West Yorkshire - Lifelong Learning Network

Sector Event supported by the Digital Industries including Creative Digital, ICT and Print Sector Group 
11th March 2010, 6.30pm-9pm
Kingston-Upon-Hull
We're super-pleased to announce the first of this year's series of Hull Girl Geek Dinners, starting on Thursday 11th March.For further details please click here.

WYLLN Funded Apprenticeships to HE Event
16 March 2010 - Health and Social Care
23 March 2010 - Construction
20 April 2010 - Engineering
27 April 2010 - Information Technology 
18 May 2010 - Hair and Beauty
University of Huddersfield
West Yorkshire Learning Providers (WYLP) is organising a series of short events to raise awareness of the opportunities for progression to higher education for Advanced Apprentices. 

The events are free of charge, starting at 10.00 and finishing at lunch time, with lunch being provided. For further information please click here. To register your interest, please e-mail Ashfaq Gulab at ashfaq.gulab@wylp.org.uk.

Information and Networking Event
19th March 2010, 12.30-16.00
English Partnership Suite, Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
If you are interested in having your say in expoloring how the WYLLN can contribute to the delivery of the Skills Strategy in the Leeds City Region, we'd like to see you at this half day event on the 19th March at the Galpharm Stadium in Huddersfield.

This half day event will provide you with an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the Leeds City Region and its developing Skills Strategy, particularly in relations to higher level skills and to understand the HE policy context in which the Leeds City Region's Skills Strategy will have to be delivered.

For further information and to reserve your free place at this event please click here.

Please note: This event follows on from the Dissemination of the Employer Survey – a consultation undertaken by Kirklees Metropolitan Council. There will be an opportunity, during lunch time, to meet the employers and help us examine some of the barriers to accessing high level skills through the facilitated application of LEGO Serious Play. Please view the Kirklees Skills: Local Business Event flyer for further information.

Staff Development Event
24th March 2010, 13.00-16.30
Broadcasting Place, Leeds City Centre
Following the successful launch event of the WYLLN Motivational Maths project, the team at Leeds Metropolitan University have developed further construction based maths materials.
The team will be providing a workshop to demonstrate the new open access resources and will provide an update on the Virtual Maths site.
Please click here for further information and to reserve your free place.

Sector Event supported by the Culture, Media, Sports and the Arts; Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism Sector Group and the Digital Industries including Creative Digital, ICT and Print Sector Group 
25th March 2010 
Leeds College of Art 
Creative Networks is honoured that advertising legend, Sir John Hegarty, has agreed to speak at our March event, here in Yorkshire. For further details please click here.

Sector Event supported by the following Sector groups
- Culture, Media, Sports and the Arts; Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism
- Digital Industries including Creative Digital, ICT and Print
- Leadership, Management Innovation and Enterprise
25th March 2010, 12pm-5.30pm
Electric Press, Leeds
Are you an arts organisation? Are you trying to develop your business? Are you too reliant on grant funding?
Come and discuss new ways to develop your arts business practice, sharing, networking and developing your ideas, with help from the Arts Council, Business Link Yorkshire and the West Yorkshire Lifelong Learning Network (WYLLN). This is your opportunity to share best practice and explore new ideas for developing your arts business with your peers.
More information on this event will be available soon. In the meantime please contact Julia Calver at J.Calver@leedsmet.ac.uk or Leia Bassett at leia@ntileeds.co.uk.

Sector Event supported by the Leadership, Management, Innovation and Enterprise Sector Group and the Digital Industries including Creative Digital, ICT and Print Sector Group
26th March 2010, 9am - 1pm
The Rose Bowl, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds City Centre
This half day event is for employers and others involved in the Science, Engineering, Technology and Built Environment Sectors. This is an opportunity to hear the experiences and achievements of women working in Leadership & Management in these sectors and the business benefits to organisations.

Please click here to view event flyer and to reserve your free place.

The Knowledge Economy: Higher Education Provision and Progression in the Future 
23rd April 2010 
The Royal Armouries, Leeds
WYLLN will be holding its 3rd annual Credit and Progression Conference on Friday 23rd April at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

The event will provide an opportunity for delegates to consider the new landscape for higher education signalled by HEFCE and BIS; the skill requirements of the future workforce and predicted demographic changes across the UK; best practice in managing the admission and quality assurance processes for part time learners and employer-responsive provision, the relationship of the QCF to the FHEQ, and to explore the demands which will be set locally for higher education by the Leeds City Region. To view the event flyer please click here.

WYLLN Celebration Event
7th July 2010
Leeds Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds
The WYLLN will be holding the 3rd Annual Celebration Event on Wednesday 7th July at Leeds Civic Hall.

The event will provide an opportunity to review the WYLLN funded activity taking pace across West Yorkshire and the added value this has given to employers and learners throughout the sub-region.
The event will also include presentation of the West Yorkshire Work-Based Learning Awards.

Attendance at the Celebration Event will be made up of key individuals and organisations involved in the higher level skills agenda in West Yorkshire.

We are offering organisations the opportunity to raise their profile within West Yorkshire by sponsoring the West Yorkshire Lifelong Learning Network (WYLLN) 2010 Awards and Celebration Event.

Please click here to view the sponsorship packages available.