Pauline Moylan

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Pauline Moylan

• Partnership Manager
• for
• South West of England
• pauline.moylan_at_ssda.org.uk
• 0117 933 0276 / 07769 912702

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Sector Skills Development Agency

• Into its second full year a new company and a
  Non-Departmental Public Body
• Developer, standard-setter, ambassador, champion
  of Sector Skills Councils
• Jointly sponsored by DfES and DTI
• Partner in the Skills for Business network with
  all licensed SSCs and SSCs in development

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Licensed SSCs

• Automotive Skills
• Cogent
• ConstructionSkills
• Energy Utility Skills
• E-Skills UK
• Lantra
• SEMTA
• SkillsActive
• Skillfast UK
• Skills for Justice
• Skills for Logistics
• Skillset
• Summit Skills

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SSCs in development

• AssetSkills
• Financial Services Skills Council
• GoSkills
• Hospitality, Leisure, Travel Tourism
• Improve
• Lifelong Learning
• Proskills (inc Print)
• Skills for Care (inc Early Years)
• Skills for Health
• Skillsmart Retail (Trailblazer)

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Skills for Business network

• Over 75 of UK workforce covered by licensed and
  emerging SSCs
• Positive engagement with sectors not forming SSCs
• 4 Cross-Sector Boards
• Employability
• IT Users
• Management and Leadership
• Golden Threads

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Working in the South West

• Partnership Manager appointed by SSDA
• Most SSCs have a regional presence, or are in
  process of recruiting
• SSC Forum established
• SSCs clustering where needed
• Business Plan in development
• SSCs in FRESA Groups

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The Skills for Business Policy Agenda

• Policy Influence White Paper puts SSCs centre
  stage
• - direct engagement with Government for long
  term structural change
• Delivery Influence Key mechanism is Sector
  Skills Agreements
• - true partnership with public agencies

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Sector Skills Agreements

• Announced in Skills Strategy Jul 03
• 4 Pathfinders start Feb 04
• ConstructionSkills
• E-Skills UK
• SEMTA
• Skillset
• 6 more due to start Summer 04

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What is a Sector Skills Agreement?

• Compact between employers, the SSC, and providers
  to
• Ensure that the skills the sector needs are the
  skills the sector gets
• Development of costed action plan to meet the
  sectors needs underpinned by
• An assessment of current and future skill needs
• A review of current provision in relation to this
  assessment
• Developing sectors priorities for action
• Commitment to collaborative action by employers
  to meet skills needs over the short, medium and
  longer term
• Agreement at national level to the commitment of
  public resources

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What will it Offer Employers?

• Provider network and infrastructure which offers
  the right skills
• Qualifications fit for purpose
• Progression routes that the sector needs
• Flexible delivery models and support services to
  suit employers
• A more collaborative environment within the
  sector
• Closer working with Government agencies

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Who is the Agreement Between?

• Employers, Employees and the SSC
• Setting out the sectors skills requirements and
  what they will contribute
• SSCs (on behalf of their employers) partners and
  Government
• To guarantee support for the proposals contained
  in Sector Skills Agreements
• To ensure required resources are available for
  effective delivery

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Five Key Development Phases
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Development Phases Contd
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Next Steps

• Licensed SSCs to work with SSDA to develop
  Project Plan for Sector Skills Agreement.
• Project Plan to map out key milestones,
  methodology and costings for the five phases.
• Assessment will then be made of readiness for
  June or December Start subject to delivery
  partner capacity.

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