Knowledge and Technology Exchange in Further Education Colleges September 2005 By Professor Sa’ad Medhat PhD MPhil CEng FIEE FCIM FCMI MInstD New Engineering Foundation Conducted by: New Engineering Foundation Erico House 93-99 Upper Richmond Road London SW15 2TG www.neweng.org.uk Email:
[email protected] Tel: 020 8786 3677 Supported by: Gatsby Technical Education Projects Allington House 150 Victoria Street London SW1E 5AE www.gtep.co.uk Table of Contents Acknowledgements 4 1.0 Executive Summary 10 2.0 Introduction 23 3.0 Rationale 24 4.0 Research Methodology 25 5.0 Findings 26 5.1 The Survey 26 5.2 Key Findings from Interviews with FE Colleges 46 5.3 Professional Development 49 5.4 Funding Knowledge Transfer / Exchange in FE Colleges 49 5.5 Views of Business and Employer Associations 53 5.6 Roles of Higher Education 54 5.7 Roles of Regional Development Agencies 55 5.8 Key Findings from Discussions with Sector Skills Councils 56 5.9 Impact on Students 57 5.10 Summary of Findings 58 6.0 Recommendations 59 7.0 The Knowledge and Technology Exchange Nodes (K-TEN) 61 8.0 Establishing Good Practice for KTT 62 9.0 K-TEN Operational Structure 63 10.0 Overall Conclusions 64 Appendices Appendix A – List of Participatory FE Colleges Appendix B – Business and Industry Input Appendix C – References Appendix D – The New Engineering Advisory Panel Knowledge and Technology Exchange in Further Education Colleges/August 2005 3-76 Acknowledgements The project reported here was commissioned by Gatsby Technical Education Projects (GTEP) and carried out by the New Engineering Foundation1.