Event Name: Working it out: Aberdeen seminar
Helping to shape the future of the children's sector workforce - qualifications and professional development: opportunities for new partnerships
Venue: University of Aberdeen, McRobert Building, Room 208
Date: Wednesday 4 February 2009
Duration:One day
Enter DAY and DATE is multi-day event:
| Time | Description |
| 0915 - 0950 |
Registration and refreshments |
| 0950 - 1000 | Introduction from the Chair Dr Bronwen Cohen, Chief Executive, Children in Scotland |
| 1000 - 1010 | Welcome Professor Duncan Rice, Principal of the University of Aberdeen |
| 1010 - 1025 |
Reform of Scottish Children's Sector Workforce Ian Davidson, Workforce Development Team Leader, Children, Young People and Social Care Division, Scottish Government |
| 1025 - 1030 | Questions |
| 1030 - 1100 |
Employer and provider perspective Bruce Robertson, Director of Education, Learning and Leisure, Aberdeenshire Council Myra Pearson, Head of School of Education, University of Aberdeen |
| 1100 - 1115 | Tea/coffee |
| 1115 - 12 noon |
Conversation 1 Facilitated discussion in breakout groups |
| 12 noon - 1230 | Feedback and panel discussion |
| 1230 - 1315 | Lunch |
| 1315 - 1345 |
A Norwegian Perspective: presentation and questions Ann Goeril Hugaas, Bodo University, Norway |
| 1345 - 1415 |
Perspective on Workforce Education Norma Hart, Catriona McDonald and Sheila Nutkins, University of Aberdeen |
| 1415 - 1500 |
Conversation 2: Taking the agenda forward Facilitated discussion in breakout groups |
| 1500 - 1520 |
Feedback and panel discussion |
| 1520 - 1530 |
Chair's concluding remarks Dr Bronwen Cohen, Chief Executive, Children in Scotland |