Teresa Duggan

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• Teresa Duggan
• Curriculum Manager
• Leeds Thomas Danby
• Hospitality Vocational Training Academy

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• Agenda
• Leeds Thomas Danby
• The College Strategy
• Business Partnerships with Food Industry
• Statistics
• Driving Forces and Rationale
• Methods to Deliver Priorities
• Funding
• Yorkshire Forward Workforce Development Strategy
  2005 2009
• Key Outcomes
• Links with Other Projects
• Sustainability

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• Leeds Thomas Danby
• A Vibrant, Exciting, Vocational College Close to
  the Centre of Leeds
• Partnerships with Local, Regional and National
  Employers Employer Engagement and Product
  Development
• Over 23,000 enrolments on Full and Part Time
  Courses
• Students from a Diverse Range of Ethnic and
  Social Groups
• Two Operating Directorates

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• Our Mission
• Developing skills for learning, life and
  work..

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• The College Strategy
• Agenda for Change
• Agenda for Skills
• Priorities for Success
• Regional Development Agency Priorities

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• Focus on
• 16-18 year olds
• Level 2 Attainment and Progression
• Employer Engagement
• Skills for Life

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• Accreditation

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• Catering and Hospitality
• Range of courses from Entry Level to Level 4
• State of the Art teaching facilities including
• International Kitchen
• Farthings Restaurant
• 6 Training Kitchens
• 4 Bakeries and Chocolate Suite

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• Business Partnerships with Food Industry
• Nationally acclaimed college for Catering and
  Hospitality provision - COVE status
• Extensive links with national strategy groups
  including Sector Skills Councils
• Extensive links with industry
• Workforce development training
• Product development

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• Statistics
• International Food Sector Current Growth 32
• Yorkshire and Humber has the Largest
  Concentration of Food Manufacturing in the UK at
  26 of Total UK Output
• Indian Market (47.1 percentage share)/Chinese
  Market (30 percentage share) (Keynote Ethnic
  Foods 2003)

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• Driving Forces and Rationale
• Respond to International Food Sector Priorities
• Respond to Sector Skills Council People First
  and Improve
• Address Skills Shortages
• Improve the Image of the Sector
• Provide Career Development Opportunities
• Develop Standard Delivery Model to be Rolled Out
  Across the Region

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• Methods to Deliver Priorities
• 24/7
• Work-based
• Train Trainers
• Vocational Specialisms
• Translations of material
• ESOL

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• Methods to Deliver Priorities
• Skills for Life
• Distance and blended learning
• Research and Development
• New Product Development
• Short Specialist Programmes

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• Funding
• Learning and Skills Council

Colleges and Training Providers
Brokerages

• Regional Development Agency
• Industry and the Individual
• Alternative Income Streams

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• Supporting Yorkshire Forward
• Workforce Development Strategy 2005 2009
• Raise Demand for Workforce Development Across the
  International Food Sector
• Ensure Providers Work Together to Offer
  Responsive and Flexible Solutions to Meet
  Business Development and Training Needs

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• Supporting Yorkshire Forward
• Workforce Development Strategy 2005 2009
• Contribute to the Development of a Better Skilled
  Labour Market
• Work With Industry To Enhance Training,
  Employment and Business Development Opportunities
  Through New Learning Programmes and Materials

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• Range and Scope of Provision
• To Target All Occupations Across the
  International Food Sector Ranging From Micro
  Businesses to Large Scale Manufacturing Units
• To Collaborate With All Colleges and Providers

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• Key Outcomes
• Training Needs Analysis in Specific Sectors
• Develop a Network of Participating Employers From
  Manufacturing, Restaurant and Retail Businesses
• Develop Learning Modules Which Embrace All
  Vocational And Skills for Life Needs of Industry
• Apply Quality Standards for Training, Delivery
  and Learning Materials

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• Key Outcomes
• Qualify Industry Trainers to National Standards
  Aiding Career Development and Progression
• Validate all Learning Modules Within the National
  Awarding Body Framework
• Develop a State of the Art International Kitchen
• Create Research and Development Support to
  Enhance Sustainable Business Growth

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• Key Outcomes
• Develop a Training Culture and Process on
  Employers Premises
• Create Career Progression Opportunities
• Develop Salary Incentives Through Introduction of
  NVQ and VRQ Industry Specific Qualifications

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• Links with Other Projects
• International Kitchen
• Junior Chefs Academy
• Focus on Food
• Turning the Table

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• International Kitchen
• Cost 600K
• Regional Development Agency - 120K
• Learning and Skills Council/Leeds Thomas Danby -
  480K
• To support
• New Business Start Ups
• Research and Development
• Industry Specific Training
• ARAMARK Culinary University

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12 Companies Used the International Kitchen for
Research and Development
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Supported 7 Business Start Ups
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10 Companies Used the International Kitchen for
Training
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700 Students Completed International
Qualifications in Indian, Oriental and
Mediterranean Cookery
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5 Major Manufacturers Have Used the International
Kitchen to Demonstrate Products to Supermarket
Buyers
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Over 1500 Students Have Been Trained in the
International Kitchen Over the Last Three Years
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We Have Delivered Over 3000 Level 2 and Level 3
Qualifications in Industry Over the Last Three
Years
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On the International Food Skills Academy
Programme 2150 People Achieved Qualifications
Over the Three Year Period
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• Other Initiatives
• Healthy Nutrition Agenda
• Underpinning Technology
• Team Food
• Graduate Programme
• National Skills Academies

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• Sustainability
• A Bank of Industry Devised Learning Modules
• Registration of Modules to the National
  Qualification Framework
• Work-based Trainers Qualified to Maintain
  Continuous Up-skilling of the Workforce
• Reduced Staff Turnover
• Improved Profitability, Productivity and
  Sustainable Growth and Development

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