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Higher Education in Pennine Lancashire Developments, Challenges and PLACE

Higher Education in Pennine Lancashire Developments, Challenges and PLACE. Alan Roff, Chair of HEEL and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UCLan 21 January 2010. Higher Education in Pennine Lancashire. History HEEL Report 2006 Pennine Lancashire Investments and Activities

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Higher Education in Pennine Lancashire Developments, Challenges and PLACE

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  1. Higher Education in Pennine LancashireDevelopments, Challenges and PLACE Alan Roff, Chair of HEEL and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UCLan 21 January 2010

  2. Higher Education in Pennine Lancashire • History • HEEL Report 2006 • Pennine Lancashire Investments and Activities • Higher Education in Pennine Lancashire • Issues for the future • How PLACE can help

  3. HEEL / HEPL • Created by HEFCE 2004 • 2 universities • 5 colleges • ELP / LEP (Janet Barton) • East Lancs Chamber of Commerce (Mike Damms) • HEFCE • LSC

  4. HEEL Report 2006 • Low HE participation • Need and the low skills economy • Potential demand • Case for investment (£26million) • University Centres • Increase from 2250 FTEs in PL to 4500 FTEs • Extra places not displacement

  5. UCLan Burnley Campus 2009 • £9million from HEFCE • £3million from UCLan • Located with Burnley College • LSC support • NWDA support • Blueprint for HE/FE/RDA collaboration • To 1100 FTE students • Burnley regeneration

  6. Blackburn College HE Centre 2009 • £5.5million from HEFCE • £2.5million from NWDA New building on new location • £5million from College • 2008/9 -1887 FTE • 2009/10- 2151 FTE • 2010/11 - 2450 FTE (299 increase) • Lancaster University – lead HEI • LSC support

  7. Blackburn regeneration • Whole campus – 15,000 learners (28% HE) • 1 masters Degree, 59 Honours Degrees, 42 Foundation degrees, 29 other (HND/C, PGCE) • 42% of our students study on foundation degrees (37% first degrees) • Development of roles to match the agenda - Research (PLACE), International Manager, Engineering & manufacturing Development Manage • Working with: • Blackburn with Darwen Local Strategic Partnership, working through the Local Public Service Board – Collaborative leadership (top up to Masters level) • The Mall – FD Retail • International / Wales – FD Fire & Rescue

  8. Other Colleges • Accrington & Rossendale • Campus development • Expanded HE • Nelson & Colne • Campus development • Expanded HE • St Mary’s Blackburn • Campus development • Expanded HE

  9. Issues • Additional places (1000 FTE so far) • Participation • The Skills Gap • What kind of jobs? • What kind of economy? • Economic Downturn implications • Graduate retention • Employer engagement

  10. Key Challenge • Higher education in Pennine Lancashire? or • Higher education for Pennine Lancashire?

  11. The Next Five YearsHE Agenda for 2010 - 2014 • HEEL and PLACE • Engagement with • Schools • Colleges • Employers • Pennine Lancashire’s Future Economy

  12. How can PLACE help? • Funding projects • Outreach into Schools • Outreach to Employers • Capacity funding • Political pressure • More funded student places

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