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Skills Signals

Skills Signals. Working Group Summary September 2011. Skills Signals. Chair – Jackie Wilbraham AstraZeneca Members Karen Booth BIS David Adams Leeds Uni ( now Cogent ) Antonis Papasolomontis BIA Laura Bellingham Soc of Biology Shirley Price Surrey Uni Simon Van Heyningen Edinburgh Uni

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Skills Signals

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  1. Skills Signals Working Group SummarySeptember 2011

  2. Skills Signals • Chair – Jackie Wilbraham AstraZeneca • Members Karen Booth BIS David Adams Leeds Uni (now Cogent) Antonis Papasolomontis BIA Laura Bellingham Soc of Biology Shirley Price Surrey Uni Simon Van Heyningen Edinburgh Uni Neil Fisher TOPRA Sarah Jones ABPI Hilary MacQueen Open Uni John Posner Suggested additional members – more companies; NHS; BBSRC; CROs; Wellcome Trust Terms of Reference signed off Objective: To develop a skills signalling mechanism for the Life Sciences Community. Initial focus is on Pharmaceuticals and medical biotechnology

  3. Skills Signals Terms of Reference • The Skills Signals Working Group has been established to facilitate a working discussion between employers, providers, the academic community, NHS, Government and trade associations and to deliver a joined up approach to training provision for the Life sciences sector. The initial focus will be on pharmaceuticals and medical biotechnology. • The aim is to develop a skills signalling mechanism jointly with academia and NHS that meets the needs of the Life Science Community and that encompasses: • Graduate and post-graduate provision • Technical, scientific and transferable skills that builds on existing work of ABPI, BBSRC, AMS, SoB, Vitae and others and looks forward 5-10 years. The Group will : • Map the current landscape of skills provision • Conduct a gap analysis for specialist provision which will be defined further • The Group will also develop a forward vision of skills and capability required for Life Sciences in the UK identifying and agreeing priorities issues; identifying any barriers that exist and proposing ways to address these and formulating a delivery plan. Key pieces of work will include: • An online “Window on the World” as a one stop shop for specialist training provision • The development of a mechanism for clear signals from employers on undergraduate and postgraduate skills requirements

  4. Skills Signals Initial proposals • Gap Analysis • Map current landscape of graduate and postgraduate provision • Identify gaps and issues to address • Develop a forward vision • Identify a way forwards including barriers • Collate best frameworks • NHS discussions held with Sue Hill, DoH • Emtrain discussions held with Mike Hardman, Claire Johnson • Vitae Researcher development frameworkdiscussions planned

  5. Skills Signals Next Steps • Further discussions with Employers across the Sector to map the landscape and establish need • Capturing Best Practice • Developing an Outline Framework for agreement by Spring 2012

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