1. www.wlv.ac.uk Welcome Staff Open meeting May 2008 Caroline Gipps Vice-Chancellor

2. www.wlv.ac.uk Contents –Changing Landscape –How we are Responding –Progress to Date

3. www.wlv.ac.uk Changing Landscape Higher Education @ work –Acceleration of engagement with employers –Govt wants Universities to work with SSCs, RDAs to develop programmes based on employer needs –By 2014 the govt want 36% (currently 31%) of the working population to have level 4(degree level) or above qualifications Variable Fees 2009- 2010 –Findings of the Govt Review due in 2009

4. www.wlv.ac.uk Changing Landscape Demographics/ELQ –Reduced number of UG FT students and increase in PT –Need to defend existing markets and find new ones –Financial Impact of ELQ: we have to replace 600 to 700 fte HEFCE funded students. Replacement and growth via Foundation Degrees and Employer Engagement David Eastwood (HEFCE) on 7 April 2008 urged…

5. www.wlv.ac.uk Align resources to institutional priorities Clarity of mission – institutional distinctiveness Review and re-engineer institutional business models Quality Pay and pension costs

6. www.wlv.ac.uk How we are responding (medium term) Build on 14-19 achievements Grow applied research and knowledge transfer Employer Engagement in development of UG, PG, accredited CPD courses

7. www.wlv.ac.uk How we are responding (unlocking capacity ) Establish a CPPD company by October 2008 Centralise support for e-learning and curriculum development Centralise leadership for FD development and ‘employer engagement’ Reform UG curriculum – traditional and FD route in each area; smaller number of high quality modules; rationalise content and assessments

8. www.wlv.ac.uk How we are responding (2008-09 investments) 25 new academic posts in schools Accelerated improvements to AV teaching technologies Accelerated implementation of security strategy Student PC upgrades Timetabling, Alumni and HR systems Re-vamped Marketing strategy Director of Strategic Developments appointed

9. www.wlv.ac.uk Progress to Date Retention and Progression NSS (2008) we have reached 63% response rate! Opening of Walsall Learning and Teaching Building We have strong bids for i54 and i-Central developments

10. www.wlv.ac.uk Thank you & Questions?