Download - ALPHI Network Meeting 19 January 2011. Agenda Welcome, introductions and apologies Minutes and matters arising ALPSE update NAS Apprenticeship update

ALPHI Network Meeting

19 January 2011

Agenda Welcome, introductions and apologies Minutes and matters arising ALPSE update NAS Apprenticeship update ALPHI sub group updates Skills Funding Agency update Safeguarding E-Learning Resources

Workshop Groups: Principals of Learner Reps The Foundation Learning Offer

AOB Networking lunch


Matters arising: MCL Event Guidance Note 6 PRDs P6 data completeness and accuracy LSIS account pooling – priorities? LSN event

ALPSE update

To cover:Council updates

ALPSE as a Legal EntityALPHI role within ALPSE

NAS Update

Ian Smith

SE National Apprenticeship Service (NAS)


19 January 2011 / Ian Smith

7 ALPHI Network Meeting 19 Jan 2011

SE NAS update January 2011

• National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) 2010/11 Business Plan (Draft)

• Period 5 Performance

• Marketing Activities

• Apprenticeship Vacancies Update

NAS

2010/11 Business Plan

Draft

National Apprenticeship Service (NAS)


The Challenge

To drive increased value for money from the Government's investment in the Apprenticeship programme, whilst ensuring that the customer experience of Apprenticeships remains high

throughout this period of expansion.


Two Key Strategic Objectives

• Increasing demand for Apprenticeships

• Improving the quality of Apprenticeships and deliver value for money


Increasing Demand for Apprenticeships

Objective 1 Work with employers to increase their participation in Apprenticeships

Objective 2 Support more people into Apprenticeships and to progress to Advanced Level and Higher Apprenticeships

Objective 3 Increase demand for Apprenticeships through improved aesthetics and a strengthened brand

Objective 4Work with the Skills Funding Agency to support colleges and providers responses to employer demand and our priorities for growth in Apprenticeship opportunities


Objective 5Put in place a new strategy to ensure quality standards continue to rise as we increase the number of Apprenticeship opportunities

Objective 6Implement new national standards for Apprenticeships through the introduction of the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards in England (SASE)

Objective 7Deliver improved efficiency into the Apprenticeship programme by delivering more Apprenticeship opportunities

Objective 8Improve the Apprenticeship product through the use of research and evaluation

Improving the quality of Apprenticeships and deliver value for money

SE NAS

P5 Performance

Update


South East Apprenticeship Starts as at 2010/11 P5

Starts

End of Year Target

Cumulative P5 Actual

% at P5 Achieved

16-18 16,102 8,519 52.9%

19-24 19,027 7,446 39.1%

25+ 7,972 5,664 71.0%

All Ages 43,101 21,629 60.2%


Apprenticeship Starts as at 2010/11P5Hampshire & IOW

Ageband

Local Authority of learner 16-18 19-24 25+ All ages

Hampshire & IOW 2,184 2,070 1,813 6,067

South East Region Total:

8,519 7,446 5,664 21,629

SE NAS

Marketing

Activities

Update


Marketing Activities

Fresh Approach to Business campaign

• National employer marketing campaign

• Focused on Retail, IT, logistics, financial services, creative & cultural, manufacturing and engineering sectors

• Continues to March 2011

• Activities include:– Direct Mail to target sectors

– Eshots

– Telemarketing

– Display Adverts

• To date the campaign has generated 3,259 enquiries to the national helpline (as at 6th Dec)



Apprenticeship Week 7th - 11th Feb 2011

• Planning workshops held for partners and providers

• 85 delegates attended representing 75 different organisations

• Providers are requested to return their Apprenticeship Week Activity plans to Laura Kennard asap

• Public events will be publicised on the NAS website

• An Apprenticeship Week toolkit is available on the website

• NAS will be coordinating MP requests to get involved in Apprenticeship Week



100 apprentices in 100 days (100 in 100 campaigns)

• A number of campaigns are running across the region in Brighton, Canterbury and Portsmouth

• Oxford, Reading, Crawley, Guildford, Isle of Wight and Southampton are launching around Apprenticeship Week in Feb 2011

• Providers are updated once a month about all marketing activities via the marketing ezine and the ALPSE website.

SE NAS

Apprenticeship

Vacancies

Update


Apprenticeship Vacancies Update

• MLP reports have now been issued: Profiles must be updated to reflect overall sector success, and any frameworks not meeting MLP must be removed

• 2010 vacancies: All vacancies that closed in 2010 must be completed as soon as possible, and affected providers have been notified. Please ensure that you are completing your vacancies correctly and promptly, as this action is as important as posting them


Apprenticeship Vacancies usage figures as at 13/01/2011

National

• 537,314 registered candidates

• 17,157 vacancies

SE Region


• 917 vacancies

Hampshire & Isle of Wight


• 193 vacancies


Sectors Candidates are interested inHampshire & IOW 16-18

Figures as at 13/01/2011

Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care 36

Arts, Media and Publishing 13

Business, Administration and Law 795

Construction, Planning and the Built Environment 112

Education and Training 38

Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies 1138

Health, Public Services and Care 440

Information and Communication Technology 156

Leisure, Travel and Tourism 68

Retail and Commercial Enterprise 386

Unknown 7083


Sectors Candidates are interested inHampshire & IOW 19-24












Unknown 4876


Sectors Candidates are interested inHampshire & IOW 25+












Unknown 2253


Questions

ALPHI Sub Groups

Learner Responsive

Employer Responsive

Marketing

Skills Funding Agency Update

Chris Jennings

• Guidance note 6

• Minimum Contract Levels

• Minimum Levels of Performance

• Q1/Q2 Review and allocation changes

• 2011/12 Allocations

Guidance Note 6 highlights

• Changes to funding policy• Skills provision for the unemployed• Programme Led Apprenticeships• 2011/12 Allocations methodology• Outcome Incentive Payments• Minimum Contract Level• Sub-contracting• Intervention

Funding Policy-key points

• Rates reduce by 4.3% for new and existing 19+ learners

• National base rate (SLN) for 2011/12 will be £2,615 for 19+ and £2,092 for 25+ Apprenticeships

• ESOL in the workplace no longer eligible for funding

• Skills for Life uplift (1.2) removed from most aims

Funding Policy-key points 2

• Co-funding at Level 2 for workplace learning outside of Apprenticeships will only be available to SMEs (fewer than 250 employees)

• Level 3 and above delivery in the workplace (outside of Apprenticeships and current entitlement) will no longer be eligible for funding

Minimum Contract Levels

11 January was the deadline for providers subject to MCL for notifying intentions to Account teams

Providers need to confirm their intentions to Account teams by 28 February

All new arrangements need to be registered on ACTOR by 31 March

MLP implications will affect 2011/12 theoretical allocations

16 to 18 discussions re MCL are ongoing – likely Feb before we know any more

Minimum Levels of Performance

Guidance issued December 2010 along with MLP reports on Provider Gateway

Improved picture compared to last year even with increase to benchmark of 3%

Regional moderation panel meeting end January to consider exemptions

Exceptions will be considered at national panel

Q2 Review

• Taking place in February based on P6 data

• Process outlined in guidance issued in September

• Automated process for removal of underperformance

• Growth to be considered –evidence of demand needed

• At Q2 10% tolerance of profile to date

Summary of changes after Q1

Increases Number of Providers

Total Cash Increase

16-18 20 £6,421,07219+ 13 £2,435,95825+ 11 £2,054,711Total £10,911,741

Decreases Number of Providers

Total Cash Decrease

16-18 18 -£1,226,95819+ 7 -£136,70025+ 6 -£37,805Train to Gain 7 -£1,379,531Total -£2,780,994

• Single Adult Skills Budget (excluding OLASS & ESF)

• Methodology set out in Skills Funding Agency Guidance Note 6

• Indicative allocations for Adult Skills issued December 2010

• 16-18 Apprenticeship budgets from DfES due later

Final Allocations to be issued by end March 2011

• Reflect impact of MLP

• Update for mid-year estimates/Quarter 2 changes

• Reflect outcome of discussions for those providers falling below MCL

2011/12 Allocations

Workshops

The Principles of Learner Reps

To aid progression from FL to Apprenticeships and from Level 2 to Level 3

19 January 2011

Titles

Principals of Learner Reps

The Foundation Learning Offer

Background

The Government’s focus on Progression from L2 to L3 Apprenticeships

The importance of Foundation Learning to support young people into Apprenticeships

Questions

What is required to support learners to progress from FL to Apprenticeships and beyond?

How can providers and employers support this progression?

The idea

Raised at the ALPHI Employer Responsive Sub Group

Resurrection of the Learner Reps role Linked to training/support for mentors and

apprentices to understand their role more fully and to support progression from FL to Apprenticeships, L2 to L3 and retention.

What are Learner Reps

Learner Reps are trained to work with their colleagues to provide support in order to identify and plan learning opportunities, find ways to access resources, and overcome any potential barriers to learning.

Learner Reps follow the progress of the learners, ensuring they are supported throughout their learning.

Additionally Learner Reps get the opportunity to identify their own behaviours and discuss how this can have an impact on learning.

What is available to support learners to progress An OCN programme

Mentor/supervisor and ApprenticeTraining using the Insights Colourful model of behaviour.

Learning ObjectivesGetting the most out of an apprentice

For mentors/supervisors: Understanding their role in mentoring apprentices Being more aware of their own behaviour preferences and

the impact these have on others Being more aware of the behaviour preferences of their

apprentices and how to connect with them successfully Explore and agree the expectations of both apprentices

and supervisors Will learn hints and tips about how to manage young

people

Learning ObjectivesGetting the most out of an Apprenticeship

For apprentices: Understand themselves better Being clear about their expectations of their supervisior

and their supervisor’s expectations of them Learn new ways of building successful relationships with

work mates and supervisors Understand how to communicate more effectively Learn how to deal with difficult situations at work

Why is this needed? In order to encourage progression from FL into

Apprenticeships and from L2 to L3 Apprenticeships and beyond, there need to be good progression routes in place and then for there to be excellent support for learners along these routes.

Throughout all learning programmes there needs to be ongoing IAG to support learners to progress.

Feedback from the workshops

Principals of Learner Reps

The Foundation Learning Offer

Any other business.....

Download - ALPHI Network Meeting 19 January 2011. Agenda Welcome, introductions and apologies Minutes and matters arising ALPSE update NAS Apprenticeship update

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