CfL joins the National Learner Panel.
CfL's Dave Thompson was recently selected as a member of the National Learner Panel (NLP) for 2009-10.
All applicants went through a rigorous selection process and Dave joined 17 other successful applicants from across England on the panel.
The NLP was originally established by Bill Rammell (the then Minister for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education) in November 2006 and is now sponsored by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS). It is a high profile reference group, with a remit to influence and steer the direction of post-16 further education policy by ensuring the learner perspective is included in the policy-making process.
The panel draws its members from a wide range of learning backgrounds and has a crucial role to play in helping to capture the diversity of the learner community within the further education system.
Through the panel Dave will have the opportunity to work alongside government ministers and other key further education policymakers over the course of the year. Of course this will be nothing new for Dave as he has already undertaken this with the Humber Apprentice Panel (HAP).
This is an excellent achievement for Dave and he will ensure the NLP and his role on the panel complements the activity and developments with HAP.
