CILIP to focus attention on the NEETs agenda
Libraries and information services are ideally positioned to play a key role in helping young people who are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs) become engaged and secure their participation in public services.
To provide a forum for discussion of this increasingly important issue, CILIP: The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is organising an Executive Briefing with the theme: Engaging the disengaged: repositioning LIS services in the NEETs agenda. It will take place at its London offices on Tuesday 18 November.
Speakers have been secured from across the NEETs community from: The Department for Children Schools and Families; The Learning and Skills Council; The Adult Institute of Adult Continuing Education; The Reading Agency; and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. Two County Councils and two London Borough Councils will also present case studies.
The aim is to help clarify the thinking of Government Departments and agencies to NEETs and explain the implications for public funding. The speakers will debate the issues with delegates and help develop recommendations for LIS in supporting NEETs to answer the question What role can alternative providers play in engaging NEET young people?
The Briefing is supported by CILIP’s Update magazine, and will be restricted to 50 delegates to encourage discussion. Further information is available on the CILIP website at www.cilip.org.uk/neets.
Contact:
Mark Taylor, Head of Corporate Marketing & Media Relations
Tel: 020 7255 0654
Email: mark.taylor@cilip.org.uk
Notes to Editors:
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. It forms a community of around 36,000 people engaged in library and information work, of whom around 21,000 are CILIP members and around 15,000 are regular customers of CILIP Enterprises. Visit www.cilip.org.uk for more information about CILIP.
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Updated: 14 November 2008