AoC’s Lesley Davies discusses efficiency savings and exploring best practice

FE News chats with Lesley Davies, AoC’s assistant chief executive for policy and professional services, about shared services and procurement in Further Education.

Ms Davies discusses ways to increase efficiency, and a recent AoC project to explore the procurement of awarding body services for colleges.

Click on the image below to hear her views on boosting efficiency in the sector.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSRFqWOvu7c

In a second interview, Ms Davies outlines 23 pilot programmes funded through the Treasury for colleges to explore best practice in procurement and shared services.

Click on the image below to find out more about the £2 million scheme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_sBNQg-yfM