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Title: QUAVETS
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QUAVETS
- The Norton Radstock College
- Perspective
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Who are we?
- Introduction to the College
- Small college of further education in a
rural area offering mainly vocational training
at lower levels - 500 full time 16-18yr olds and 2,500 adult
enrolments - 120 partners in 22 different countries built
up mainly through European projects
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Whats our connection with QUAVETS?
- Our commitment to vocational education and
training both college based and in the
workplace - Our desire to meet needs of young people in our
area - Our recognition of the constant scope to improve
and learn from others - The relevance of some of our provision
- Centre of Vocational Excellence for Care
- Launched basic construction courses in 2007
- Developing expertise in rural tourism
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What groups have we chosen?
- Our choice of groups to focus on reflects the
characteristics of the local community - People living in rural or disadvantaged areas
- Young adults (15-25 age range) at risk of social
marginalisation - Other economically or socially disadvantaged
groups
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Whats our interest in the project?
- Involvement with partners in a well-managed
project - Identifying similarities between occupational
standards and expectations - Involvement of teaching staff in the project and
mobilities
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What are our expectations?
- That this will be a successful project
- That without clear objectives it could become too
broad - Achievement of the goals may not be
straightforward - New partnerships and friendships will be built up
- It will be hard getting the work done
- It will involve fun
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What can we contribute?
- Ideas
- Reflections on what will work
- Experience of running vocational programmes
- Experience of work-based learning
- Experience of managing questionnaires
- Humour!
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Whats the UK School system like?
Primary School (up to 11 years)
Secondary School (up to 18 years)
Further Education College (14 16 years )
Training Provider (16 years )
Employer (16 years )
University (18 years )
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Whats school based training like?
- SCHOOL Based
- Schools traditionally offer A levels (Level
3) - - some offer vocational qualifications
- Colleges traditionally offer vocational
qualifications (Levels 1 to 4) alongside A
levels - - many offer apprenticeship programmes in
partnership with employers - - some offer degree level qualifications,
including vocational foundation degrees - New vocational 14-19 Diplomas (Levels 1 to 3) are
being offered in partnerships between schools
and colleges
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Whats work based training like?
- WORK Based
- Apprenticeships (Level 2) and Advanced
Apprenticeships (Level 3) can be offered by
employers, often in partnership with a college - The content of the apprenticeship frameworks is
determined by Sector Skills Councils, but will
include an appropriate National Vocational
Qualification (NVQ) - Most college apprentices are employed
- NVQ Assessors can be company based or visit from
the college
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What policies and standards for VET are there?
- National qualifications
- Awarding Bodies (including employers now)
- Sector-specific bodies to design NVQs etc.
- New Diplomas to be in partnerships
- Quality of provision checked through inspection
etc. - Funding removed for poor-quality provision
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