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Welcome to TechLife 2020

Welcome to TechLife 2020. Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited. TechLife 2020: Agenda (am). TechLife 2020: Agenda (pm). Welcome to TechLife 2020 Joanna Woolf CEO. Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited. The Role of the Technician Council David Ozholl. Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited.

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Welcome to TechLife 2020

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  1. Welcome to TechLife 2020 Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

  2. TechLife 2020: Agenda (am)

  3. TechLife 2020: Agenda (pm)

  4. Welcome to TechLife 2020Joanna WoolfCEO Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

  5. The Role of the Technician CouncilDavid Ozholl Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

  6. Life Sciences: Technical Skills in PerspectiveCaroline SudworthProject Lead Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

  7. BioVision: The BioEconomy BioVision; October 2010 Skills Vision for UK Life Sciences and Biotechnology

  8. Proposed Growth Sectors (OECD 2009)

  9. From R&D to Commercialisation

  10. The Skills Demographic

  11. Overview: Skills Needs

  12. The Life Science Sector: A problem with age? Technician Training

  13. The Life Science Sector: A problem with technical skills? Employment Education Dr Aileen Allsop (AZ) Chairman of the ABPI Skills Taskforce and the Bioscience Sector Skills Group said “Employers find the landscape of biology-based degrees bewildering. There is tremendous variation of course content even within defined biological disciplines and a challenge to identify graduates with the appropriate practical experience and mathematical skills to support a career in research. Accreditation will identify students who have the appropriate  background, skills and interest.”   On the Job Training

  14. In Depth: Technical Skills*& Laboratory Skills • Understanding of basic experimental design, observation, recording, and testing hypotheses. • Ability to plan and conduct a scientific experiment with appropriate controls and analysis of data. • Demonstration of good, safe laboratory practice, including an understanding of Good Laboratory Practice, standard operating procedures and the impact of health and safety in the laboratory environment (and environmental issues). • Basic practical laboratory procedures (setting up equipment, use of pipettes, serial dilutions, basic chromatography and basic chemistry skills). • Exposure to molecular biology procedures (such as tissue culture and collection, aseptic techniques). • Experience of the handling of live organisms and dissection of organs. Research Methods, Mathematical and Data Handling Skills • Application of scientific and mathematical knowledge in designing experiments and interpreting results. • Ability to accurately observe and record data (including understanding of the importance of accuracy over speed). • Recognition of the integrity of data gathered. • Ability to bring aspects of an experiment together. • Understanding of how errors arise (including use of error bars). • Critical analysis of their results. • Independent and confident interpretation and assessment of scientific experiments. • Critical thinking skills and being able to dispute scientific procedures, data sets and other people’s work. • Basic report writing and accurate record keeping. • Data and text mining skills. Project/Functional and Behavioural Skills • Problem solving skills, for example independently solving difficulties encountered in the lab. • Ability to develop a project plan and be able to use it as a communication tool. • Know how and when to use IT; including Word, Excel (use of spreadsheets for computer modelling), data capture devices, search engines (to effectively research scientific literature). • Communication and interpersonal skills. • Team working, collaboration and problem solving. • Independent working. * ABPI Skills Needs for Biomedical Research, October 2008 &The Higher Education Academy (HEA) and Subject Centres have compiled 'Student Employability Profiles’ in collaboration with the Council for Industry and Higher Education

  15. What more can we do to help? • Addressing employer needs • Understanding practical skills needs • Understanding employer/ee delivery needs • Managing Expectations • Industry and employee expectations • Increase industry engagement with providers • Employer/ees accessing and working with providers • Simple access routes to relevant training • Accreditation of in-house training

  16. Thank You Contact: caroline.sudworth@cogent-ssc.com More information: www.cogent-ssc.com/Higher_level_skills/techlife2020_index.php

  17. Technician Training: The Novartis ExperienceEmma Budd Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

  18. Workshop 1: Your Technician Needs Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

  19. Your Need for Technicians • Is there a problem? • What exists already? • What works, what doesn’t? • Buy-in to long term strategy?

  20. Potential Models for TrainingCharles PickfordFoundation Degree Forward Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

  21. Curriculum and Delivery MechanismsHelen ThomasWorking Higher – Bioscience Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

  22. Workshop 2: Supply and Delivery Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

  23. Delivery Pathways for Training • What suits your business best? • In-house training accreditation • Flexible delivery models • Preferred providers • What are the key areas? • Skills, knowledge and understanding • Techniques • Core and Sector Specific Needs

  24. Workshop 3: Funding and Administration Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

  25. Helping you through funding and administration • Will better access to student finance increase demand from learners within the workplace? • In what ways would you be willing to make a contribution? • Support with fees • Curriculum development • Delivery • How can we support SMEs with less capacity/resources to contribute? • What do you perceive to be key drivers for a successful funding model? • What are your experiences of existing apprenticeship frameworks?

  26. Workshop three • In what ways would you be willing to make a contribution? • Support with fees • Curriculum development • Delivery • What are the entry requirements? How do we attract the right people?

  27. Workshop 4: The Next Steps Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

  28. Help us set your priorities Attraction of New Recruits Sector Specific Technical Skills Funding Core Curriculum Accreditation of in house training Collaboration Minimising Risk

  29. Thank Youwww.cogent-ssc.com/Higher_level_skills/techlife2020_index.php Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

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