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Karen Price joins David Lammy as key speakers at the 'Inside Government' event

The forthcoming inside government event titled "World Class Skills to Succeed in the Global Economy" is taking place on Wednesday 5th December 2007 in Westminster, London. Newly confirmed to join the high calibre line-up are skills minister David Lammy MP and chief executive of e-skills UK Karen Price.

The focus of the event will be to discuss and debate the key issues surrounding the importance of a highly skilled workforce to education, government, industry, professional institutions, other major companies and the UK economy overall:

Areas to be covered include:

• The Leitch Review: Achieving world class skills by 2020
• The role of education authorities: Schools and Colleges
• Qualifications to bridge the skills gap
• Technology related skills
• 14-19 upskilling
• The promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects as career options  
• The 'Skills Pledge'
• The industry role
• Women and skills

The following speakers have been confirmed:

• David Lammy MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary Of State for Skills Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
• Karen Price, Chief Executive, e-skills UK
• Claire Curtis-Thomas MP, CEng, FIMechE, FIEE, FinstCtS, FIED Chartered Engineer
• Yvonne Baker, Chief Executive, STEMNET
• Derek Longhurst, Chief Executive, Foundation Degree Forward

To attend, please book online or download a booking form.

Posted on 08 Nov 2007