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How fdf is helping. Susan Hayday Penny McCracken. Employer/provider partnerships. Toolkit for FECs/HEIs Effective ways of engaging with employers Staff development events. Employer based training accreditation (EBTA). Scheme for looking at employers’ existing training
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How fdf is helping Susan Hayday Penny McCracken
Employer/provider partnerships • Toolkit for FECs/HEIs • Effective ways of engaging with employers • Staff development events
Employer based training accreditation (EBTA) • Scheme for looking at employers’ existing training • If creditable, offered to HEIs • Trained facilitators to talk to employers in early stages • Launch at House of Commons 10 March
Fd endorsement service pilot • Pilot Jan-June 2008 • Working with Skills for Business network • Endorsement confirms Fd as fit for purpose in employment sector • C45 trained endorsers -can be invited to assist with validations after endorsements completed
National developments include • Retail Fd – now in pilot year • Travel and tourism – now in pilot • Telecommunications consortium
IAG Training materials PURPOSE:To help improve the IAG offered to prospective Foundation Degree students. AUDIENCE:Individuals who provide IAG for prospective Foundation Degree students in a range of settings, including: • careers and professional development advisers • teachers, tutors, mentors and others supporting individuals with their career planning in education, work-based learning, the workplace and voluntary and community organisations
Contents • Foundation degrees in a nutshell Key facts quiz Signposting resources • Meeting information needs Identifying client needs Researching course information • Providing advice and guidance Discussion / role play guidance scenarios Key messages • Review and evaluation
Guide: developing and delivering Full-time Fds • ESTABLISHING THE CASE • DEVELOPING AND PLANNING • MARKETING AND STUDENT RECRUITMENT • CURRICULUM PLANNING • CURRICULUM DELIVERY • ASSESSMENT • PROGRESSION • EVALUATION AND REVIEW
www.fdf.ac.uk Susan Hayday susan.hayday@fdf.ac.uk Penny McCracken p.mccracken@fdf.ac.uk