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Kentchoices4u briefing for schools term 6 - 2012
Agenda
1. Landscape 2012/13
2. How KC4U will run 2012/13?– KC4U protocol
3. What will KC4U look like next year?
4. How learners will search next year
5. Raising the Participation Age
6. How to update the website
7. Next steps
2012/13 Landscape
Significant change
– No universal service from CXK– CEIAG responsibilities taken over by schools– Raising the Participation Age– Destination Measures– New software to support KC4U– New Skills and Employability Team
How is KC4U going to run next year?
Role of schools supporting learners - Taking control
– Schools will have freedom to choose how to introduce KC4U to their learners and support their continued use
– Schools will have access to the information that was previously monitored by Connexions
– Schools will be able to identify and target learners who need support applying and choosing post 16 options
– Schools will need to sign the kentchoices4u protocol to have access to the system
How is KC4U going to run next year?
Role of schools – maintaining the prospectus and
receiving/processing applications
– No change to responsibilities– New software
How is KC4U going to run next year?
Role of CXK
– Supporting vulnerable learners use KC4U– Supporting schools who have contracted with them to
provide KC4U support (this could apply to other private providers)
– Tracking the September Guarantee– Will be given access to data to help them track
learners (KCC will continue to contract with CXK to track learners)
How is KC4U going to run next year?
Role of the Skills & Employability Team – Increased
capacity to support schools
– District teams– Training and materials– Telephone and online support– Visits to schools to support use of website– In this first year of new software it may be possible to
assist with some initial briefings – this will be subject to demand
How is KC4U going to run next year?
Training
Term 6– How to update your entry on the prospectus
Term 1– How to support learners make applications– How to receive and process applications
Launch– 1st November
What will KC4U look like next year?
For learners
– There will continue to be two linked websites
– Both website accessed by www.kentchoices4u.com
– Information portal – Information for learners,parents/carers and professionals, including services to help decision making
– Area prospectus and application software – wherelearners logon, search and apply for courses
2011-2012
2012 -2013
Kentchoices4u Services
– www.kentchoices4u.com– Kentchoices magazine– Kentchoices live– Kentchoices radio road show– My kentchoices – online portfolio– Kentchoices masterclasses
Raising the Participation Age in Kent
First RPA cohort
Year 12 November
2011
Year 13 November
2011
NEET 677 1233
In employment not meeting learning requirement
404 1430
Not known 117 361
September 2013 (Current Year 10)
September 2015 (Current Year 9)
Cohort size 16,470 16,704
Activities of 16-18 cohort November 2011
RPA key issues
The Skills and Employability Team has undertaken adetailed analysis of the 16-8 cohort and identified barriersto participation. The initialfindings have identified a numberof key issues:• Early intervention• Tracking young people• Supporting vulnerable learners• Raising Aspiration, Achievement and Attitude through
CEIAG• Realigning the post 16 offer• Improving engagement in the Year 13 age group• Employer engagement• Communication with young people, parents, carers and
employers
Raising the Participation Age
Current activities of Skills & Employability Team
• RPA pilots• Develop employability programmes• Reviewing the flow of learner data• Converting jobs without training• Risk of NEET indicators• RPA week in November
• What are colleges doing?
How learners will search on KC4U?
Access website via www.kentchoices4u.com
2012 -2013
Searching 2012/13
When searching for courses or Providers you can filter your results by:
• Location
• How far away from your location you would be prepared to travel.
• The age range of the courses you are searching for.
• The name of a course.
• The name of a provider.
• From this page you can see a list of courses searched for and then click through to the details of the course.
• You can add courses to your favourites page by clicking the button.
Course results page
Course detail page
Provider Results Page
Provider details page
Map View
How schools will update their offer on KC4U
• Access www.ucasprogress.com• Access codes will be emailed to your accounts
tomorrow• All your current data has already been
transferred to this site.• All future updating MUST be done in this website• Make sure you give us your email address
before you leave
The Administration Homepage
Administration roles
• Provider Manager• Manages the provider descriptions
• Course Manager• Manages/updates the courses
• Learner Manager (Not covered today)• Manages/monitors the learners
Editing your provider details
What makes a good provider entry?
• A unique and engaging description • Provides information about facilities available• Includes details about what they can do next and how to
get there• Lists venues that courses can be offered through
The Administration Homepage – Edit details
Edit details page
• Ensure all mandatory fields are completed
• Provide as much information as possible to enable learners to make informed choices
Edit details page
• Add as much information as possible to ensure learners find out enough about your provider.
• Copy and paste information that you already have available
• Use the additional functionality to add bullet points and change the font.
Venues
• As a Provider manager you have the ability to Add, Edit and Delete venues
• Venues must be added to the provider details in order for the Course Manager to add the courses
• Venues have previously been called campuses or delivery locations.
• A Provider is able to have multiple associated venues.
The Administration Homepage – Create venues
Creating/Editing a venue
From this page you are able to Create a venue, Edit an existing venue or delete a venue
Creating/Editing a Venue
• When Editing or adding a venue, you will be presented with the same template to complete.
• Ensure all mandatory fields are completed before saving
Contacts
• A Provider Manager and Course Manager has the ability to Add, Edit and Delete contacts
• Contacts need to be added for each provider• There may be multiple contacts or one contact for the
whole provider and courses• Contacts are important for adding courses
Contacts
Contacts
Adding and Editing a contact
You can create contact, edit existing contacts and delete contacts.
Adding and Editing a contact
Uploading a logo
A provider manager has the ability to add a new logo and edit the existing one
The logo size needs to be 192 x 192 pixels and saved in either JPEG, GIF, or PNG files
Uploading a logo
Uploading a logo
Adding a new course
What makes a good course entry?
• A unique and engaging description • Provides information on qualification achievement• Includes details about what they can do next and how to
get there• Comprehensive information about the course details
including, duration, delivery style and assessment
Naming Qualifications
Subject; qualification type; level
ExamplesMotor Vehicle subsidiary diploma level 3•Maths AS/A level 3•Geography AS level 3•Music GCSE level 2
Adding a new course
Adding a new course
Adding a new course
• Ensure that all mandatory information is completed
• Ensure there is a venue attached to the provider
• Ensure there is a contact related to the provider
• The information is divided into 3 sections, Key information, Additional Information and Extended information
Adding a new course
Additional Extended information fields
• Entry Requirements• Assessment• Financial information• Future Opportunities• Further Information
Adding a new course: Accredited Qualifications
Adding a new course: Accredited Qualifications
Adding a new course - Accredited Qualifications
Adding a new course – Accredited Qualifications
Adding a new course: Non-accredited Qualifications
Adding a new course – Non accredited Qualifications
Course details – Edit courses
Course details – Edit courses
Exporting and Importing Courses
Next Steps
• Ensure we have your email address• Download screenshots of training from kentchoices
(professionals/resources)• Start editing your 2012/13 offer• Plan how you will support your Year 11 next year• Attend training in term 6 • Launch 1st November