1. Asha Khemka OBE What’s on the horizon What it means for us

2. The Bigger Picture Machinery of Government Forthcoming general election Impact of recession

3. Machinery of Government Puts local authority in the driving seat New relationships New ways of working

4. A General Election A likely change of Government Significant spending cuts More change on the way

5. The Tory Alternative One funding body One audit regime One improvement body

6. Areas of Common Ground Impact of Recession

7. Young People Over 1,000,000 young unemployed Tackling the NEET agenda Raising the participation age

8. Skills, Skills, Skills The skills investment strategy Technician level skills Learners as customers

9. Colleges in the Spotlight Reform Relevance Quality Earned autonomy

10. What does it all mean?

11. New Relationships, New Models Federations Colleges, private training providers and schools The USA Ireland

12. New Relationships, New Models One overarching vision and direction Individual colleges – local need Specialist centres of excellence Shared services

13. New Relationships, New Models The benefits –Investment capacity –Political clout –Response to employers –Efficiency –Self regulation

14. How do we respond?

15. Be Prepared

16. Be Bold

17. Be Creative

18. Take control of our own destiny