Apprenticeship Presentation by Marinos Paphitis

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Apprenticeships Future Directions and
Opportunities for Providers 30th November
2007 Presented by Marinos Paphitis Director of
Area Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Welcome
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Purpose of the Event

• Raise greater awareness
• Priority being attached to Apprenticeships
• Role of Programme-led Apprenticeships

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What we will cover

• The Apprenticeship Family
• Performance
• Targets and Commissioning
• The Benefits of Programme-led Apprenticeships
• Tendering and Procurement
• Questions and answers

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The Apprenticeship Family
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Leitch and Apprenticeships

• An ambition to deliver Englands share of 500,000
  people a year in Apprenticeships the UK by 2020
• A commitment to ensure that all
  suitably-qualified young people will have access
  to an Apprenticeship through the creation of a
  new entitlement.
• A new entitlement to free training for those aged
  19-25, in order to help more people achieve their
  first full level 3 qualification. For many in
  this group, an Advanced Apprenticeship will be
  the most appropriate programme.

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The Apprenticeship Family

• Young Apprenticeships
• Programme-led Apprenticeships
• Pre-Apprenticeship
• Apprenticeships
• Advanced Apprenticeships
• Adult Apprenticeships

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Qualifications map
Advanced Apprentice Framework
Advanced Diplomas
A AS Level
L3
L2
Higher Diplomas
Apprentice Framework
GCSE
L1
Foundation
Skill training for a specific occupation
General education in a vocational context
General education
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Young Apprenticeship

• Two-year programme for 14-16 year olds
• Predominantly leading to Level 2 qualification
• Sector Skills Council support required
• Involves extended work experience (50 days over 2
  years)
• 1,000 young people currently on programme
• 5th cohort starting September 2008
• High levels of post-16 retention leading to
  shortened Apprenticeship programme

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Programme-led Apprenticeship

• Principles
• Based on content of Apprenticeship Framework
• Technical Certificate
• Key Skills
• Should not compromise Level 2 achievement
• Progress into employment

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Routes to a Framework 1 Employed
Tech Cert, Key Skills and NVQ L3
Tech Cert, Key Skills and NVQ L2
College
Production of evidence of competency
Workplace
Employer recruitment
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Routes to a Framework 2 Programme-Led
Leaves training with success in knowledge-based
qualifications
Tech Cert, Key Skills
College
NVQ obtained by evidence gathering and in-work
assessment of competency
Workplace
Employer recruitment
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Pre-Apprenticeship Pathways

• Seven colleges and one work-based learning
  provider currently involved in a project in the
  region
• They are piloting the new pre-apprenticeship
  pathway of the Foundation Learning Tier (FLT)
• This pathway helps learners to progress to and be
  ready to undertake an apprenticeship

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Pre-Apprenticeship Pathways

• The pathway will be made up of approved
  vocational qualifications below Level 2,
  accredited personal and social development, and
  basic/functional skills
• It is essentially a tailor-made individual
  learning plan, which allows qualifications at
  different levels to be chosen to suit the
  individual

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ApprenticeshipsSome South West figures from
2006/07

• No. of providers of delivering Apprenticeships
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• Participation (Average in Learning)
• 16-18 8,646
• 19 3,956
• Achievement (Framework Completions)
• 16-18 4,299
• 19 2,370
• Largest growth Sector since 2004/05
• Construction, Planning Built Environment 19

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Apprenticeships and Sectors
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Advanced Apprenticeships 2006/07

• No. of providers of delivering Advanced
  Apprenticeships in the SW 91
• Participation (Average in Learning)
• 16-18 4,122
• 19 3,543
• Achievement (Framework Completions)
• 16-18 1,292
• 19 1,350
• Largest growth Sector since 2004/05
• Engineering and Manufacturing Tech. 11

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Adv. Apprenticeships Sectors
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Adult Apprenticeship

• Launched 01/08/07 for those aged 25years
• Priority learner groups employees, a-typical,
  under-represented
• 1425 starts by 31/03/08. Growth for 2008-09
• 30 providers
• Coverage across the SW region and sector
  priorities
• Funding 19 Work Based Learning

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Adult Apprenticeship

• Challenges for 2007/08 and beyond
• Deliver 1425 starts by 31/03/2008
• Harness the potential of existing employer
  engagement
• e.g. Train to Gain, Diplomas, ESF projects,
  Local Employment Partnerships progression
• Engage new employers

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Apprenticeship Performance
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PerformanceParticipation Trends
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Performance Success
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Targets and Commissioning Presented by
Catherine Christie Regional Director of Learning,
Planning Performance
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PSA Targets

• New Public Service Agreement targets have been
  agreed for the CSR period 2008/09 to 2010/11
• For Young People, by 2011
• 82 Level 2 Achievement at 19
• 54 Level 3 Achievement at 19
• 86 Participation at 17
• For working age Adults, by 2011
• 79 with at least Level 2
• 56 with at least Level 3, and
• 130,000 apprentices to complete the full
  apprenticeship framework in 2010/11

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Commissioning (1)

• The Statement of Priorities sets out the
  commissioning required to meet these targets in
  2010/11 Young People

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Commissioning (2)

• Statement of Priorities (continued)
• Adults

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Commissioning Profile in the South West
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Minimum Levels ofPerformance

• MLPs for 2008/09 have been set in our Statement
  of Priorities

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Minimum Levels ofPerformance

• 2005/06 Minimum levels of performance in
• Work-based learning

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Programme-led Apprenticeships
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Programme-led Apprenticeships

• If correctly delivered
• to the right young people,
• leading into employment
• Meets the needs of.
• Young People
• Employers
• Colleges / Providers

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Programme-led Variants

• College led
• FE funding used
• College recruits, designs and deliver whole
  programme
• Work Based Learning Provider led
• WBL funding used
• WBL provider recruits purchases training
• Partnership Approach
• WBL Provider and College plan programme together
• Either FE or WBL funding chosen as appropriate
• Joint delivery College provides training, WBL
  provider provides tracking, mentoring and
  employer engagement expertise and connections.

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Encouraging Partnership

• Programme Led Element
• Underpinning Skills
• Preparing for Employment
• Employer Engagement
• During Programme led phase
• Supported Progression
• Continued Support in Employment
• Employer Led Element
• Employed Status
• Workplace Delivery of NVQ

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Benefits of Programme-Led
Benefits of Programme-Led
Risks of Programme-Led
Definite start date offer Flexible entry and
exit routes Intensive block of learning
Achievement rates Control of recruitment to
apprenticeship Delivery partnership essential
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Developing Your Response

• Partnership - who delivers what?
• Realistic Progression Rates
• Which Sector?
• What qualifications?
• Increasing Employability - Adding Value
• Innovation
• How will you need to refocus the structure of
  your business?
• How will you identify and work with employers?

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The Invitation to Tender (ITT) and
Bravo Presented by Shona Hutton Regional
Contracts Director
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This session

• Scope of the invitations
• Process / eligibility
• Timescales
• Dos and Donts

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Volumes and Budget

• Aim of the ITT is to make a significant impact in
  the SW delivery of Apprenticeships
• Budget and volumes will be flexible in terms of
• Programme led and Employer led bids
• Geographic coverage within SW
• Occupational sector
• Target is a minimum of 4,000 new apprentices by
  End July 2008
• Budget available to cover delivery costs
  6,000,000

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Process and timescales
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Process / Eligibility

• All providers that have been approved at Pre
• Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) 1 or 2 to
  deliver
• Apprenticeship will be eligible to receive this
  
• invitation. (Approved pre August 2007)
• Providers will be invited to tender via an
  e-mail
• from Bravo
• One tender will cover both Apprenticeships
• Employer and Programme led

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Process / Eligibility

• Please down load and read the Read me First
• document
• You will be able to download
• the specification,
• the questionnaire,
• General Terms and Conditions of contract.
• After completing the Questionnaire, you will
  need to
• upload it back to Bravo, before publishing your
  
• response.
• This is the only document you should upload.

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Process / Eligibility

• The Questionnaire will contain the questions
  that you
• need to answer as well as free text boxes for
  your
• answers.
• These boxes are limited in size and will accept
  a
• maximum number of characters e.g. 2,500
• Please do NOT alter the questionnaire we may
  not be
• able to score your bid.
• There will also be profile table asking you to
  indicate
• your delivery pattern in each of the 4 areas
  within the
• region.

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Timescale for the ITT

• Invitations Issued Today, 30th Nov 2007
• Deadline for returns 12.00 (noon) 24 Dec 2007
  
• Bids Assessed January 2008
• Contract clarification carried out by Area
  teams
• Contracts live from February 2008

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Dos and Donts
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Do

• Read the Read me first document FIRST
• Start early
• Save regularly
• Publish your response well before closing date
• Use the message facility on Bravo for all
  queries
• Check that the ITT is complete before submitting
• If you need guidance try the supplier help
  guide
• on the e-tendering portal

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Do not

• Alter the documentation
• Try to upload documents other than the
• questionnaire
• Leave it until the last minute to submit
• Leave your submission with no activity, your
• session will time out after 15 minutes if you
  do.

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QA Session
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