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DIGITAL SKILLS

Michael Heanue Principal Policy Officer

• Devolution

• Area Reviews

• Skills Capital

• Digital

• National College for Digital Skills - Ada

LONDON PRI O RI T I E S

STEP S TO DEVO LUTI O NMarch 2014: LEP Growth Deal New levers and inf luence over sk i l ls to “ improve publ ic serv ice prov is ion, dr ive new growth and secure bet ter outcomes for London”

March 2015: Budget“Government is devolv ing fur ther powers to the Mayor of London inc luding sk i l ls . ”

July 2015: Productivity Plan “The government wants s trong local areas and employers to take a leading role in establ ishing a post-16 sk i l ls system that is responsive to local economic pr ior i t ies. ”

Sept 2015: London Govt. Devolution Proposition “The Mayor, London’s boroughs and LEP are ambit ious about reforming London’s post-16 sk i l ls and educat ion system.”

May 2016: Ongoing negotiations with governmentJuly 2016: Devolution deal to be signed

OUTLI NE DEV OLUTI O N DEAL

Devolution of the Adult Education Budget (AEB) c. £400m• 16/17: Agree delivery agreements with providers• 17/18: Begin to influence al locations • 18/19: Full devolution of the AEB

Subject to a series of readiness conditions• Legislative changes to transfer statutory powers to GLA• Agreed arrangements for:

o sharing f inancial r isk and managing fa i lure of 16+ providerso learner protect ion and minimum standardso funding and provider management

• Completion of the Area Review

SKI LLS DEV OLUTI ON SCOP E

IN SCOPE

• Adult Education Budget: o Adult Skills Budgeto Community Learning o Discretionary Learning Support

OUT OF SCOPE

• Apprenticeship levy• Advanced Learning Loans• 16-18 funding

UNDER DISCUSSION:

• 16-18 funding (influence)• Apprenticeship levy (influence)• Adult Careers Service

A R E A R E V I E W: C O N T E X T

•Declining financial health of colleges since 2010.

•Challenges ahead including devolution and funding reforms (e.g. apprenticeship levy, more learning loans).

•Growing demand for higher level technical and professional education and training, and greater specialisation, to meet economic need

A R E A R E V I E W: P R O G R A M M E

• National programme of c. 40 area reviews completed by March 2017 with full implementation by 2020

• Designed “to establish the appropriate set of institutions.. to offer high quality provision based on the current and future needs of learners and employers within the local area”.

• Focussed on FE and Sixth Form Colleges

• Moving towards “fewer, larger, more resilient and efficient colleges”

LONDON REV I EW: STRUCTURE

London Area Review

West sub-regional review

Central sub-regional review

South sub-

regional review

East sub-regional review

Wave 2 of national process Wave 3 of national process

Adult Community Learning Review

LONDON REV I EW: GEO GRAPHY

West7 General FE Colleges 2 Sixth Form Colleges

South5 General FE Colleges 2 Sixth Form Colleges

Central10 General FE Colleges 4 Sixth Form Colleges 3 Specialist Designated Institutions

East8 General FE Colleges 4 Sixth Form Colleges

LONDON REV IE W: T I MEFRAME

Supporting further education

Better schools for London’s children

Training Londoners for London’s success

MAY ORAL PRI ORI T I E S

• Round 1 Prospectus launched in August 2014, Round 2 Prospectus launched in November 2014.

• Total confirmed funds of £120m, £65m of which confirmed in March 2016, further £38m over 2017-2021

• Growth Deal 3 - pending

CAPI TAL RO UNDS

• Renewal, rationalisation and modernisation of the FE estate  

• Creation of space which is versatile, fit for purpose, transformational and tolerant to change  

• Meeting ambitions of Mayor ’s Smart London Plan or which support LEP priority areas

• Focus on progression to the highest levels of vocational study

• Demonstrating collaboration with schools, other education providers and employers

CAPI TAL P RI ORI T I ES

11 projects with full approval, two remain subject to approval. Total grant £44m, total project cost £133m.

ROUND 1

Provider Skill area focus FE capital grant (£000s)

Westminster Kingsway College Construction 700Barnet and Southgate College Medical science, construction and hairdressing 6,088West Thames College Logistics, construction apprenticeships 912City of Westminster College Pre-employment training and apprenticeships 3,667Uxbridge College Digital skills 196Bromley College Hospitality, food and enterprise 850College of North West London Digital skills 6,500South Thames College Construction 472Richmond upon Thames College Digital media, IT, retail, finance, hospitality,

creative, health and wellbeing18,871

Harrow College (health) Community care and health 1,820Harrow College (digital) Digital communications 100

9 projects. Total grant £65m, total project cost £125m .

Round 2

Provider Skill focus area FE capital grant (£000s)

Fashion Retail Academy Digital and fashion retail 544 Waltham Forest College STEM 3,510 Richmond upon Thames College

STEM 11,710

Hackney Community College

STEM, digital apprentice training facility

1,144

Ealing Hammersmith and West London College

Hospitality and catering 660

Lambeth College Construction, STEM, English and maths

22,255

Havering College Infrastructure and construction engineering

5,446

Big Creative Training (Walthamstow)

Creative hub, training and enterprise units

1,800

National College for Digital Skills

Digital 18,222

ADA, NAT I ONAL CO LLEGE FOR D I G I TAL SKI LLS

MAYOR’S DIGITAL TALENT

PIPELINE

Every part of the UK economy and our lives has been digitised – from how we shop and entertain ourselves to the way we travel to work and manage our health.

29.12.15, UK Government, “UK Digital Strategy – the next frontier in our digital revolution”: https:/ /www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-digital-strategy-the-next-frontier- in-our-digital-revolut ion

http://www.techmap.london/

L O N D O N D I G I TA L P I C T U R E

Computing curriculum still new to schools

Technology not utilised effectively across education sector

Numbers getting qualifications via FE in tech-specific and tech-related fields is higher than school A-levels, but still low

Lacking strong, industry-designed vocational pathways

Low female engagement with STEM subjects

E D U C AT I O N P I C T U R E

D E S T I N AT I O N S A F T E R K E Y S TA G E 4 – 2 0 1 2 / 1 3• The major i ty of London’s KS4 leavers go on to school s ix th forms

• A smal ler proport ion than nat ional go on to do apprent iceships

£5million Growth Deal funding - London Enterprise Panel

Additional £2million European Social Fund

Disadvantaged young people and young women 15-25 years old

Working with industry, skills providers & schools, women in tech organisations, youth & community groups

THE P ROG RAMME

Advanced digital skills across digital/creative/technology sector

More young women– currently only 17% of workforce

Support for Apprenticeship Levy usage

Industry and education/skills sector working together

Clear routes to employment through vocational routes

Technical, soft and entrepreneurial skills & work experience for young Londoners learning at levels 3 and 4

P R I O R I T I E S

• Software Developer / Engineer• Data Analytics (Big Data) • Cyber Security • Internet of Things • Digital Marketing • Video Games / VFX• Web Developers• Financial Services Technology (FinTech)• Film and TV production• Mobile and e-commerce• User / Customer experience

AREAS O F G RO WTH

PARTNERS

A N D M A N Y M O R E

Digital Labs review FE curriculum and provide support to setup new courses and Apprenticeships

Funding available for FE colleges, private providers and Universities to deliver in collaboration with industry

£2million Kit Fund to support tech requirements

Teacher CPD package launched to upskill teaching workforce & increase careers awareness

Marketing campaign to inspire and engage young Londoners

S T RU C T U R E

Inspire young Londoners, particularly women into digital

Innovate skills provision in collaboration with industry

Establish new courses and Apprenticeships

Create a Digital Talent pipeline into jobs

Convening partners to create… 2,000 young Londoners receiving careers support and accessing new learning opportunities (levels 3 and 4 and higher)

1,000 young Londoners into digital/tech/creative jobs

D E S I R E D O U TC O M E S

The Mayor has commissioned a Computing curriculum guide for senior leaders in London schools http://www.computingguide.org/ to help embed the new computing curr iculum and prepare young learners effectively for the future workplace. This has been developed by the Education Foundation and the video games trade body UKIE.

C O M P U T I N G C U R R I C U L U M G U I D E

The Mayor’s Digital Careers Roadshow is taking place in 2016 - five large events across London to inspire and engage young people. See http://www.techmixmag.com/dcs for more info

DI GI TAL CAREE RS ROADSHO W

The Mayor wants to help businesses engage with schools and so we are launching a new interactive portal: London Ambitions. To sign-up and see more of the portal please go to londonambitionsportal.london.gov.uk

LONDON AMBI T IO NS P ORTAL

THANK YO U

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Critical issues sessions: room information

»Session one: Leveraging change through digital capability› Room info: Chaucer

»Session two: How you can enhance your efficiency and effectiveness for teaching and learning› Room info: Eliot

»Session three: Implementing analytics› Room info: Bronte

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