n<td>Welcome and opening address by Glenys Stacey, Ofqual Chief Regulator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10:15<\/td>\n<td>Keynote speech by Nigel Whitehead CBE, BAE systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10:45<\/td>\n<td>Panel discussion and questions &amp; answers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:30<\/td>\n<td>Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:00<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#sessions1\">Breakout sessions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:45<\/td>\n<td>Lunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13:45<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#sessions2\">Breakout sessions<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14:30<\/td>\n<td>Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:00<\/td>\n<td>Leadership team questions &amp; answers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:45<\/td>\n<td>Closing speech by Amanda Spielman, Ofqual Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16:00<\/td>\n<td>Conference closes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"breakout-sessions\">Breakout sessions<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"sessions1\">Sessions at 12:00<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Session<\/th>\n<th>Presenter<\/th>\n<th>Room<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Audit and compliance &#8211; what you need to know<\/td>\n<td>Rosemary Carter, Associate Director of Regulatory Compliance<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Innovation in qualifications<\/td>\n<td>Ken Young, Technology Director, Manufacturing Technology Centre<\/p>\n<p>Clare Rowntree, Senior Economist, Strategic Policy &amp; Risk<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ofqual regulatory framework &#8211; An Introduction<\/td>\n<td>Julie Swan, Associate Director Regulatory Policy and Vocational Qualification Policy<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"sessions2\">Sessions at 13:45<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Session<\/th>\n<th>Presenter<\/th>\n<th>Room<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Our Approach to Risk<\/td>\n<td>Bryan Horne, Associate Director, Standards for Vocational Qualifications and Apprenticeships<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Developments in Ofqual Enforcement<\/td>\n<td>Matthew Humphrey, Associate Director, Legal Moderation and Enforcement<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Equality in assessment<\/td>\n<td>Julie Swan, Associate Director Regulatory Policy and Vocational Qualification Policy<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"getting-to-the-conference\">Getting to the conference<\/h2>\n<p>Vox conference centre is <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thevoxcentre.co.uk\/getting-here\">part of the Resorts World complex near the NEC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"train\">Train<\/h3>\n<p>Vox is a 10 minute walk from Birmingham International station. Follow the directions through the NEC to Resorts World.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"car\">Car<\/h3>\n<p>For satnav use postcode B40 1NT. <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/LMQC1gKpsTR2\">See this map for the location of Vox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The NEC complex is easily accessible and signposted from the M42, M40 and M6. Parking will be in the East 5 car park. Once at the NEC complex, do not follow car parking signs for Resorts World, follow the signs for the East 5 car park. From there it is a 2 to 3 minute walk to the lakeside entrance of the venue.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"bus\">Bus<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/nxbus.co.uk\/routes\/west-midlands\/B900\/?timetable%5Bday%5D=&amp;\">The 900 bus<\/a>, from Birmingham Moor Street station or Coventry Pool Meadow bus station, stops at Birmingham International Station for the Vox. It is approximately a 40 minutes journey from Pool Meadow or Moor Street with buses every 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"questions\">Questions<\/h2>\n<p>If you have any questions you would like to put to the Ofqual leadership team in advance of their questions and answers session, please email them to <a href=\"mailto:conference@ofqual.gov.uk\">conference@ofqual.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Details of our 2015 conference for awarding organisations we regulate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63367"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63367"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64999,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63367\/revisions\/64999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}