AoC Estates Network Annual Conference

13th May – 14th May 2010 15:28

Many Colleges are currently revising their estates strategies to take account of the lack of capital support from the LSC, the general funding squeeze on adult provision and the need to develop resource strategies that enable revenue budgets to deliver Corporate Plans.

Typically a College's Corporate Plan will focus on the development of the institution's educational character and how it responds to the needs of students for appropriate, quality teaching and learning. However, estates strategies have tended to focus on the resource implications of delivering corporate objectives - the relationship between buildings, building services and maintenance regimes - rather than how they can support, enhance and contribute to the student experience.

This year, the AoC Estates Network Annual Conference will look to redress that balance and consider how estates strategies, services and property management is linked to core business; that is, the student.

How can estates managers take a more student centric approach to managing College accommodation, assets and services? How do we alter our estates strategies, management plans and service qualities to mirror the expectations and needs of a diverse student body? How can we best deliver an estates related service to students without ignoring the needs of the teaching staff?

This is the only event for the College sector relating to how estates services and asset management relates directly to the needs of the student. With the active participation of students, managers of student services, and facilities and estates managers, this event will provide a lesson in collaborative working that will ensure Colleges deliver a quality, appropriate and responsive service to all students.

Who should attend?

Those with responsibility for the management of accommodation, building services and the allocation of physical resources in support of the student population and those involved with the delivery of Student Services; Local Authority staff involved with the commissioning of education for the 16-18 year cohort plus those with special needs.

• Vice Principals/Managers of Curriculum, Quality and Student Services
• Estates Directors and Managers
• Facilities Directors and Managers
• Directors and Managers of Contracts and Procurement
• Project Managers
• Energy Managers
• Health and Safety Managers/Officers
• Governors

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