Automotivate Sector Skills Agreement for the Motor Industry IMI Automotive Consultants Meeting 9 th November 2006

2. Automotivate Sector Skills Agreement for the Motor Industry IMI Automotive Consultants Meeting 9th November 2006

3. Automotivate Main Five Stages 1 EMPLOYER Skills Needs Assessment (SNA) – Current and Future Aug '05 Gap Analysis And Market Testing 3 Agreeing Scope Of Collaborative Action 4 Developing Costed Action Plan 5 Mar '07 Nov '06 Sep '06 2 Jan '07 PROVIDER Assessment of Current Provision Oct '05 Draft Action Plans Sign Off

4. The Downstream Automotive Sector • 67,000 VAT-registered businesses alone; around 83,000 in total • 580,000 employees; 596,000 in total • 2.1% of WP • 87% <10 • 22% Female • £140bn t/o • £24bn GVA • 1 in 4 Skills Gaps • 1 in 10 HTF Vacancies • Two-thirds Trained in L12M • It’s not just about technical roles…

5. Sector Dynamics • Rural vs Urban • Employment & Marketplace • Turnover • Alternatives • Access • Workplaces • Providers • Profitability • Remuneration • Image & Reputation

6. SSA Stage 1 – Skills Needs Analysis • Employability Skills • Attitude • Motivation • Basic Skills • Literacy • Numeracy • Generic Skills • Customer Handling • Problem Solving • Communications • Team Working • Technical Skills • Management & Leaderships Skills • Formal – Management – 14% SCQF Level 8+, 16% no quals • Informal - Leadership

7. SSA Stage 2 – Assessment of Provision • Provision • FE colleges more heavily used than elsewhere • Private providers very important • HE very sparse • Geographically focused on central belt • Heavy focus on technical skills (especially smaller enterprises) • Other training confined largely to bigger employers • Training • Costs • Logistics (time) • Funding • Sources – employer confusion • Quality generally good, satisfaction generally high, but… • Employers vote with their feet finding important: • Location/convenience • Flexible provision • Sector-specific trainer experience

8. Existing Employees Management and Leadership Leadership Development First-line Management Generic Skills All Customer Facing Technicians New Technology New Employees Employability Right Attitude & Motivation Wider Sourcing Fewer School Leavers Sector Attractiveness Image & Reputation Careers Some Priorities

9. Needs • Greater flexibility • Age • Integration • Progression • Building Blocks • Relevance • Provision for • Technical (products) changes… • Management & Leadership • Generic Skills • Basic & Employability Skills • Sub-sectors (eg CVs) • More useable information and feedback

10. SSA Stage 3 and beyond • Stage 3 Across the UK: • Roadshow Debates throughout September and October 2006 • 26 Employer Depth Interviews • Bi-lateral Meetings already starting • Employers • Stakeholders • Solutions Development • Currently being finalised for: • Inclusion in Stage 3 reports • Use in Stage 4 and 5 negotiations • Stage 3 Reports • Five reports to be completed by 30th November 2006 • UK • England • Scotland • Wales • Northern Ireland • Stage 4/5 starting November…to February 2007 • Stage 5 Publication of Sector Skills Agreement – end March 2007