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New Responses for New Needs?

Explore indicators of new needs in education, such as increased unemployment and rising college applications. Discover limitations of the current system and strategies for adapting to new circumstances through efficient resource utilization and cost reduction. Consider joint development and shared resources to respond to the crisis.

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New Responses for New Needs?

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  1. New Responses for New Needs? Denis Cummins

  2. Problem Indicators • Live register of unemployed for north east region increased by 100%+ in last 12 months • Overall rise in CAO applications of 12% (mature apps +19%) • Live register for end of year projected to reach 500K+

  3. Live Register – Comparisons by Region April 2009

  4. Live Register – Comparisons by Region April 2009

  5. Live Register – Comparisons by Region April 2009

  6. Total Male Regional Unemployment 25,887 Total Female Regional Unemployment 12,115 Total under 25 7,789 Over 25 30,213

  7. CAO Level 6 and 7 - 1st Prefs

  8. CAO Level 8 – 1st Prefs

  9. Student Categories • Traditional cohort of school leavers • Students wishing to enter college before re-introduction of fees • Graduating students staying on for higher level awards • Newly unemployed persons • Persons on reduced working week • Perons wishing to upskill

  10. Types of Demand • Full awards (on full-time and part-time basis) • Continuing Professional Development • Recognition of Prior Learning • Single modules and minor awards • Flexible delivery – online, distance, blended learning

  11. How can we adapt to new circumstances?

  12. Limitations of current system • Systems designed primarily for traditional full-time students • Full-time and LLL students are separate groups (so also are staff) • Predominance of traditional classroom based delivery is very labour intensive • Learner attendance required at times that do not suit non traditional learners • Providing for additional demand using traditional approaches implies additional resources

  13. More efficient resource utilisation • Block timetabling of subjects (modules) allows both PT and FT students to take module together • Use modularisation to reduce replication (eg Computer Applications) • Remove distinction between FT and PT students – schedule 9am-9pm, with students attending for 3 days max only

  14. More efficient resource utilisation • Develop online content for all modules • Share online module content between institutions

  15. Cost reduction strategies • Use of shared services – purchasing, IT, advertising, promotion, payroll? • Greater use of open source software • Collective purchasing of software licences • Collective purchasing of energy and other services

  16. How can NEFHEA respond to crisis? • How to accept more students? • Joint development and delivery of programmes? • Shared access to facilities eg DKIT library • Shared online modules? • Shared staff? • Joint market needs analysis?

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