Welcome
Meeting the Skills Challenge Andrew ChealActing Area Director LSC Northamptonshire
The Public Services Collective ChallengeDrivers• The public services sector encompasses a large and
diverse range of sub sectors • Public services cannot choose its markets; businesses or
clients• Public services are subject to a continuous range of policy
drivers, legislation and regulation
Structure• Large, complex and dominant in most local economies. • Significant internal and external supply chain.
The Public Services Collective ChallengeDemographics and the ‘time bomb’…..• less than 7% of staff are aged 25 years or less
and 45% are aged over 45 years. • Within twenty years nearly half the sector will
have retired, leaving a substantial gap in skills and experience.
• 50% less than the economic norm of employees under age 25
• 30% more than the economic norm of employees over age 50
Leading the Way..? Through Train to Gain :Apprenticeships • There are currently nearly a quarter of a million apprentices working in over
130,000 organisations in England alone, across 80 different sectors of industry. Public Services represent less than one in ten.
Skills Pledge • Since June 2007, 714 organisations have made a commitment to the Skills
Pledge – covering 3.15 million employees. Barely three in every ten come from Public Service Employers
Skills for Life • Progress to the 2010 target of 2.25m improving their basic skills is well underway.
Response from Public Services employers is essential
Taking Collective Action - Benefits• Preparing for the Future
– Being ready for changing client/customer needs – Continuing to upskill where most needed, inc higher level skills– Achieving real measurable impact – in the local context– Changing culture, changing prospective/current employee
perceptionsMaximising Resources – Aligning and targeting funding and effort
– New evidence of demand - Deal for a Deal – Joint Investment Framework in Health– Establishing Train to Gain provision – independent brokerage
and network of providers – Sharing successful practice
Taking Collective Action - Benefits• Exceeding Government Expectations
– Across Government, Public Services are challenged and expected to lead the way
– ‘World Class Skills’ laid a challenge to Public Services employers. Government will take action.
– The National Apprenticeships Review will set a new challenge for Public Services
– Skills Pledge uptake is rising steadily, but from a strong start Public Services is falling behind the private sector
Model for the Public Sector •Joint Investment Framework
•Key Features• Partnership • 3 year agreement for ‘matched funding’• Delivery Infrastructure, brokerage, communications• Commitment to the skills pledge• Flexibility–local relevance and ownership• Monitoring and evaluation• Med/long term sustainability
The NHS Model Workforce Leads working with employers identify:
•Workforce skills needs (bands 1 to 4)• Training / qualification types
•Learner numbers and characteristics
Staff eligible for LSC fundingStaff ineligible for LSC funding
(funded by SHA/Employer or fromother funding sources)
Train to Gain process
LSC approved providersProviders of employers’ choice
JIF Partnership Manager
Why have the NHS done this?• A clearly articulated workforce development plan
as part of public sector reform;•Demand from the NHS for skills and qualifications drives the behaviour of providers to respond to NHS needs;•Stretches NHS workforce development resources by using the public entitlement to funding to address some needs – releasing more funds to do specialised, customised training.
The Deal from the LSC• Access to independent and impartial brokerage;• Access to quality assured providers to meet your
needs;• Access to financial support for learning:
• No cost learning for skills for life;• No cost learning for any staff to achieve their first full level 2
qualification; • Subsidy towards staff achieving a full level 3 qualification
(62.5% currently);• Major subsidy towards the development of an Apprentice (all
ages)
The benefits of the Skills Pledge• A public display of your commitment to the
development and qualification of your workforce;• A framework to assess workforce needs;• Support from an independent broker (if required) to
assist with organisational needs development; • A costed action plan that clearly defines your
entitlement to public funding
Public Sector Compact next steps• Taking opportunities to identify needs and upskill
current and future workforce;• Develop a cohesive approach to meet the needs of
local public sector employers;• Benchmark and share good practice across partner
organisations;• Chance to shape the provision available to meet
priority demands for your sector;• Access to public support and funding.
Interested?
For Skills Pledge contact Marilyn Saddington (EMB Broker) on [email protected] www.traintogain.co.uk/skillspledge;For further information on Northamptonshire Public Sector Compact contact [email protected] Joint Investment Framework discussions contact Eryl Prentice at the LSC on [email protected]