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HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS MODULE

HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS MODULE. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION. Presenter:. AGENDA. Welcome, introductions and objectives Introduction to the HE system and their offer to employers Key drivers for change in HE Business benefits of higher level skills (discussion activity)

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HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS MODULE

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  1. HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS MODULE

  2. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Presenter:

  3. AGENDA • Welcome, introductions and objectives • Introduction to the HE system and their offer to employers • Key drivers for change in HE • Business benefits of higher level skills (discussion activity) • Higher level skills initiatives: employer engagement Break • Accessing provision & resources • Responding to employer’s questions (discussion activity) • Brokering provision (discussion activity) • Closing session

  4. OUR FACILITATORS TODAY

  5. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES To help Brokers: • broker appropriate higher level skills solutions or signpost employers • achieve elements of the Skills Broker Standard and support them in their ongoing Continuous Professional Development

  6. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES - OUTCOMES By the end of the session Brokers will be able to: • promote the business benefits of higher level skills to employers • have a better understanding of higher level provision and the potential progression and development routes • more confidently broker appropriate provision to employers and/or make referrals to training providers for delivery • access relevant resources and obtain support

  7. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVESMAPPING TO THE SKILLS BROKER STANDARD WHAT YOU NEED TO SHOW That you can… • make linkages between improved business performance and the contribution of skills (a1) • identify specific skill solutions in relation to business goals/challenges (a2) • proactively network and search new solutions (a3) • help the client to critically assess a training provider’s offer (a4) • broker deals with training providers (a5) • be the catalyst for action (a6) • help the client to build confidence…to broker own solutions (a7)

  8. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVESMAPPING TO THE SKILLS BROKER STANDARD WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • Advice, learning and development solutions for clients (b1); including HE provision • The training provider infrastructure; including Higher Education Institutions (b2) • The framework of training and development delivery; including funding, eligibility and progression routes (b3) EXPERIENCE • Organisational development and change (c1)

  9. ICEBREAKER: QUICK QUIZ Let’s see what you know about higher level skills. Working with those in your group take a look at the Quick Quiz questions and select your answers. You have 3 minutes!

  10. INTRODUCTION TO THE HE SYSTEM AND THEIR OFFER TO EMPLOYERS Presenter:

  11. THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ENGLAND • There are 91 universities and 41 HE colleges in England* • Universities are self-governing and independent and range in size from 4,500 to 32,000 students • Open University has 158,000 students (distance learning) • The Privy Council has the power to grant university status to institutions • HEIs are diverse organisations in terms of mission, subject range/focus, services and structures General purpose: • Enable people to develop (personally and at work) • Advance knowledge and understanding through research • Contribute to the economic success of the country • Including working with employers to increase engagement levels

  12. THE HE SYSTEM IN THE (REGION)

  13. STUDENTS IN THE UK

  14. HEIs MAIN STREAMS OF ACTIVITIES TEACHING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER RESEARCH

  15. WHAT CAN HEIs OFFER EMPLOYERS? TEACHING Taught Masters Student Placement Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Training & workforce development Access to specialist facilities KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER RESEARCH Collaborative Research & Development Consultancy

  16. WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS? “Not simply… knowledge and expertise but the intellectual capacity of the individual to apply them” Higher level = Level 4 and above in line with the National Qualifications Framework descriptors:

  17. WHAT TYPE OF PROVISION IS AVAILABLE? The following types of solutions can be provided to address higher level skills needs: • Bespoke or “off-the shelf” • Accredited or non-accredited (ie provide credit towards a qualification) • Training & development for technical skills or “soft” skills • Sector or industry specific programmes Examples of programmes include: • Part-time undergraduate courses • Part-time research or taught postgraduate courses • Foundation degrees • NVQS, HNDs, HNCs • Professional qualifications • Short courses

  18. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: MODES OF DELIVERY • Units within HE institutions can provide centralised support on workforce training and development • Programmes are designed and delivered using a collaborative approach among university staff, line-managers and business mentors or work-based mentors A range and mix of delivery modes may be used, including: • On campus • In-company • Distance learning: online, CD ROM • Bite-sized chunks of training delivered at intervals to suit business & individuals, including within CPD frameworks and qualifications • Supporting/accrediting in-house delivery

  19. FORMS OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION Learner assessment may include: • Personal analysis or self-assessment • Research investigation report • Position paper • Work-based assignments applying theory & context in practice • Portfolio - reviewed by assessor • Examinations with internal and/or external assessors • Accreditation of prior experience & learning (APEL) • HEIs can develop and award nationally recognised qualifications • FECs can provide higher levels skills provision and they work with HEIs who accredit programmes of study eg Foundation degrees

  20. WHO FUNDS HEIs? • HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) receives monies from DfES for distribution to HEIs • HEFCE allocates core funding for the following activities: • Learning and teaching • Research • Widening participation • Business and community/knowledge transfer – HE Innovation Fund • HEFCE also provides funding through special initiatives, eg • Employer Engagement, including Pathfinders: course development and capacity building (not the delivery of training) • Lifelong Learning Networks (LLNs) • Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs)

  21. OTHER FUNDING MAY BE AVAILABLE TO HEIs A wide range of potential sources, including: • European Social Fund / Regional Development Fund • European Union programmes / initiatives • Charities (eg for research) • RDAs • LSC funded Leadership & Management Programme and other NVQs or professional qualifications • Income- eg via learner and employer contributions

  22. FUNDING FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT What funds are available for employers and their employees who want to access higher level skills training and development? The funding that may be available for the development and/or delivery of higher level skills provision include: • HEFCE core funding (ASNs – Additional Student Numbers) • HEFCE initiative funding (eg Pathfinder, LLN) • RDA funding (eg via HEIs, Train to Gain) • ESF

  23. CAREER PATHWAYS AND PROGRESSION ROUTES • HEIs offer employers a diverse range of opportunities for progression which build on both an academic or vocational platform of skills For those at graduate level these may include: • professional qualifications • masters degrees • specific industry tailored technical skills • “soft skills” (eg time management) • Lifelong Learning Networks established (usually led by a Centre of Lifelong Learning) • LLNs work collaboratively with SSCs (and supported by regional HEIs) • stimulate demand for new learners • improve progression opportunities eg by creating progression agreements

  24. REGIONAL ACTIVITY

  25. REGIONAL ACTIVITY

  26. QUESTIONS THAT EMPLOYERS MAY RAISE Think of 3 questions or issues that employers may raise about higher level skills and HEIs Consider these potential areas or any others you wish (one question on each): • Misconceptions about how HEIs work • The relevance of higher level programmes available • The delivery of higher level programmes Write your questions on a flipchart.

  27. KEY DRIVERS FOR CHANGE IN HE Presenter:

  28. SETTING THE CONTEXT: ACHIEVING WORLD CLASS SKILLS For the UK to compete at an international level we need: “Better skills…at higher levels to drive leadership, management and innovation - these are the key drivers of productivity and growth” (Leitch Review) Overall objective: Increase number of adults qualified to a Level 4 from 29% (2005) to 40% by 2020 Equates to a jump of those qualifying from 250,000 to 530,000 (per annum)

  29. THE CURRENT PICTURE: WHERE ARE WE NOW WITH HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS? • UK ranks 11th / 30 for higher level skills in OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) • In general there is poor deployment of higher level skills by under-skilled managers • Need to ensure we have a platform of skills (levels 2-3) upon which to develop our higher level skills • High wage levels demanded by graduates reinforces fact that we have a shortage in higher level skills

  30. CURRENT SPEND ON HE IN THE UK

  31. THE CURRENT PICTURE:UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET PLACE • 64% of companies with more than 5,000 employees have used HEIs for training • 1% of companies with less than 50 have used HEIs for training • Only 14% of small businesses offer training for formal qualifications • Most spend on T&D at HE level is with a cluster of HEIs - ie 12 account for 50% of CPD revenue (HE-BCI Survey) • More importance is attached to the quality and relevance of training to business needs and appropriacy of delivery method • Small businesses prefer bite-sized chunks of learning which fit with working hours • Favour training which improves economic performance or meets legislative requirements • Increase in part-time students = 40% of HE enrolments

  32. WHAT DO WE NEED TO CONSIDER TO MOVE FORWARD? • Increase awareness of, and stimulate involvement of employers in, higher level skills • Develop stronger partnerships between HE and employers • Offer demand-led training and respond better to the needs of employers • Develop better working collaborations between HEIs, partner organisations, funding bodies and business support services • Increase emphasis on Level 3 skills to support progression into HE

  33. WHO HAS A ROLE TO PLAY?THE ROLE OF EMPLOYERS The quest to increase higher level skills in the workforce depends on: • employer investment “World class ambition [to increase skill levels in the UK] requires increased engagement and investment from employers with higher education, to drive management, innovation and workforce development” • HEFCE anticipates co-funding approach whereby employers/learners pay for 50% of Level 4 (and above) training and development

  34. WHO HAS A ROLE TO PLAY?THE ROLE OF BROKERAGE The quest to increase higher level skills in the workforce depends on: • Train to Gain led engagement “skills brokers [to] drive up investment in….skills” • As a demand-led service this lies at the heart of getting employers involved • Feedback surveys report that 86% of employers are currently satisfied with the brokerage service • Stimulating/supporting employer access to and take-up of higher level skills • Working collaboratively with partners and intermediaries, HEIs, FECs and private providers

  35. WHO HAS A ROLE TO PLAY?THE ROLE OF HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS PROVIDERS The quest to increase higher level skills in the workforce depends on: • the responsiveness of higher level skills providers (including FECs and universities) “universities will be more responsive to the needs of … employers who want to deliver degrees in the workplace or bespoke training for highly-skilled workers” • Developing an HE culture to meet the demands of employers, including a shared language between employers and HE • Exploring how current higher level provision fits the needs and look at where it doesn’t to ensure industry and sector relevant provision • Focusing on engaging SMEs as well as increasing commitment of large employers

  36. BUSINESS BENEFITS OF HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS Presenter:

  37. BUSINESS BENEFITS OF HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS Why do employers need higher level skills?

  38. BENEFITS: WHAT THE EMPLOYERS SAID “… this course will be a major part of our management programme… helping them do their current jobs better, [and] be useful for their own career development.” Training and Development Manager, Bell’s Stores “The Strategic Development Programme … provided the opportunity to take a step back from day-to-day operations to consider our ideas for developing the business, expanding into new markets and look at ways to enhance existing operations.” Managing Director, Tom Walker and Sons Ltd “The courses have radically transformed [the staff] understanding of business, increasing [their] contribution to many commercial and strategic aspects of our company dealings.” Executive Chairman, ELECO Plc

  39. DISCUSSION ACTIVITY PART 1 In your group discuss and share your knowledge of the major benefits of receiving higher level skills training and development for both: • The individual • The employer FEEDBACK Combine your group ideas and choose one person to feedback

  40. HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS INITIATIVES: EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT Presenter:

  41. HEFCE & EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT • Employer engagement strategy www.hefce.ac.uk/learning/employer • HEI pilot projects • Development of shared strategy with key partners inc LSC • 3 Regional Higher Level Skills Pathfinders in the North East, North West and South West Aims: • develop capacity in HE to improve employer responsiveness • enable HE to engage with the regional skills agenda in a coordinated way, including through Train to Gain • facilitate a greater role for HE in workforce development

  42. ACTIVITY IN THE (REGION)

  43. KEY INITIATIVES IN THE (REGION)

  44. EMPLOYER GATEWAYS TO HEIs IN THE (REGION)

  45. LEVERAGE FOR HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS IN THE (REGION)

  46. ACCESSING PROVISION AND RESOURCES Presenter:

  47. ACCESSING HIGHER LEVEL SKILLS RESOURCES Search for specific HEIs using: • Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK (www.hero.ac.uk) a gateway to universities and colleges in the UK and provides a full list of institutions by region Search for training and development using: • Employer’s guide to training providers (www.lsc.gov.uk/whatwedo/employer/egtp) • Learndirect-advice (www.learndirect-advice.co.uk andwww.learndirect-ltw.co.uk) • Hotcourses (www.hotcourses.com)

  48. HOW TO ACCESS HE PROVISION IN THE (REGION)

  49. REGIONAL HE REFERRAL PROCESS

  50. RESPONDING TO EMPLOYERS’ QUESTIONS Presenter:

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