Job Openings galore at NOISE HQ
These times are a changin' as a wise old Bob Dylan once said. Indeedy so. We have some exciting things coming up over the next few months and to help us make everything spectacular we're going to need some helping hands....See below for more details...Apply via www.NOISEfestival.com/jobs CLOSING DATE THURSDAY 12TH NOVEMBER NOISE Web Content Manager/Information Architect Manchester based, Full- time NOISE Festival is looking for a Web Designer w

Blog Central
Wowsers i don't think my blog has seen so much action since....well ever.Scroll down live blogging accounts from the recent NOISE Symposium where Manchester Business School hijacked my blog for the day. Take it a level down and read all about our winning streak at this year's National Charity Awards.The rest is my adventures in NOISE Land.You can catch up with the official NOISE Blog here

A nice day for a symposium
The Symposium came to a finish at 5pm Monday afternoon with the team gathered around Telegraph journalist Thomas H Green, who was advising the group on the next stage of the project – The Magazine. The day has already received some fantastic feedback from those who attended, with a common theme of ‘inspiring’ and ‘influential’. With discussions on accreditation, recognition, learning environments, experience and local policy it is hoped that the d

NOISE Symposium Wrap-up
4:50pmDenise Proctor is wrapping up this event with a few words.NOISE: What we want is more control for people who are studying, who are learning, for what they want to do.  And the funding behind that and to recognize non-formal learning and its value.That's it, the event is over.  It has been an interesting day for all the event participants, NOISE and myself.  I'm going to take some time to think about what transpired here today and write a summary of the main issues that were discussed in a later post on my TM blog (http://ko.tm.mbs.ac.uk).Please feel free to discuss any topics that were touched upon in my posts (I know they weren't the mos

Last Panel Discussion
4:15pmThe seventh, and last, panel discussion consists of: 1. Sarah Ross - NEET Co-ordinator of Connexions Manchester 2. Councillor Sue Murphy -Executive Member for Employment and Skills and Lead Member for Women, Manchester City Council 3. Lyndy Geddes - Skills Policy for Manchester City Council 4. Bushra Jami - Principal Economic Development Officer, Manchester City Council NOISE: What are the techniques that you used to engage the young people that aren't a part of the formal education system? Sarah: The most important aspect is to understand the national compared to the local picture.  Sometimes, things that affect