Enhancing the student experience in FE through embedded enterprise
Wednesday December 7th 2016, 10am to 4pm
Barnsley College, Conference Room, Old Mill Lane Site, Barnsley, S70 2AX

There is still time to register to attend this EEUK Enterprise Exchange event generously hosted by Barnsley College.

The event will be of interest to those working in Further Education Colleges or in Universities that work with FE.

The event will enable delegates to:
- Consider different college-wide approaches to embedding enterprise
- Hear from experienced educators who have embedded enterprise across the College
- Take part in an interactive Entrepreneurship Moodle session
- Obtain new ideas to inform curriculum development
- Meet and network with other enterprise educators

Background and summary
EEUK Enterprise Exchange events are one day best practice style mini conferences where educators and practitioners come together to share and exchange good practice and expertise related to enterprise and entrepreneurship education.

This event will focus on models of embedded enterprise that impact on the student experience in Further Education (FE). FE and HE colleges will share their expertise of how enterprise education works in their college including team structure, model for engagement of staff, engagement of students and how enterprise contributes to an overall enhanced student experience.

Rubina Rashid, Assistant Principal at Barnsley College and EEUK Director, will kick the day off with her talk “How Enterprise contributes towards outstanding” and will reflect on the contribution that Barnsley’s enterprise agenda has made.

The day will continue with colleagues from The Sheffield College, where enterprise is a key strategic driver, sharing models of embedded enterprise that impact on the student experience and explaining how they work with external organisations to ensure ongoing support.

Penny Matthews from Big Ideas Wales will look back at the Welsh youth entrepreneurship agenda across the last 15 years and will share insight into early stage developments of the Welsh Entrepreneurship Exchange. There will be also be contributions from the IOEE and a range of colleges including Coleg Cambria who will run an interactive session using their Entrepreneurship Moodle.

Speakers and contributors confirmed so far:
- Rubina Rashid, Barnsley College
- Jo Bolton and Chris Browne, The Sheffield College
- Penny Matthews, Big Ideas Wales
- Sue Poole, Gower College Swansea
- Rona Griffiths, Coleg Cambria
- Lydia Butterworth, Kirklees College
- Sarah Trouten, The IOEE

The event is free to attend for members of Enterprise Educators UK and £125 for others.
To attend please visit www.enterprise.ac.uk or click here to book now.