RACC hosts British Council Visit
Anna Labedzka, Executive Officer at RACC (Richmond Adult Community College) was invited to be a keynote speaker on Enterprise and Employer Engagement on Monday 22nd March 2010 at a conference in Central London organised by the British Council and Enterprise UK. 73 delegates from over 24 countries attended the seminars which, aim to share best practice and innovation in enterprise and skills and provide a platform for UK engagement as part of the British Council Skills for Employability programme. Delegates were able to share knowledge with senior stakeholders and Ministry staff to support the development of their own national strategies in these areas. 75 per cent of delegates reported that the event far exceeded their expectations in supporting them to do this.
During her keynote speech, Anna Labedzka shared RACCs experience of providing enterprise training and working in local partnership to tackle the recession. Anna said “I was really pleased at the positive international response we received and the level of interest in visiting the College”.
As a result of the delegate interest, the British Council asked RACC to host a follow-up visit at its Business School two days later. 27 ministry officials from 15 different countries from as far afield as Syria, Afghanistan, Iran and China spent the morning at the College speaking with managers, teaching staff, students and employers. Vicki Tipton Regional Adviser, Vocational Education and Training Education at the British Council said “Those with whom I spoke about the visit were full of praise for the work RACC is doing. Many thanks for generously giving your time to share your experience with international stakeholders”.
