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Programmes

 

NEF has been commissioned to develop programmes across a wide spectrum of areas to address market gaps. These programmes can be local, regional or national in spread and their focus can be sector or skill based.

We use research as a foundation for further steps: gap analysis and recommendation summary, which covers the type of programmes that could be developed to address the market failure. Following client consultation on options, NEF undertakes strategy development focusing on the creation of intervention programmes to meet validated market failures or gaps. 

NEF covers every aspect of programme development including but not limited to:

  • Pilot designs
  • Evaluation and feedback
  • Roll out campaigns with marketing communications and PR activities provided

The strength of our capability in programme development is found in our success in designing, developing, running and evaluating extensive programmes at national, regional and sectoral level.
 


CASE STUDIES

Knowledge and Technology Transfer Programmes

Through a number of research studies NEF identified serious failures in the learning and skills sector to engage in knowledge and technology transfer. This confirmed market failure led to a succession of national KTT programmes being design, developed and delivered by NEF over the past years.

 

1. National Knowledge and Technology Transfer Workshops 2011
These workshops focus on building an understanding of what Knowledge and Technology Transfer is, what benefits can be gained, and how to take KTT further. More information and the schedule for this year are available here.

 

2. Enterprise and Knowledge Transfer in London
EKT programme was delivered in partnership with the London Development Agency, and engaged Colleges from across the London region. The focus of the programme was provide Fellowship grants to lecturers enabling them to be seconded to local companies to provide specific knowledge to develop a solution to a company’s problem. If the projects were product or service development focused, further grants were provided.

 

3. Knowledge and Technology Exchange Nodes (KTENs)
The KTEN programme was national throughout the UK, and focused on Colleges bidding for grants to create knowledge hubs, which brought together local businesses and higher education in a structured way to maximise the knowledge base and knowledge and technology transfer capability in a region.
 

 

Supporting Continuing Professional Development Programmes

Back in 2004, NEF identified stunning statistic that further education lecturers working in engineering were receiving no more than 1 hour of technical CPD for every 10 years of their employment. Apart from sending shockwaves through various educational bodies, it also confirmed to NEF that this serious issue had to be addressed quickly, and so was borne the NEF flagship programme the Industrial Fellowship Scheme.

 

  • Industrial Fellowship Scheme

This national scheme has engaged more than 160 further education colleges, and has seen FE lecturers seconded to over 350 companies to undertake specific projects to forward their knowledge in technical areas. To date over 140,000 learners have benefited from improvements in SET teaching and learning. More information on call-outs and themes is available here.

 

  • Masterclasses

A programme of over 40 NEF Masterclasses has been held nationally in collaboration with leading science, engineering and technology companies to offer over 100 lecturers the opportunity to learn new knowledge and skills in leading edge and emerging technologies and skills, and therefore invigorate their teaching and learning.