Energy & Utility Skills

1. Energy & Utility Skills Aled Davies Skills Director Wales

2. Energy & Utility Skills to ensure that our industries have the skills they need now and in the future • Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the gas, power, waste management and water industries • Our remit is to: • to engage with employers • Produce labour market information • develop an National Occupational Standards; and qualifications • Licensed by government, work under the guidance of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

3. The Energy and Utility Sector Gas • the distribution of gas through the mains and fitting / maintenance of gas equipment within properties Electricity • the generation, transmission, regional distribution and metering aspects of the industry Waste Management • the collection, transport, treatment and final management of waste and recyclables Water • the supply of clean water to customers and the collection and treatment of waste water.

4. Estimate of the Sector in Wales * Denotes less than 50

5. Who do we work with? • Employers • Environment Agency • Welsh Assembly Government • Training Providers • Cylch • CIWM • WAMITAB • City & Guilds • WISH

6. What have employers told us they want? • a strategic voice to engage with government • up-skill employees and improve sector attractiveness • help to develop and maintain a competent workforce • help to address Health & Safety performance

7. What have we done to meet employers wants? • a strategic voice to engage with government • established WISKI group • up-skill employees and improve sector attractiveness • help to develop and maintain a competent workforce • help to address Health & Safety performance

8. The Waste Industry Skills Initiative - WISKI • established to address the skills issues across the industry in the Medium and Long term (2-20 years) • aims to support the delivery of a long term, sustainable, skilled workforce in the industry • helps articulate current and future skills, training and education needs within the industry • helps develop industry-wide partnership solutions and initiatives • is an UK-wide forum Do we need a pan-Wales or regional fora in Wales to capture issues / needs specific to our nation?

9. What have we done to meet employers wants? • a strategic voice to engage with government • established WISKI group • up-skill employees and improve sector attractiveness • sector specific qualifications and an apprenticeship • help to develop and maintain a competent workforce • help to address Health & Safety performance

10. Current Waste Qualifications • Level 1-4 (front line – first line mgr) qualifications in • Waste Management • Recycling • Resource Management and • Sustainable Waste Management • HNC in Wastes Management • Foundation Degree in Sustainable Wastes and Environmental Management

11. A New Apprenticeship • in Sustainable Resource Management at levels 2 & 3 • developed in conjunction with employers • aims to improve sector attractiveness and help further up-skill existing employees • Underpins collection, transport, treatment, management of waste and recyclables roles • integral qualifications available separately • available from Autumn 2010

12. Who provides waste management training? • Eu Skills members: • Brightwater Education – 01554 778866 • QSP – 0121 565 2277 • Other providers in Wales: • Cylch • Wastesavers • Safe & Secure • Cambrian Training • Looking to develop a more formal, high quality, fit for purpose, training infrastructure in Wales

13. What have we done to meet employers wants? • a strategic voice to engage with government • established WISKI group • up-skill employees and improve sector attractiveness • sector specific qualifications and an apprenticeship • help to develop and maintain a competent workforce • developed the Workforce Planning Model and the Competence Management System • help to address Health & Safety performance

14. EU Skills’ Workforce Planning Model • industry-wide assessment of skills and recruitment – already used in the Gas, Water and Power industries • based on actual workforce data – not estimates • high level of granularity can aid influencing stakeholders – Ofgem £72 million case Gas fund • training infrastructure and capacity can meet demand • understand leavers map to plan recruitment and training strategies

15. What does the data look like?

16. EUS / ESA’s Competence Management System • employers wanted different approach to where technical competence sits with an individual(s) • developed in conjunction with employers and the Environmental Services Association (ESA) • approved by Defra/WAG to demonstrate technical competence for Environmental Permitting • certified by a UKAS, aligns with ISO14001, ISO9001 • helps identify training and business improvement • information available in the leaflets and magazine

17. What have we done to meet employers wants? • a strategic voice to engage with government • established WISKI group • up-skill employees and improve sector attractiveness • sector specific qualifications and an apprenticeship • help to develop and maintain a competent workforce • developed the Workforce Planning Model and the Competence Management System • help to address Health & Safety performance • developing SHEA Waste Management

18. SHEA - Safety, Health and Environmental Awareness, • uniform approach to health and safety training, in line with Health and Safety Executive guidelines. • a registration scheme developed specifically for the waste management industry • provides evidence individuals have a minimum level of health, safety and environmental awareness • appropriate for all levels in waste operations • individuals issued with a card affiliated to CSCS. • individuals registered on EUSR

19. What training support is available? • SHEA • Women and Work • Apprenticeship and associated qualifications • Agile Nation (Chwarae Teg)

20. Thank you for listening For more information on • Qualifications visit the web sites of WAMITAB and City & Guilds • Providers visit out web-site www.euskills.co.uk • CMS contact Denise McGlynn - denise.mcglynn@euskills.co.uk • Workforce Planning Model contact Angela Edwards – angela.edwards@euskills.co.uk • Apprenticeships contact Helen White - apprenticeships@euskills.co.uk • SHEA contact Aled Davies – aled.davies@euskills.co.uk

21. Energy & Utility Skills Aled Davies Skills Director Wales