Energy Skills PartnershipScotland’s Colleges Meeting Industry’s Future

Skills Needs

Jim BrownDirector

Energy Skills Partnership

Background

The Energy Skills Partnership (ESP) is a collaboration of Scotland’s

colleges and industry partners established to increase Scotland’s

capability and capacity to deliver the right skills for the energy,

engineering and construction sectors to meet industry demand.

By working in a cohesive partnership Scotland’s colleges demonstrate

a responsiveness and collective capability to provide the technical skills

required by industry.

Extension to Core Activity

Engineering, Energy and Construction Skills Investment Plans

Manufacturing Action Plan

Energy Strategy

STEM Strategy

Emerging Technologies

Capacity and Capability Building

Innovation in Education

ESP Extended Scope –

How We’re Organised

• Engineering & Manufacturing

• Power

• Oil and Gas

• Automotive

• Transport

Engineering and Energy

• Construction

• Micro Renewables

• Energy Efficiency

• Building Information Modelling

• SMART Metering

Construction and Energy

•Circular Economy

•Hydrogen

•Energy Storage

•Digital

•Innovation in Education

•STEM

Emerging Technologies /

Priorities

Steering Group

Industry

SEMTAEU SkillsNSAPOPITOECITBDNSCICCITBICESMASSummit Skills SECTTSNIPEF

Current Priorities/Activities

Interface with government, government agencies and industry bodies

Influence and support developments across Scotland’s colleges

Identify and develop demand led / work-readiness programmes

Develop qualification pathways from school to college to university

Establish Formal Training Networks

Build Capability and Capacity

Promote the sector as a career of choice

STEM Strategy

Innovation in Education

Play a key role in economic development and job creation

Capacity and Capability

Establishing Formal Networks

Engineering and Energy

Construction and Energy

Wind and Marine

Transmission and

Distribution

SMART Metering Automotive Oil and Gas Zero Waste STEM

Scottish STEM Partnership

Scottish STEM

Partnership

Education Scotland

Scottish Secondary Education Research

Centre

Energy Skills Partnership

Skills Development

Scotland

ESP STEM Posts to Support Colleges Hub Activities

ESP

STEM

Team

School Engagement

(Education Scotland and SSERC)

ESP

Project Officer

ESP Sector Manager

EngineeringESP

Employer Support Manager

ESP College Sector Engagement

Manager

Activity update for 2016/17• Scottish STEM Partnership (ESP, Ed Scot, SSERC, & ESP)

• ESP STEM Network

• Bloodhound Scotland Rocket Car competition – launched Friday 25th Nov

• EngineeringUK – Tomorrow’s Engineers- Big Bang Competition 2017 (Schools STEM Projects)

- Big Bang Scotland – 13 June @ Perth

- Big Bang Near Me (College STEM days)

• Lego Robotic Challenge (Tomorrow’s Engineers) - 3 final events – Feb 16, 17 &20 (D & A, Ayrshire & West Lothian)

• GreenPower Challenge Scottish competition

• Construction Challenge – ICE - “Bridge to Schools”

• Digital – Computing at Schools, Barefoot Mentor, Digital Schools Award Scotland

- Digital CPD day for school teachers at D & A (Date TBC)

• School Staff CPD - delivered at College hubs – SSERC & Inverness discussing pilot

Resources

Curriculum Development

Teaching Resources

Capital Equipment – group purchasing

•Hydraulics•Wind Turbine Trainer•Thermal Imaging Cameras•Equipment donations SPR/SSE

Shared Resources

• Virtual Working at Height

• Virtual Welding

• Air Tightness

• Hydraulic Torqueing Equipment

Innovation in Education

• Virtual Welding - ESP have purchased a portable Virtual Welding Unit as a shared resource for the college network.

• Immersive Hybrid Reality (iHR) - Virtual Working at Heights -ESP have been working with Herriot Watt to develop virtual reality software packages suitable for use in schools and colleges.

• Distance Learning - Developments include HND Electrical Engineering and ISO9001 Quality Management.

• Online Learning – Marine Renewable Energy

• Augmented Reality - In March 2016 a joint European funding bid was submitted with partners from France, Italy, Portugal and Estonia. The project to support the development of innovative and competitive professional approaches in the building sector using Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology has been approved.

• Map App – ESP is currently working on the development of an interactive map of college provision across Scotland searchable by sector, course etc. This is being trialled for the Manufacturing sector in the first instance before being populated with data sets for all of Engineering, Energy, Construction and STEM related activities.

An emerging priority brought about by demand from members:

Engaging with Member Colleges

Visits to date

• North Highland College

• Lews Castle College

• NESCOL

• D&A

• D&G

• Borders

• Orkney

• West Highland College

• Moray College

• Shetland College

• Inverness College

Planned Visits

• Ayrshire College

• Argyll College

Case Studies

• WIND and Marine Training Network

- Wind Turbine Technician Diploma Programme

- Building Capability and Capacity in Wind Turbine Composites

- Wind and Marine Training Network

• MICRO—RENEWABLES

- Angus College Biomass Wood Fuel Transition Course

• WIND AND MARINE

- Orkney College UHI - Proficiency in Safety Craft and Rescue Boats

• HYBRID VEHICLE

- Hybrid Vehicle Level 4 Train-the-Trainer

• ENERGY EFFICIENCY

- Micro-renewables and Renewable Heat

• BLOODHOUND

- Bloodhound Scotland Rocket Car Challenge

• ENERGY EFFICIENCY

- Supporting PAS2030

• SMART Metering

Thank you

email: jim.brown@esp-scotland.ac.uk