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Where are we going?The view from SOLAS
Further Education and Training Strategy 2014 - 2019
NUIM18 October 2014
Section 9 of the Further Education and Training Act 2013 states that SOLAS will‘prepare, and submit to the Minister, a strategy in relation to the provision in the State of further education and training in respect of the period of 5 years immediately following its approval by the Ministerunder this section’.
Wide-ranging Reform
Further Education and Training Authority(SOLAS)
Higher Education Authority (HEA)
Universities and other Colleges
Institutes of Technology
Primary education
Secondary Education
Department of Education and Skills
Quality and Qualifications
Ireland (QQI)
Public Employment Services
Community Employment Programmes
Department of Social Protection
16 Education and Training
Boards
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN)
FÁS
Institutional reform
Learner
VTOS
PLCs
Apprenticeship
Community Education
Statutory provision
Traineeships
Youthreach
Specific Skills
Training
BTEI
Literacy & Numeracy
Diversity of Further Education and Training
• The full extent of FET provision in the State is very broad ranging and includes many actors in addition to the former VECs and FÁS.
• €826 million investment by DES/SOLAS• Approx. 22,000 courses in 2014 • Approx. 340,000 will receive Further Education or
Training in 2014• 260,000 will receive Further Education• 77,000 will receive Training.
Scale of Further Education and Training
Skills for the future
FET positive outcomes
To achieve employment as an outcome for an increasing number of FET graduates, FET curricula needs to be aligned to the identified skill needs of the economy.
Development of the Further Education and Training Strategy
2014 - 2019Developed with the assistance of the
Economic and Social Research Institute
FET Strategy process …• ESRI research – ‘Further Education and Training in Ireland: Past, Present and Future’• SOLAS consultation workshops • Other sources: NESC review, Apprenticeship review• Government policy: Pathways to Work, Action Plan for Jobs, Youth Guarantee
• Evidence pointed to:– The need for a clear definition for FET– Lack of coordination and planning– Only a partial alignment with the labour market requirements– Up-skilling of the existing workforce– A perceived lack of consistency in the quality of provision both across FET
components and providers– Limited employer engagement– A lack of a data infrastructure– Inflexibility and low relative status
Areas for Policy• Maintain a balance between labour market and social inclusion provision• Co-ordinate planning to provide strategic direction on changing labour
market and social conditions• Consider patterns of accreditation (non-accredited community education)• Consider the quality of awards and the consistency of FET delivery• Improve data collection• Monitor and evaluate• Integrate literacy and numeracy into FET provision (as appropriate)• Integrate meaningful work experience and skills development into FET
programmes• Coordinated approach to employer engagement (nationally and locally) • Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
From strategy to implementation
•The Further Education and Training Strategy launched on 12 May 2014 by the Minister for Education and Skills.
•Overarching Strategy Implementation Plan
•Dissemination of detailed Implementation Plan providing specifics around:a. Tasks requiredb. Key indicators c. Responsible Lead Agencyd. Partner Agenciese. Timelines
•FET Strategy Implementation Advisory Committee chaired by DES (inaugural meeting end of October 2014)
• Linked support/complementary activity1. Implementation is supported by the published national FET Services Plan managed by SOLAS, 2. Regular progress reports by SOLAS on FET strategy implementation to Government, to DES and the SOLAS Board.3. The SOLAS Three-Year Corporate Plan
FET Strategy –an enabling framework
• Inclusion• Innovation• Employability• European agenda• Future focus• Implementation priorities
THANK YOU