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WORKING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ABC AWARDS and EMFEC MEMBERS

WORKING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ABC AWARDS and EMFEC MEMBERS. Cathie Smith Director of ABC Awards. What is EMFEC/ABC Awards Group?. EMFEC is 100 years old – and was an awarding organisation ABC started in 1998 – in 2002 became a limited company with charitable status

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WORKING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ABC AWARDS and EMFEC MEMBERS

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  1. WORKING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ABC AWARDS and EMFEC MEMBERS Cathie Smith Director of ABC Awards

  2. What is EMFEC/ABC Awards Group? • EMFEC is 100 years old – and was an awarding organisation • ABC started in 1998 – in 2002 became a limited company with charitable status • Wholly-owned by EMFEC – FE sector-owned AO

  3. Overview of ABC Awards’ portfolio • Ofqual regulated AO • All qualifications are now on QCF and are by definition, regulated • Award on average 35,000 qualifications per year

  4. Qualifications and Sectors • Over 600 qualifications • Entry level to Level 6 – 14 + • Apprenticeship components • Diverse range of qualifications in11 sectors • Rationalisation process

  5. Centres • 900 approved centres • 500 active • Mix of FE Colleges, Universities, Private Training Providers, Employer organisations

  6. Other stakeholders • 250 moderators and external examiners • Sector Skills Council network • Employers • Professional Bodies • Other associations

  7. Highest performing sectors As at February 2013 • Motor Vehicle • Design and Craft • Practical Languages • Counselling • Animal Care • Retail

  8. Working within a policy context • Employability • Enterprise • Apprenticeships • Study Programmes/Traineeships • FE Loans

  9. Other activity • Employer engagement • Higher Level Apprenticeship development • Innovation Code development work • Partnership with our centres • Responding to market/customer demand

  10. Centre Satisfaction Survey (1) Quantitative • Overall rating of ABC Awards – 8.24/10 • Areas for improvement – website/support materials • Selection of AOs – favourable net balance towards ABC • Functional Skills • Encouraging further use of ABC Awards - marketing

  11. Centre Satisfaction Survey (2) Qualitative • Overall rating – 8.75/10 • Recommendation of ABC – 81% very likely • Strengths – administration, customer service, practical portfolio • Areas for improvement – communication/marketing/focused business development

  12. Business Development • Recruitment – 5 staff • Customer-focused approach • Support with new initiatives eg study programmes

  13. Proposal • Use EMFEC’s policy team and ABC Awards • National /regional/local emphasis • Set up working group to explore development/packaging opportunities • Redefine existing qualifications and/or develop new products in partnership

  14. Discussion • What do you want from your awarding organisation? • What can we do to help you? • How do we take this forward? • Timescales?

  15. Contact details Cathie Smith cathies@abcawards.co.uk Tel: 0115 854 1632 Mob: 07875 381937

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