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The new workplace agenda: Getting it right for the workforce Career Guidance Week - 28 June 2007

The new workplace agenda: Getting it right for the workforce Career Guidance Week - 28 June 2007. Presentation by Liz Smith, Director, unionlearn. The UK Skills Challenge. World class workforce by 2020. 70% in workforce now. Too many people with low skills. 20% ‘vulnerable’ workers.

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The new workplace agenda: Getting it right for the workforce Career Guidance Week - 28 June 2007

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  1. The new workplace agenda: Getting it right for the workforceCareer Guidance Week - 28 June 2007 Presentation by Liz Smith, Director, unionlearn

  2. The UK Skills Challenge • World class workforce by 2020. • 70% in workforce now. • Too many people with low skills. • 20% ‘vulnerable’ workers. • Big equality challenges. unionlearn presentation to Career Guidance Week

  3. A system for employers • CES and SSCs. • Demand-led system (FE). • Public funds targeted on market failure. • Train to Gain and the Skills Pledge. • Level 3 and women’s sector pilots. • HE and links to labour market. unionlearn presentation to Career Guidance Week

  4. A system for employees • Skills for Work • L2 (+3 for under 25s) entitlement. • Learner accounts. • Adult Careers Service. unionlearn presentation to Career Guidance Week

  5. A role for the union • 18,000 ULRs • Info and advice • Support • Work with employees • Work with producers and others • 150,000 learners (ULF) • SF1 • L2 VQs • CPD • Learning Agreements • Facilities • Time • Resources unionlearn presentation to Career Guidance Week

  6. Helping ULRs to do their job with unionlearn support • IAG network strategy. • ULR advice line (learndirect). • Climbing frame. • Quality award [programmes]. • Networks for reps on strategic bodies. unionlearn presentation to Career Guidance Week

  7. Nextsteps Learndirect Staff Development Staff Development SSCs Other Partners Employer Training & Train to Gain Helpline for ULRs Promoting Best Practice ULR Union Member Information Expertise Nextsteps Other providers IAG Unionlearn Website Network Development Other union services Regional National Union Learning Programme Quality Assurance Unionlearn

  8. Training Development Support Mentoring supporting Listening coaching Encouraging motivating Training Learning opportunities Resources Able to make decisions Confident motivated Able to take action Life long learner Promoting equality Questioning Clarifying Databases Can move self on Understands the language Union learner Quality Personal development Can cope with change Reviewing progress Well-informed about opportunities Well-informed about self Identifying needs Knows where to get support Can manage own learning Having a career Contacts Standards Progression at work Networking Signposting Addressing barriers Planning Learning Providing information Case studies IAG and other services for adults unionlearn presentation to Career Guidance Week

  9. The Quality Award will help unions to: • Recognise best practice. • Ensure provision meets a good standard for working with unions and union learners. • Identify union-friendly provision. • Increase leverage and influence from a collective approach. • Collect data about union learners. unionlearn presentation to Career Guidance Week

  10. The Quality Award will help providers to: • Demonstrate that they provide good quality learning opportunities for unions and union learners. • Develop their provision for union learners. • Attract more unions and union learners to their provision. unionlearn presentation to Career Guidance Week

  11. Stage Two: Development Complete Action Plan and gather evidence unionlearn Quality Award Make application Stage One: Commitment Stage Three: Assessment Evidence meets good Practice criteria Stage Four: Accreditation unionlearn presentation to Career Guidance Week

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