1. Collaboration – now, and in future James Winter Chair CVU Head of Collaborative Partnerships Office, MMU

2. What is now? Franchise/Validation Direct/Indirect funding Dual and Joint awards Articulations (terminology) with top-up routes 2+1, 2+2, 3+1, etc. Flying Faculty Mixed mode

3. What is now? Long established, mature FE partnerships, including consortia Stable funding arrangements Collaborative provision with employers Collaborative provision with private providers Overseas (TNE) Collaborative Provision key to many strategic objectives Long-standing and amplified Code of Practice Established Collaborative Audit methodology? CVU and ACP, i-Graduate

4. What is now? Government policy? White Paper? Do me a favour!!

5. In future? Haven’t a clue. …blah, blah, Government this, blah, blah, Government that, blah blah…

6. Just around the corner… FE Funding Demise of Aimhigher Student fees SNC Degree Awarding Powers – EdExcel QAA Institutional Review Limited confidence on the increase “Continuous improvement” KIS Employers fdf / EBTA Access Agreements (access, WP and employability) Visa regulations

8. Franchise/Validation Direct/Indirect funding Dual and Joint awards Articulations (terminology) with top-up routes 2+1, 2+2, 3+1, etc. Flying Faculty Mixed mode

9. FE Funding Demise of Aimhigher Student fees SNC Degree Awarding Powers – EdExcel QAA Institutional Review Limited confidence on the increase “Continuous improvement” KIS Employers fdf / EBTA Access Agreements (access, WP and employability) Visa regulations

10. Long established, mature FE partnerships, including consortia Stable funding arrangements Collaborative provision with employers Collaborative provision with private providers Overseas (TNE) Collaborative Provision key to many strategic objectives Long-standing and amplified Code of Practice Established Collaborative Audit methodology? CVU and ACP, i-Graduate

11. Just around the corner… FE Funding Demise of Aimhigher Student fees SNC Degree Awarding Powers – EdExcel QAA Institutional Review Limited confidence on the increase “Continuous improvement” KIS Employers fdf / EBTA Access Agreements (access, WP and employability) Visa regulations

12. So…in future? Discuss!

13. Seminar on the revised Handbook and Joint Awards 28 th June 2011, London