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CCETs
Looking to the
Future
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Welcome, Introduction and Key Objectives
Enid Rowlands Chairman, National Council - ELWa
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CCETs
Looking to the
Future
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Roger Hughes Powys CCET Chair
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CCETs - What Next?
Apologies A Personal View
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New Ideas
NOW
Schools

Vision
ELWa
Conflict
College
HE
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Learner
Barriers
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Learning Infrastructure
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Future
MAP for Powys
KEY Learning Centres
Learning Routes
Learner Demand
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CCETs - What Next?
We all need much greater clarity about our role
/ responsibilities / accountabilities and support
mechanisms. so the workshops should be most
useful!
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CCETs - What Next?
I believe that CCETs need even more
independence and that greater resources are
essential if we are to move our agenda forward
quickly. There probably needs to be a shift of
power from ELWa to the CCETs if we are to avoid
overlaps.
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CCETs - What Next?
There is a huge need for a well thought out
planning framework where we each have an
understanding of our partners aims, and a
genuine opportunity to influence them CCETs are
absolutely the NATURAL PLACE for this discussion
and process.
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Achievements to date for Powys CCET

• Positive outlook and contributions from key
  partners
• Genuine recognition that things need to change
  and that we are the only team that can deliver
• A very strong desire to get past the talking
  stage and actually deliver learner benefit
  collaboratively
• Enhanced understanding of each others
  organisations

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Achievements to date for Powys CCET

• Partnership Plan
• 5 projects with learner benefit outcomes
• Engaging thoroughly with our communities and
  communicating significantly with the voluntary
  sector
• Powys CCET is the first CCET to develop a
  Learning Forum in association with ELWa and NIACE

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CCETs
Looking to the
Future
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Jeffrey Robinson Blaenau Gwent CCET Chair
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Blaenau Gwent CCET

• The Beginning
• ETAC / ETAG / ETAP
• CCETs. How many? Where?
• What was their role?

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Blaenau Gwent CCET

• Development
• To deliver tangible benefits across Wales that
  providers working separately cannot deliver
• Inclusive partnerships to address
• needs of the learner
• needs of the local economy community
• Clear links to other strategic plans (LEAs /
  NWA / Europe)

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Blaenau Gwent CCET

• Interim Partnership Plans
• Increased partnership in learning
• Address the skills gap
• Value for money
• Work across CCET boundaries with other CCETs
  where appropriate
• Encourage business investment

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Blaenau Gwent CCET

• Blaenau Gwent (1)
• Quickening pace of change
• Numerous surveys to identify problems
• GCSE A-C passes - staying on at 16
• HE progression
• Numbers in employment
• Depopulation
• Entrepreneurial activity

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Blaenau Gwent CCET

• Blaenau Gwent (2)
• Action
• Shared intelligence
• Conclusion Education
• Recommendations New Campus
• Learning Network

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Blaenau Gwent CCET

• Present Position
• Increased CCET activity
• Strengthening partnerships
• Movement away from focus on narrow institutional
  interests

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Blaenau Gwent CCET

• Goal for CCETs
• To be able to speak with one voice in order to
  focus on DELIVERY

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CCETs
Looking to the
Future
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Overview of Operational Plan and
CCETs Proposed Role
Robin Beckmann Regional Director, ELWa Mid Wales
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Introduction

• Feedback on guidance
• Mid Wales lead on CCETs and regional committees
• Who do you contact?

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Introduction
A. I am here to represent the best interests
of my employer. B. I am here to represent my
sector of the learning infrastructure. C. I am
here as a corporate member furthering the
directions and activities of the CCET even if
it be at the expense of my employer or sector.
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Strategic Planning and Decision Making
National Council ELWa
Regional Committees
CCETs
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Planning and Business Cycle 2002 - 2003
CCET Conference CCET influence guidance
APR 02
MAR 03
Contract / Fund Provision
MAY
Submit Operational Plan 03-04 to Assembly
FEB
Consultations CCETs receive final guidance
JUN
Assembly publishes budget and objectives
JAN
Submit Corporate Plan 03-06 to Assembly
JUL
DEC
CCETs make their Annual Recommendations
NOV
AUG
OCT
SEP
Regional Statements of Need and Priorities
drafted (following consultation with CCETs)
New National planning and quality assurance
frameworks launched
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The Planning Framework
Community Plans
CCETs
Youth Partnerships
EU Local Plans
Regional Partnerships
Regional Statements of Needs and Priorities
National Assessment of Learning Needs
Corporate Plan
National Assembly Objectives and Priorities
National Operational Plan
South East Regional Plan
North Wales Regional Plan
Mid Wales Regional Plan
South West Regional Plan
Institutional Plans/Funding Provision
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CCET Role and Support

• Role
• Explained in guidance
• Key tasks
• Address core funding
• Produce influential plans
• Support
• Nature of the relationship
• People
• Information
• Financial support

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Financial Support

• Learning Challenge Fund
• Identifying ways in which National Council monies
  could be used to lever more investment by
  employers, especially in higher level skills
• Inviting communities to identify new approaches
  to informal learning
• Working with employees and Trade Unions on
  workforce development

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Financial Support

• Learning Challenge Fund
• New approaches to empowering individuals and
  driving up demand
• Partnerships between schools, colleges,
  work-based providers and the Voluntary Sector to
  widen curriculum choices for young people aged
  14-19 and to develop Welsh medium and community
  provision

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Financial Support

• Learning Challenge Fund
• e-learning
• Increasing ICT skills and
• Other themes arising from consultations with
  CCETs
• June agreed themes and project criteria to be
  published.

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Purpose of the Day

• Discuss the draft guidance and the issues
  arising from it
• Overall feedback
• Workshops on specific topics
• Issues Boards

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Workshop 1

• Aim
• To differentiate between the role, objectives,
  accountability and authority of CCETs, from those
  of the National Councils Regional Offices,
  Regional Committees and Providers.

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Workshop 2

• Aims
• To generate ideas and capture good practice on
  how CCETs might increase their capacity to
  perform the developing role expected of them.
• To identify what support the National Council
  should provide to CCETs.

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Workshop 3

• Aim
• To generate ideas and recommendations regarding
  the proposed CCET Annual Recommendations
  template and guidance notes on best practice
  approaches to stakeholder engagement and
  consultation.

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Workshop 4

• Aim
• To recommend best practice approaches that deal
  positively with potential contentious
  representation issues relating to CCET membership.

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Workshops AM
SESSION 1 - Role, objectives, accountability and
authority of CCETs International
Pavillion Upper Floor International
Pavillion Lower Floor Lantra Building Room
A Lantra Building Room B SESSION 2 - Capacity
of CCETs and support mechanisms Dining Hall
1 SESSION 3 - CCET Plans Main Hall SESSION 4 -
Representation on CCETs YFC Room
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Workshops
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Workshops PM
SESSION 1 - Role, objectives, accountability and
authority of CCETs International
Pavillion Upper Floor International
Pavillion Lower Floor SESSION 2 - Capacity of
CCETs and support mechanisms Lantra
Building Room A Lantra Building Room B YFC
Room SESSION 3 - CCET Plans Dining Hall
1 Dining Hall 2 SESSION 4 - Representation on
CCETs Main Hall
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Workshops
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CCETs
Looking to the
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Jane Davidson Minister for Education and
Lifelong Learning
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Feedback from Workshops
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Workshop 1 Roles, accountability, etc.

• Statutory position clarified
• Independent chair
• Greater clarity and guidance on roles
• Financial lubrication
• Clear inter-communication strategies / mechanisms
• CCET work vis a vis the day job
• Understand learner needs
• Continuity of attendees (organisation or the
  person)

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Workshop 2 Capacity of CCETs and Support
Mechanisms

• Capacity
• Need longer term planning (3 years?)
• Effective use of sub-groups
• Financial / human support for CCETs
• Clear definition of role to avoid duplication
• Mechanisms established for influencing funding
• Strategy to engage businesses

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Workshop 2 Capacity of CCETs and Support
Mechanisms

• Support
• Coherent funding strategy
• More precise guidance
• Not lose sight of learner needs
• Co-ordination resourced
• Regional / cross border issues addressed

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Workshop 3 CCET Plans

• Greater clarity on planning process
• Structure is vital
• Resources needed
• Plan or recommendations (low
  status)
• Need lead time
• Feedback on rejections

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Workshop 4 Representation of CCETs

• Independent chair (for new appointments only)
  chosen by a set process, who takes responsibility
  for delivering learner benefits by
• set core membership which is representative of
  the local learning needs
• equality and equity, in terms of representatives
  ability to act for the CCET
• setting a mechanism for ensuring balanced
  representation of providers
• To be supported by independent (paid) resource(s)
  in these processes

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Summing Up and Next Steps
Steve Martin Chief Executive, ELWa
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Thank you for attending