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ILT Strategies in the Learning and Skills Era

ILT Strategies in the Learning and Skills Era. March 2001. Overview. The LSC and its mission Funding and data collection ILT strategic implications for colleges. LSC: 47 LLSCs and ALI. FEFC (9 regional offices). 68 TECs & TSC. Learning to Succeed 1 April 2001. Vision for the LSC.

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ILT Strategies in the Learning and Skills Era

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  1. ILT Strategies in the Learning and Skills Era • March 2001

  2. Overview • The LSC and its mission • Funding and data collection • ILT strategic implications for colleges

  3. LSC:47 LLSCs and ALI FEFC(9 regional offices) 68 TECs& TSC Learning to Succeed1 April 2001

  4. Vision for the LSC “The Learning and Skills Council should make a significant contribution to upskilling the nation, increasing the employability of individuals, and securing the competitiveness of the UK…” David Blunkett Secretary of State for Education and Employment

  5. John Harwood - Our Goals • Increase participation • Improve achievement • Encourage non-participating individuals to take up learning • Improve quality

  6. Our Remit Young People: Achieve at least a level 2 qualification Adults: Increase the demand for learning Build on the work of the Skills Task Force Raise standards

  7. How? A comprehensive approach to bring together all strands of post-16 education including schools, colleges, work-based training organisations and adult learning into: a single funding and planning system at both national and local level

  8. ILT Investment • Estimated colleges’ expenditure 1999-2000 • £ 170+ million! • Includes £ 20 million from central funding • Standards fund £££ £££

  9. Central FE ILT Funding 2001-2002 £ million Direct to colleges 25 Networking services 11 Materials, information, etc. 6 Total 42 £££ £££

  10. ILT Funding 2001-2002 • Local learning materials £7,200 • MLE software licences up to £20,000 • IT equipment up to £22,000 • LAN infrastructure up to £20,000 Account for by July 2002 £££ £££

  11. Change Factors for 2002-2004 • Student and staff pressures for more/better IT • Dramatic rise in internet traffic • Growing demands for (expensive) learning materials £££ £££

  12. Central ILT Funding 2002-2004 £ million • 2002-2003 xx • 2003-2004 yy Announcement in ???? £££ £££

  13. Funding e-learning 2002-2004 • Fund learners (not programmes) • Vary with size of programme • Recognise different programmes costs • Recognise disadvantage £££ £££

  14. Data Collection 2001-2002 • ISR being converted to ILR from 2000-01 • Contain around 80 fields - 10 exclusively work based learning (WBL) • In 2001-02 • ACL pilot • eligibility changes affect Qualifications Database • stable Learner Information Suite £££ £££

  15. Data Collection 2002-2003 • Consultation • Feasibility study • Destination data feasibility study £££ £££

  16. New Sector - New World Pivotal role for e-learning • Every college a beacon • Every college a centre of excellence • White paper implications

  17. Strategic implications for colleges-Working with the Local LSC • Planning • Development • Contracts • Service delivery • Quality improvement • Financial propriety • Local learning partnerships

  18. Strategic implications for colleges -Use e-learning as a driver to: • increase skills levels • raise standards • improve recruitment and retention • make FE life fun for all learners • explode e-learning into the community

  19. Strategic implications for colleges - Collaboration • Driven by education considerations not by technology • Local learning partnerships • Local learning materials development • National collaboration in specialist areas • Share ILT strategies? • Common staff development - Standards Fund?

  20. Synthesis • e-learning at the centre of college and community life • the college as a real learning hub for the community • “The future is bright - the future is e-learning”

  21. The End and so to greater LSC collaboration

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