Employer Responsiveness Skills

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Julie Nicholas Sector Skills Development
Manager LSC South East Region
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Employer Responsiveness SkillsDevelopment
Levels 2 3

• AIM Re-skilling or Up-skilling of adult workers
  to improve labour market mobility reduce skill
  gaps
• MAIN FOCUS Priority learners within SMEs in key
  regional sectors including -
• Childrens Services Sport Active Leisure
• Hospitality, L T Information Technology
• Built Environment Engineering Manuf
• Health Social Care Land-based
• Retail (Assessors Verifiers)

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Employer Responsiveness Skills Development
Levels 2 3

• CONTRACTS 16 Skills Providers 1 for Basic
  Skills inc ESOL for Work provided by CfBT.
• OUTPUTS 3790 full Level 2, 60 x L2 units/part
  awards 1180 x L2 Coaching Certificates. 757
  Level 3 other sector qualifications inc VRQs
  1605 x L3 units/part awards or Coaching
  Certificates.
• ADDED VALUE Targeted marketing recruitment,
  Information, advice guidance innovative
  sector-specific delivery employer sign up to
  Skills Pledge.

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ER Specification Queries Answered

• ESF designed to complement mainstream progs
  second full Level 2, other Level 3/VRQ units -
  continuing despite Train to Gain/SME
  flexibilities.
• Full qualifications should be on the LAD and
  units/part awards accredited on NDAQ to encourage
  progression.
• A minimum of 2 units to be delivered for
  unit/part awards at Level 2 3 except assessors
  verifiers.
• Breakdown of full qualifications compared to
  VRQs/units cannot be changed in contracts as
  agreed from open competitive tendering LSC
  contribution to ESF Co-financing plan PSA
  target.

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Workshop Discussion

• In groups discuss-
• How can you best promote the current ESF offer?
• What targeted approaches can you use to attract
  suitable learners and employers?
• How will you ensure high achievement rates of
  qualification and unit outputs?
• What could the LSC do to support these activities?