LEARNING & SKILLS COUNCIL – CONTEXT AND PRIORITIES 6 December 2007

1. LEARNING & SKILLS COUNCIL – CONTEXT AND PRIORITIES 6 December 2007 Presented to South London Learning Partnership Main Board Meeting By Vic Grimes, Area Director - LSC London South

2. Introduction • Machinery of Government Changes • LSC’s Statement of Priorities • Train to Gain – Plan for Growth • Local Initiative Development Funding

3. Machinery of Government – Quick Reminder • Department for Children, Families and Schools • Young People: • 14-19 policy and strategy • Funding of all 16-19 provision • Sponsorship of School 6th Forms and 6th Form Colleges • Activities to support quality improvement • Children in care

4. Machinery of Government (cont) • Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills • Adults Learning and Skills: • FE strategy and implementation • Skills strategy and implementation • Train to Gain and Apprenticeships • Standards and performance in FE and Skills

5. Machinery of Government (cont) • Commission for Employment and Skills • Sector Skills Councils • National Skills Academies • Offender Learning • Higher Education • Olympics

6. Machinery of Government – The Way Forward • LSC working with DCFS, DIUS, ADCS and LGA • Recent joint letter from Ed Balls and John Denham setting out key principles for new ‘systems’ • Consultation begins in early 2008 with regional events • Consultation finishes March and determines new structures and systems • Involves primary legislation so implementation not until September 2009/10

7. Principles Pertinentto the 14-19 System • Link pre and post 16 provision • Secure delivery of the entitlement • Support young people most in need • Local Authority has overall strategic lead for planning and commissioning in local area • Local Authority coordinates activities with other LAs in relation to institutions operating across areas

8. Principles Pertinentto the 14-19 System (cont) • Funding model based on where young people participate in learning • Recognises the autonomy of all providers • National accountability system of performance management with a national funding formula

9. Principles Pertinentto the Post 19 System • Puts users’ needs first • Has a clear focus on delivery • Is clear and simple • Is flexible and responsive • Supports and maintains services to deprived communities • Embraces self-regulation and governance • Aids integration of Apprenticeships

10. London Priorities 2008/09 • Creating demand for learning and skills • Transforming the FE system to meet demand • Delivering better skills, better jobs, better lives • Securing the Olympics legacy, with more people benefiting from new skills and jobs • LSEB Strategy Consultation: www.london.gov.uk/lseb.

11. Targets to 2020 Young People • Increase educational achievement with the aim of preparing every child and young person with the knowledge and skills to succeed in education and life Adults • Improve the skills of the population by 2011, consistent with the aim of having a workforce that has a world-class skills base capable of sustaining economic competitiveness by 2020

12. Milestone targets Young People • To increase the participation of 17 year olds to 84 percent by 2010/11, on a trajectory to reach 90 per cent by 2014/15 • 82 per cent of young people aged of 19 in 2012/13 to achieve at least a Level 2, and 53 per cent to achieve at least a Level 3 Adults • 89 per cent of people of working age possessing functional literacy, and 81 per cent possessing functional numeracy skills • 79 per cent of working age adults qualified to at least full Level 2 • 56 per cent of working age adults qualified to at least full level 3 • 130,000 apprentices to complete the full apprenticeship framework in 2010/11

13. Young People Learner Numbers

14. Young PeopleFunding

15. Key Messages • Young people • Offer for 100% of young people – increase participation • Deliver entitlement, September Guarantee at 16 AND 17 • Roll out of diplomas • Target efforts to reduce NEETs • Significant growth in Apprenticeships • Need to manage costs per young person over time

16. What does thismean for London? • Participation rate • Apprenticeship growth • Employer Engagement • Collaboration • Opportunities through the Olympics and World Skills

17. Adult LearnerNumbers

18. Adult Funding

20. Key Messages • Adults & employers • Key purpose of public funding to support people into work & to progress in work through better skills • Public funding focus is on disadvantaged – particularly Job Centre Plus clients • Colleges & providers to provide ‘blended’ offer to employers: • some fully funded by LSC • some where learners pay fees • some where employers pay fully • Ramping up of Train to Gain activity required

21. What does thismean for London? • Employability is central purpose: • Local Employment Partnerships/JCP partnership • Skills for Jobs • Employability Demonstration Projects • Embedded ESoL with job outcomes • Train to Gain: • Scale up full level 2 and 3 • New flexibilities • View it as a service to employers • Employer responsiveness