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UK Sector Skills Councils
Stephan JohnHead of Vocational Policy
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People 1st
• The Sector Skills Council for the Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism industries - ensuring that the skills employers need are the skills they get.
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Influencing Education & Skills
SSCEmployers Government & Education
SSCs…”working skilfully and deftly at the interface between government & education on the one hand as well as industry & the workforce on the other.”
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Why Sector Skills Councils?
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Our remit from UK Government
• To reduce skills gaps & shortages
• Improve productivity
• Increase opportunities to boost skills & productivity
• Improve learning supply
What are Sector Skills Councils?
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Ensuring skills meet industry demands
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Who does People1st represent?
Pubs, bars, nightclubs
Hospitality services
Gambling
Hotels
Visitor attractions
Tourism services
Youth hostels
Restaurants
Travel services
Holiday parks
Membership clubs
Contract food service providers
Events and conferences
Self-catering accommodation
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• People1st’s Aim
• The right number of people with the right skills and qualifications at the right time.
• Thereby improving the profitability, retention and appeal of this dynamic sector.
• People1st’s vision
• The Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism Sector delivering world class productivity through its skilled people.
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What we offer
Research
National occupational standards
Qualification Strategy
Qualifications Approval
Career pathways
Qualifications directory
Courses directory
Training directory
Quality marking
Benchmarking
Skills satisfaction surveys
Message boards
Case studies
Newsletters
Development Promotion
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UK Commission for Employment and Skills
• achieve increased employment retention and progression, skills and productivity
• drive and shape the skills and employment system to meet the needs of employers and individuals
• express its advice and recommendations to the governments in the UK
• fund and manage the performance of the Sector Skills Councils,
• advising Ministers on their re-licensing.
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The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils - TASSC
• Acts as the collective voice of the Sector Skills Councils
• Promotes understanding of the role of SSCs
• Co-ordinates policy positions and strategic work on skills
• Helps build the performance capability of the Sector Skills Councils
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Infrastructural Action
Government Ministries
Employers and Employer Bodies
Institutions (Hospitality)
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Licensing Sector Skills Councils
Inputs Outputs Results and Impacts
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A Well Run SSC
The SSC is employer led, has the confidence and support of employers in its sector, and is a strategically and operationally effective organisation
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SSC Core Products and
Services
The SSC provides a clear, credible and coherent voice for employers on the skills and qualification needs of the sector backed by high quality LMI, standards and qualification development
SSC Results and Impacts
The SSC has set ambitious and realistic targets in relation to skills priorities of the sector which are used to measure the direct results and shared impacts of SSC products, services and solutions
SSC Sector Specific
Solutions
The SSC can demonstrate a compelling employer offer which addresses sector skill priorities, including cross sector skills, with defined routes to market
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The Relicensing Assessment Framework
Inputs Outputs Results and ImpactsInputs Outputs Results and ImpactsInputs Outputs Results and Impacts
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A Well Run SSC
The SSC is employer led, has the confidence and support of employers in its sector, and is a strategically and operationally effective organisation
A Well Run SSC
The SSC is employer led, has the confidence and support of employers in its sector, and is a strategically and operationally effective organisation
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SSC Core Products and
Services
The SSC provides a clear, credible and coherent voice for employers on the skills and qualification needs of the sector backed by high quality LMI, standards and qualification development
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SSC Core Products and
Services
The SSC provides a clear, credible and coherent voice for employers on the skills and qualification needs of the sector backed by high quality LMI, standards and qualification development
SSC Results and Impacts
The SSC has set ambitious and realistic targets in relation to skills priorities of the sector which are used to measure the direct results and shared impacts of SSC products, services and solutions
SSC Results and Impacts
The SSC has set ambitious and realistic targets in relation to skills priorities of the sector which are used to measure the direct results and shared impacts of SSC products, services and solutions
SSC Sector Specific
Solutions
The SSC can demonstrate a compelling employer offer which addresses sector skill priorities, including cross sector skills, with defined routes to market
SSC Sector Specific
Solutions
The SSC can demonstrate a compelling employer offer which addresses sector skill priorities, including cross sector skills, with defined routes to market
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The Relicensing Assessment Framework
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The skills development cycle
Job Roles
Skills
Apprenticeships
Training Providers
Qualifications
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People1st and Employers
Employer Panels
• Help oversee specific Research and Policy work
• Ensure that National Occupational Standards reflect the competencies of job roles undertaken in the functional area
• Ensure that robust apprenticeship frameworks are developed
• Oversee the roll out of the apprenticeship strategy to help increase the effectiveness of apprenticeship delivery
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UK Skills Development Team
• government,
• agencies and
• employers of all sizes
• share best practice and innovation
• skills and productivity
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Sector Skills Agreement
• Agreements between employers, Government, education and learning providers & other players
• Major survey – needs and priorities
• Review current provision and gaps
Leading to…
Partner agreements
Funding evidence & recommendations
Collaborative training development
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National Skills Academy Key Features
• Led and supported by employers
• Focus on chefs, customer service, leadership & mgt
• Excellent training, quality assured to the highest levels
• Hot house for new programmes and qualifications
• Unrivalled innovation - cutting edge solutions
• Reputation for excellence nationwide
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ACADEMY EXECUTIVE
Supported by employers
Led By Employers through a National Board
Delivery via New and
Innovative Facilities
Delivery via The Apex of
Learning Providers
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The Diploma Characteristics
• Progression:
– into employment, apprenticeship or FE/HE
• Credible content
– Consultation with HE and employers
– Sector research
• Needs of learners, employers and FE/HE
• A realistic educational programme based on applied learning
– Prepares learners for the next step
14-19yrs Diploma
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Key components of Diplomas
• Principal learning (the core for every learner)
• Specialist/additional learning (choices)
• Functional skills of Maths, English and ICT
• Personal, learning and thinking skills – very important for the industry
• Project work
• Work experience – a minimum of 10 days
14-19yrs Diploma
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Presentations to schools - To provide role models in terms of career ambitions Offer Work Experience - To highlight our working conditions Offer Job Shadow visits - To show teachers first hand the opportunities in our industry
Visits to hotel premises - To highlight range of jobs and environments Employment Opportunities - Including Career pathways
Employer Advisory Boards - Shape training and future graduates/employees Assignment Presentations - Show the human face of our industry
14-19yrs Diploma Why Employers need to support it?Why Employers need to support it?
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National Occupational Standards (NOS)
• National Occupational Standards (NOS) describe what an individual needs to do, know, and understand in order to carry out a particular job or function.
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How can National Occupational Standards be
used?
They are used to:
• form the basis of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and other vocational qualifications.
• provide managers with a tool for a wide variety of workforce management and quality control
• offer a framework for training and development
• Improving quality of goods and services
• Increasing productivity
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What is an apprenticeship?
• Apprenticeships are programmes of learning that include defined competence, knowledge and transferable development for work, in work. Therefore the primary demand should come from employers.
People1st recommends that all apprentices should be ‘employed’ in order to complete.
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People1st Challenges
• Government policy
• Insufficient support from Agencies
• Employer Engagement
• Developing standards and qualifications for all employers
• Pay and conditions in the industry
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• QUESTIONS?
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People1st
• THANK YOU