Sectors Research, Sector Skills Councils and National Skills Academies VET SLIM meeting – 11 March 2011

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SW Sectors low carbon research Alliance of SSCs and Sector Skills Councils National Skills Academies Engaging and collaborating

Dawn Neale, Sectors Manager Dawn.neale@swrsp.org.uk

SW sectors - Low Carbon Skills Research

Reports coverage & Link Sectors covered:-

Marine Energy Nuclear LC manufacturing – including composites LC construction Micro renewables

http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/working_with_you/working_with_partners/skills_priorities/employment__skills_analysis.aspx

Key low carbon skills reports National SSC cluster report SSC renewables report EEPH report fdf mapping report Regional Marine Energy Skills, EMB consulting Micro renewables, Regen SW Nuclear, Cogent LC Construction, C Skills Composites – Josanne Stewart & Paul Shakespear LC Manufacturing, Semta

Summary of findings - Key skills issues that impact across all sectors Ageing workforce Skills shortages and gaps Global competition for talent New/changing technologies Growing content of occupations e.g. multi skilling STEM uptake in schools colleges & universities Reducing trend of training offered by FE & HE Limited interaction between FE & HE and vice

versa Low Carbon targets and where/how individual

industries contribute

Actions and Solutions Local, regional and national partners and stakeholders agree actions

Transition and legacy activity is agreed & planned

Funding is enhanced through streams and projects

Knowledge transfer projects are linked

HE and FE collaborations

Information Advice and Guidance is communicated and coordinated

QCF should be exploited

STEM activity should be enhanced

Key occupations identified to be in demand should be highlighted to Agencies

• Articulate the collective voice where it matters• High level relationships with key partners,

stakeholders and governments• Tackle high priority issues in collaborative

forums• Promote the distinctive role of SSCs

SSC Impact & Influencing:

• Consistent and cost-effective role in qualifications approval

• National Occupational Standards that meet employers’ needs

• Qualifications strategies that meet employers’ needs

• Deliver new apprenticeship formats and processes

• Implement frameworks for those seeking to enter or re-enter the workforce

SSCs and Qualifications/standards:

• First class, consistent and comparable LMI• Increase accessibility and value of LMI to key

partners and stakeholders• Promote the use of Alliance LMI and demonstrate

its impact• Data across the 4 nations

Labour Market Intelligence:

• New collaborative cross-sector arrangements

• Multi-sector groupings in priority areas

• Effectively link skills bodies outside the Alliance

Catalyst, Leader and Co-ordinator:

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National Skills Academies were set up as a result of the 2005 White Paper “Skills: Getting on in Business, Getting on at Work”

National Skills Academies deliver specialised skills to employees and learners to help respond to your business needs

They have been established, shaped and led by employers with support from the Government (3 years development funding)

WHAT ARE NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMIES?

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WHITE PAPER VISION FOR NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMIES As set out in the 2005 White Paper the core principles are that skills

academies will: Be Employer-led Form strong networks in each sector Link colleges with universities, training providers and specialist schools

They will raise standards by: Fostering innovation Sharing best practice Shaping the curriculum Improving the professional development of teachers, lecturers and trainers Transforming the quality and status of vocational education and training

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National Skills Academies Encourage excellence Make training relevant Put employers at the heart

of the network Bring employers together Provide specialist training Take training to more

people Improve access Increase productivity

NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY NETWORK CORE PRINCIPLES

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Currently 15 operational skills academies as at July 2010 Round 1 – Approved in October 2006 – now sustainable

- Construction - Manufacturing- Financial Services - Food and Drink Manufacturing

Round 2 – Launched in September 2006- Nuclear - Creative and Cultural- Process Industries - Hospitality

Round 3 – Launched in February 2007 – 3 operational- Retail - Materials, Production and Supply- Sport and Active Leisure

Round 4 – Launched in May 2008 – 4 operational- Enterprise - Social Care- Power - Information Technologies

THE NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY NETWORK

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Round 5 – Launched in January 2010 4 in business planning: Rail Engineering. – announced november

Process Industries –: Bio-technologies and composites extension to existing NSA.

Environmental Technologies.

Logistics.

ROUND 5

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BECOMING A NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY

Expression of Interest Process

• Prospectus launched

• Expressions of Interest received, circulated to regions and partner organisations, and paper assessment takes place

• Short-listed applications invited for interview with employer representation

• Successful applications formally invited into business planning stage by the Minister

Conclusion sectors VET activity

Alliance groups Local projects Funding proposals and tenders LMI and Data IAG Communications and promotion Employer/stakeholder partnerships Policy and strategy Provision – development and engagement