Scottish Student Conference 23 November 2016

1. Scottish Student Conference23 November 2016 Gordon McGuinness Director, Skills Development Scotland

2. Introduction • An Evidence Based Approach to Scottish Skills Planning • Past work on Careers Information and LMI • Looking Forward – A New Approach

3. An Evidence Based Approach to Scottish Skills Planning

4. The approach in Scotland

5. SECTORS • REGIONS Align SDS and public sector provision with industry demand Inform Government and SDS policy

6. Purpose of RSAs • A single, agreed evidence base to inform future investment in skills, built up from existing evidence • Composed of reports and data matrix • They will help to: • Support the SFC and Regional Colleges, Strategic Bodies (University of the Highlands and Islands, New College Lanarkshire) and College Boards (Glasgow Colleges’ Regional Board) in negotiating Regional Outcome Agreements (ROAs) • Provide a framework for aligning SDS investment in individuals and businesses • Assist partners in planning their strategic investment in skills • Highlight gaps in national and regional skills evidence

7. Demand Overview of regional economy Business base, Employment, Industrial structure, Occupational profile Employment and Skills Outlook Supply Population Labour Market Participation Qualifications and attainment Provision Modern Apprenticeships College provision University provision Skills Mismatches Skills Gaps and Shortages https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/what-we-do/partnerships/regional-skills-assessments

8. Sector Skills Investment Plans • Clearly articulated and communicated statement of skills needs facing the sector • Identify the skills priorities that support the sector to achieve its growth potential • Framework for better alignment of skills supply with industry articulated demand through the action plan • National focus and emphasis on industry engagement and commitment Partnership process: Industry leadership groups, sector organisations, SFC, colleges, SDS teams

9. Regional SIPs... So far • Earlier stage of development than sector planning • Highlands and Islands SIP • Launched October 2014 • Partnership – SDS, HIE, SFC, UHI, local authorities • Five key themes • Meeting the current skill needs of employers • Planning for the future • A region for young people • People attraction and place attractiveness • Strengthening the employer voice in the skills system • Other regions – in development. Imminent: • Glasgow and Clyde Valley, Aberdeen City and Shire, Edinburgh and South East

10. Past Work on Careers Information and LMI

11. A Strong Track Record • Developing the future workforce: • Post Graduate Diploma In Career Guidance and Development /Qualification in Career Guidance and Development • SDS delivering LMI modules since 2012 • Developing the Existing Workforce – Embedding LMI in Careers Information: • Training and Development: • CPD for SDS Careers Staff • Induction and Advance Course - Dynamics of the Labour Market Module • LMI Champions in each Area Office and LMI National Group • Co-production of LMI for teams • UKCES National Recognition – cited as good practice in Research Report on Careers Information and LMI (2014)

12. Looking Forward – A New Approach

13. A New Approach • Learning and building on previous track record – what worked – what could be improved? • Joint project between Skills Planning Team and Careers Team in SDS 2016/17 • Principle: Integrate LMI into a wider Evidence Base (SLDR destinations data, FE/HE data, demographic data) which tells a more joined up, cohesive story about qualifications, skills, the labour market and future growth. • Customer first approach – identifying the key information that our clients need to make informed careers choices • Identify the needs of our Careers staff to be able to impart this information • Develop a consistent and accessible tool for Careers staff • Objectives

14. The Tool • Early Win: • Key LMI of relevance to Careers staff - extracted from the the Regional Skills Assessments • Designed to support national Career Management Skills Groupwork sessions in schools across the country • Presented as a summary slide pack at local authority level • Accessible online through SDS intranet • Launched June 2016 • Advanced Tool • Partnership project between CMS and Skills Planning Team to maintain customer focus • Development through core team and testing and refining with Careers staff • The tool will feed in to CMS delivery in schools in two national groupwork sessions – (1) Changing Labour Market and (2) Destinations • Due to launch January 2017 – for each local authority area

15. The Advanced Tool

16. Moving to Business As Usual • This tool is for a distinct purpose – supporting CMS groupwork sessions • Following launch, we will move to a ‘Business as Usual’ approach to support Careers staff embed an evidence based approach into their day to day work and help tell the joined up story • Linking advisers in SDS to the demand side, via SDS sector managers and employers. • AND supporting the future workforce: • Proposed plans to integrate the LMS Module at UWS with the Evidence Base. • Develop the model through a partnership approach with CMS and the two University partners

17. Questions Gordon.McGuinness@sds.co.uk