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Welsh Government Skills Policy Update

This update provides information on the Welsh Government's skills policy, including the role of National Occupational Standards (NOS), apprenticeships, and the Credit & Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW).

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Welsh Government Skills Policy Update

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  1. Welsh Government Skills Policy Update Natalie Williams-Hunt Head of NOS & CQFW Policy 8 September 2016

  2. Structure • Skills Policy Engagement Team within the Economy, Skills & Natural Resources Group • Ministerial Responsibilities: • Ken Skates - Cabinet Secretary for Economy & Infrastructure • NOS & Apprenticeships Julie James – Minister for Skills & Science • CQFW & EUVET - Alun Davies – Minister for Lifelong Learning & Welsh Language

  3. Skills Policy & Regional Skills Partnerships • Long-term view of strategic changes needed to respond to the regional skills challenges facing Wales • RSPs to deliver strong regional collaboration on skills across employers and providers aligned to work of EZs, City Regions and cross border collaborations • Aim is to support skills needs of key growth/infrastructure projects in each region • Employer engagement in skills development driven by the RSPs is essential to align post-16 skills provision with employer needs • Employer engagement is essential to influence, prioritise and align our post-16 skills provision with employer needs (NOS, VQs and apprenticeships)

  4. National Occupational Standards • The Welsh Government continues to value NOS and remains fully committed to retaining NOS as the basis of VQs and Apprenticeship Frameworks. • Our role – strategy and policy, commissioning, funding, quality assurance (approvals / UK NOS Panel) and governance (NOS Governance Group) • Welsh Language Standards Regulations 2015 • Ensure the Welsh Language is not treated any less favourably than the English language • Delivery Partners are obliged to comply for standards & frameworks delivery - as far as is practical • Guidance and bilingual NOS Consultation Pack developed

  5. Apprenticeships Policy • Commitment to a minimum of 100,000 quality all age apprenticeships • Our programme performs very well – completion rates consistently over 80%, feed back from employers/apprentices positive and highly rated by external assessors • Increasing focus on higher level skills, particularly in professional services, science, technology and engineering sectors and sector priorities identified by Regional Skills Partnerships • Ensuring learning content is aligned with the changing needs of employers (via Regional Skills Partnerships)

  6. Credit & Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) • A functional framework that recognises all forms of learning across all levels and abilities and describes the credit and qualifications system in Wales.

  7. Credit & Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) • Three pillars of learning: HE / Regulated Qualifications/ QALL • Continued alignment to EQF in the short term

  8. Qualifications Wales • Qualifications Wales Act 2015 established Qualifications Wales as a new independent regulator of non-degree qualifications in Wales. • Qualifications Wales took up its powers on 21 September 2015. • Two principal aims: • ensuring that qualifications and the qualification system are effective for meeting the reasonable needs of learners in Wales • promoting public confidence in qualifications and the Welsh qualification system • Sector Reviews • Health & Social Care – completed • Construction and IT

  9. Contacts National Occupational Standards NOSmailbox@wales.gsi.gov.uk Credit & Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) CQFWenquiries@wales.gsi.gov.uk www.cqfw.net Qualifications Wales enquiries@qualificationswales.org

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