regional learning partnership

Regional Learning

PartnershipRegional Strategic Planning ~ Local Delivery

Regional Strategic Planning,

Local Delivery

Regional Strategic Planning ~ Local Delivery

RLP Partners• Local Government• Higher Education• Further Education• Third Sector• Private Sector / Work Based Training• Across 6 County Areas


Partnership Ambitions• Provide package of support for the learner and better progression routes• Promote equality of access and quality standards• Improve linkages with employers / regeneration partnerships / sector skills council and the ability to share market intelligence


Partnership Ambitions• Enable the RLP to develop a holistic plan focusing on specific sectors within the region• Greatly enhanced planning, leading to shared services and delivery giving better value for money• Increased responsiveness to regional needs• Allow training providers to specialise in what they do best


What does the RLP do?Regional Strategic Planning, Local Delivery

3 Key Pillars• Partnership, Brokerage & Development• Regional Learning & Skills Observatory• Regional E-Portal


Pillar 1Partnership Brokerage & Development• The partnership’s collective response to the region’s skills

challenges• Regional Approach to the development and delivery of ACL• HE / FE Regional Strategy• Engagement with Sector Skills Councils• Regional Apprenticeship Mapping• Regional Economic Regeneration Strategies• Convergence Funded Projects



Apprenticeships ReportCurrent picture of Apprenticeships in the region

• Historical data• Current provision• Projection data

Pillar 2Regional Learning & Skills Observatory• Continues to be a central interactive online information system providing data and intelligence to support evidence based policy and improved decision making in the areas of regeneration and education

• Focus on learning and skills, employment and economic development

• Aspiration to evolve from a repository of data to an intelligence unit• providing analysis and interpretation of data• populated with additional data sets and intelligence


Data Sources


• Adding local data into existing national sets

• Local, Regional and National data sources e.g.– Census– ONS– NOMIS– StatsWales– Welsh Government

• Uploaded to RLSO on release• Additional data sources eg

– Forecasting Data - Cambridge Econometrics

– Education Data– BRES– Census 2011

At a Glance Fact Sheets


‘At a Glance’ fact sheets providing the latest core indicators focusing on learning, skills and the labour market for the region and by county

‘At a Glance’ fact sheets for each sector are also

planned

LMI Reports


Pillar 3Regional E-Portal•Pilot in Swansea (Swansea Regeneration Area)•One Stop Shop for skills, employment and education matters•Future rollout regionally


…Transforming training, skills and employmentInform Swansea contains information on where an individual can find courses, jobs, apprenticeships and volunteering opportunities. Inform Swansea allows an individual to find all the advice they need in one location as opposed to searching though many different websites or via a generic internet search.

The request training feature allows for direct interaction between Advisers and Training Providers which ensures that the right training is delivered in the right place at the right time.

www.informswansea.co.uk

http://www.informswansea.co.uk/

http://www.swansea.gov.uk/

http://wales.gov.uk/

http://wefo.wales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/

http://www.rlpsww.org.uk/

Moving forward• Funding secured to December 2015 via the Welsh

Government’s Regional Collaboration Fund• Continue to deliver the 3 pillars• Facilitate the development of a Regional Delivery Plan for

Employment and Skills for South West and Central Wales• The Plan will be developed to implement Strategic Aim 2 of

the SWW Economic Regeneration Strategy and also align to priorities in the Ceredigion and Powys strategies


Welsh Government Employment and Skills Delivery 2014 – 2020

Integrated portfolio of projects responding to identified and evidenced

needRegional Strategic Planning ~ Local Delivery

DfES Footprint Consultation Document• July 2013 – DfES circulated a discussion document outlining the WG’s

strategic approach to the delivery of employment and skills support for both individuals and businesses which will provide a basis for future utilisation of European Structural Funds

• 3 key drivers behind developments (i.e. more simplified model of delivery; articulation of ‘footprint delivery’; need for a more integrated referral service for businesses and individuals)

• 3 Tier Approach – National, Regional and Local

• Document outlines a suggestion of the anticipated delivery arrangements and associated activities across the three tiers

• Views and input on the Footprint document are soughtRegional Strategic Planning ~ Local Delivery

ProvisionNational Tier – WG DfES For example

ApprenticeshipsJobs Growth Wales

Regional Tier - RLP Provision commissioned that complements national schemes but that responds to specific regional economic conditions and prioritiesBased on evidence of regional skills and employment needs

Local Tier Niche and gap filling provision targeted at a very local level e.g. specific programmes for the hardest to help and most disadvantaged


Regional Delivery Plan for Employment & Skills


Employment & Skills South West Wales Pilot

Steering GroupCo-ordinated and facilitated by DfESRemit: Gather evidence to support

business case

Employment & Skills South West Wales Pilot

Operational GroupCo-ordinated and facilitated by RLP

Remit: Research of existing ESF projects

Welsh Government (DfES)

Structure of Regional Delivery Plan Development

Regional Delivery Plan for Employment & Skills

South West & Central Wales

Task & Finish Group

Co-ordinated and facilitated by RLP

Remit: Facilitate the development of the Regional

Development Plan

Swansea Bay City Region

Economic Regeneration Strategy

Powys Regeneration Strategy

Ceredigion Economic

Regeneration Strategy

The plan will aim to address the following issues:• Baseline assessment of the region• Identification of gaps in provision• Proposed activities to address the above• Consideration of sectors• All levels of provision• Partnership control and oversight of activity

in the regionRegional Strategic Planning ~ Local Delivery


Aug – Oct 2013• Data & Intelligence Gathering• Commissioning of Employer Voice Primary Research• Labour Market & Skills profile of the Region completed• September – WG Footprint document update

Nov – Dec 2013

• Interpretation and Evaluation of Data and Intelligence• Gap analysis• November consultation event to present outcomes from evidence

base and communicate process for consultation to gather intervention ideas

• Consideration and alignment to political, social, economic strategies (national, regional and local)

• WG Footprint document – Final version to be published. Review & align prior to consultation

• WEFO Economic Prioritisation Framework – review & align

Jan – Mar 2014 • Priorities Identified• Consultation period• Initial outcomes / findings from Operational Group

April 2014 • Interventions identified• Plan finalised• Action Plan

Policy Considerations

a. National – WEFO’s Economic Prioritisation Framework & DfES’ “National Footprint Document”

b. Regional –Swansea Bay City Region

c. Powys and Ceredigion Regeneration Strategies


Practical Considerations• Strategic priorities of the respective regional economic

regeneration strategies

• Strategic local priorities around skills and employment

• Wider stakeholder representation and engagement Partner ‘buy in’

• Role of other networks and sectors


PresentersElid Morris

[email protected]

Bridget [email protected]

Nick [email protected] Strategic Planning ~ Local Delivery


Do the contents of the document align with current sectoral thinking / developments?

Is there anything specific to the region’s needs that should be factored in / included at this stage?

How can we ensure that the Delivery Plan is developed with the full engagement and influence of key stakeholders, especially

considering the diversity and geographical spread of this network?

How will the wider stakeholders practically engage in the process?

Discussion

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