Philip Jones C'E'O' National Skills Academy Process Industries

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Philip JonesC.E.O. National Skills Academy
Process Industries
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PROCESS INDUSTRIES
Supported by

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National Skills Academies

• Excellence in Skills Training
• The National Skills Academy network is a unique
  structure of employer-led centres of excellence
  for skills training.
• They provide a means for hands-on involvement by
  employers in the design and delivery of learning
• Ten active academies
• Three in planning stage
• LSC envisages up to twenty may eventually be
  started

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The Academy Launch London 24th Jan 2008
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THE ACADEMY FUNCTIONS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• The Academys key functions are
• Deliverer
• Enabler
• Translator
• Facilitator
• Knowledge Bank
• Advocate

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The Gold Standard

• The Gold Standard is an aspirational standard to
  raise the competitiveness of UK companies
• The Gold Standard defines the modular training
  programmes to world class standards for each job
  role
• It takes key job roles and sets the standard for
  training and qualifications to achieve world
  class performance

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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Skills Needs Assessments
• Skills Broker Training
• Accreditation of Prior Learning Pilot - ASET

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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• Foundation Degrees
• Academy Skills Events and Conference
• A passport registry system

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Skills database
Click on a users name to view their details
including their training record information.
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WORKING WITH NSAPI FOR TRAINING PROVIDERS

• NSAPI provides a route to market
• NSAPI stimulates the market
• NSAPI accreditation provides a marketing
  advantage
• NSAPI enhances access to funding (capital and
  revenue)
• NSAPI encourages innovation in training provision

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ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
SPOKE NORTH EAST
SPOKE YORKS HUMBER
SPOKE MIDLANDS
HUB NORTHEAST
SPOKE NORTH WEST
SPOKE SOUTHEAST EAST
SPOKE SOUTHWEST WALES
SPOKE SCOTLAND NI
YEAR 1 YEAR 1 YEAR 2
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REGIONAL STRUCTURE - SPOKES

• Each spoke will have
• An Academy spoke manager who will be based in the
  region
• An employer led Skills Board with a regional
  business plan
• A specialist quality assured learning provider
  network

North West SPOKE
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NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY PROCESS INDUSTRIES
Philip Jones Chief Executive
Liz Rooney Skills Development Manager
Ian Mains Business Development Manager
Neil Smith Network Development Manager
Beverley Robinson Hub Manager
Roger Langford NW Regional Skills Manager
Kevin Thrower NE Regional Skills Manager
Iain Taylor YH Regional Skills Manager
Asim Khalid NE Financial Controller
Neil Wilkinson Mids Regional Skills Manager
Vacancy E/SE Regional Skills Manager
Vacancy SW/Wales Regional Skills Manager
Demi Ewart NE Finance Assistant
Vacancy Scotland/NI Regional Skills Manager
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FUNDING

• Industry, RDAs and LSC have come together to seed
  fund the Academy
• The need for continued financial support from
  the employer base is critical to the success of
  the Academy as this sends a clear message that
  NSAPI is working on behalf of employers on the
  things that matter to them
• The Academy must achieve financial sustainability
  through its own activities by year 4 of operation

1.5m Industry Funding
4.5m RDA/LSC Funding Capital Programme
82m Leveraged LSC Funding 40,000 Learners by
2012
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The Perception
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THE VISION - 2012

• A sustainable business model
• Employer led with engagement from SMEs and global
  players
• Fully engaged with cluster groups
• Facilitated the delivery of high quality, high
  class training provision
• Built a network of existing new training
  providers
• Accredited existing high quality in-house
  training
• The gold standard is fully accepted in the UK and
  becoming the World class training standard for
  the industry