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Apprenticeships & Sector Skillls Councils (How do we do it?)

Apprenticeships & Sector Skillls Councils (How do we do it?). What is a Sector Skills Council ?. An employer led organisation to drive up skills and productivity in the sector Licensed and Regulated by Government through the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. What do they do?.

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Apprenticeships & Sector Skillls Councils (How do we do it?)

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  1. Apprenticeships & Sector Skillls Councils (How do we do it?)

  2. What is a Sector Skills Council ? • An employer led organisation to drive up skills and productivity in the sector • Licensed and Regulated by Government through the UK Commission for Employment and Skills

  3. What do they do? • Reduce skills gaps and shortages in the construction industry • Improve the productivity of the industry • Increase opportunities for all individuals in the workforce • Improve learning supply

  4. How do they do it? • Identify the skills gaps and shortages in the industry – Labour Market Intelligence • Identify and develop Qualification Structures and Strategies for the industry – Construction Action Plan • Develop National Occupational Standards and Rules of Combination • Identify and develop programs for qualification for all of the industry – Apprenticeships, Experienced Worker Programs, On site assessment and training ……..

  5. Give us an example! • CITB-ConstructionSkills

  6. The History of CITB-ConstructionSkills The Construction Industry Training Board was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament… • Its aim: to raise uptake of training within the construction industry • Empowered to: Raise a Levy on construction companies within the UK, and to distribute this money as Grant Support for training activities • 25 Industrial Training Boards were created – only two remain

  7. Why are we successful? We’ve evolved our business to… • Manage approximately 10,000 apprentices a year • Provide advice and guidance on training to construction employers • Develop National Occupational Standards (NOS) with industry • Produce and award qualifications • Deliver direct training to employers and individuals • Constantly review and implement a wide portfolio of products and services

  8. What have we added? • Industrial Training Board for Construction • Good links with employers • Understanding of what training employers want their staff to have • Good links with Government to influence the training agenda • Levy / Grant system to support training

  9. Apprenticeships – Recruitment • Team of field staff working with young people • Links to other bodies providing advice and guidance to young people • Relationships with schools • www.bconstructive.co.uk • Initiatives to encourage recruitment, including work experience projects • Matching apprentices to employers • Labour Forecasting Tool

  10. Apprenticeship Framework • 4800 Apprenticeship (L2) • 1700 Advanced Apprenticeship (L3) • Two or Three years • Range of individual qualifications • Off the job and on the job training • Apprenticeship Officers

  11. Delivery • Sub-contract to colleges and training providers • National Construction College (NCC) • Contract Management • Performance Management of Providers • Negotiating the contract • OFSTED • Achievement Rates

  12. Funding • National Apprenticeships Service • Skills Funding Agency (SFA) • Largest Work Based Learning Contract • Value of £32M • Industry Support • Travel • Accommodation • Learners

  13. Traditional Trades & Specialist Provision • Examples of Traditional Trades • Carpentry • Painting & Decorating • Trowel Trades • Examples of Specialist Provision • Scaffolding • Lightning Conductors • Roofing

  14. Added Value to Employers • Harnessing fresh new talent • Addressing skills shortages • Improving productivity • Motivating the workforce

  15. What Apprenticeship Programs do you need? Break out Session One – In the UK we have different tools including Labour Market Intelligence as a resource that we can use to understand where demand or supply is not met. • Q1 What information sources do you have available to you? • Q2 Who should you consult with in order to address your potential issues? Please be prepared to explain to the group (Sources and Stakeholders)

  16. Would the sources and stakeholders help you address: • Skills Gaps • Productivity • Increase Opportunity • Improve Learning Supply If not – Should this be in your action plan?

  17. What Apprenticeship Programs do you need? Break out Session Two – In the UK we have National Occupational Standards, Qualification Strategies and Structures, the Construction Action Plan, Labour Market Intelligence and Labour Forecasting Tools that present government, employers and individuals with pathways they can use to plan what skills they need to introduce or fund. • Q3 What do you have available to assist the industry in understanding what there demand is and how to meet it? (Standards, Programs and Qualifications)

  18. Would the Standards, Programs and Qualifications help you address • Skills Gaps • Productivity • Increase Opportunity • Improve Learning Supply If not or you do not know – Should this be in your action plan?

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