AutomotivateSector Skills Agreement for the Motor Industry

IMI Automotive Consultants Meeting

9th November 2006

32211Automotivate Main Five Stages

GapAnalysis

AndMarket

Testing 4AgreeingScope

OfCollaborative

Action 5DevelopingCostedAction

Plan

DraftActionPlans

Sign Off

EMPLOYERSkillsNeeds

Assessment(SNA) –

Current andFuture

PROVIDERAssessment

ofCurrent

Provision

The Downstream Automotive Sector

• 67,000 VAT-registered businesses alone; around 83,000 in total

• 580,000 employees; 596,000 in total

• 2.1% of WP• 87% <10• 22% Female• £140bn t/o• £24bn GVA• 1 in 4 Skills Gaps• 1 in 10 HTF Vacancies• Two-thirds Trained in L12M • It’s not just about technical

roles…

Roles

Technicians Other Skilled

Sales & Admin Owners & Senior Man.

Prof., Element. & Others

Sector Dynamics

• Rural vs Urban– Employment & Marketplace

• Turnover• Alternatives

– Access• Workplaces• Providers

• Profitability• Remuneration• Image & Reputation

SSA Stage 1 – Skills Needs Analysis• Employability Skills

– Attitude– Motivation

• Basic Skills– Literacy– Numeracy

• Generic Skills– Customer Handling– Problem Solving– Communications– Team Working

• Technical Skills• Management & Leaderships Skills

– Formal – Management – 14% SCQF Level 8+, 16% no quals– Informal - Leadership

SSA Stage 2 – Assessment of Provision

• Provision– FE colleges more heavily used than elsewhere– Private providers very important– HE very sparse– Geographically focused on central belt

• Heavy focus on technical skills (especially smaller enterprises)• Other training confined largely to bigger employers• Training

– Costs– Logistics (time)

• Funding– Sources – employer confusion

• Quality generally good, satisfaction generally high, but…– Employers vote with their feet finding important:

• Location/convenience• Flexible provision• Sector-specific trainer experience

Some Priorities

• Existing Employees– Management and

Leadership• Leadership

Development• First-line

Management

– Generic Skills• All Customer Facing

– Technicians• New Technology

• New Employees– Employability

• Right Attitude & Motivation

– Wider Sourcing• Fewer School

Leavers

– Sector Attractiveness

• Image & Reputation• Careers

Needs

• Greater flexibility– Age– Integration– Progression– Building Blocks– Relevance

• Provision for– Technical (products) changes…– Management & Leadership– Generic Skills– Basic & Employability Skills– Sub-sectors (eg CVs)

• More useable information and feedback

SSA Stage 3 and beyond• Stage 3 Across the UK:

– Roadshow Debates throughout September and October 2006– 26 Employer Depth Interviews– Bi-lateral Meetings already starting

• Employers• Stakeholders

• Solutions Development– Currently being finalised for:

• Inclusion in Stage 3 reports• Use in Stage 4 and 5 negotiations

• Stage 3 Reports– Five reports to be completed by 30th November 2006

• UK• England• Scotland• Wales• Northern Ireland

• Stage 4/5 starting November…to February 2007• Stage 5 Publication of Sector Skills Agreement – end March 2007