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Greater Merseyside Learning Partnership Network
Meeting 11 January 2005 Kirsty Evans, Director
of Strategy and Finance
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Purpose

• Business Planning Cycle
• National Statement of Priorities
• Regional Statement of Priorities
• LSCGM Statement of Priorities

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New Business Planning Cycle

• Brings together
• Planning, Funding, Review
• Into one single process with the aim of ensuring
  better alignment between priorities and provision
  delivered
• A key component of the Business Planning Cycle is
  the development of Statement of Priorities at
• National (December 2004)
• Regional (December 2004)
• Local level (January 2005)

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National Statementof Priorities

• Building upon LSC Grant Letter from Secretary of
  State
• Sets out LSC assessment of what must be done
• Move towards delivering world class learning and
  skills needed for economy
• Demand limitless but resources finite
• National statement available from
• www.lsc.gov.uk

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National Statementof Priorities (cont.)

• Six priorities
• Demand led learning
• Access to high quality learning opportunities
  14-19
• Transform FE to attract more business investment
• Strengthen the role of the LSC in economic
  development
• Strengthen the capacity of the LSC to work
  effectively at regional level
• Improve the skills of workers delivering public
  services

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Regional Statementof Priorities

• Published December 2004
• Influential in shaping activities and investment
  for NW LSCs, NWDA and JobCentre Plus
• Targeted deployment of time and resources
• Deliver uplift in performance of regional economy
• Regional statement currently available from
• www.nwda.co.uk

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Regional Statementof Priorities (cont.)

• Ten key priorities
• Tackling low skills and basic skills gaps to
  improve employability
• Providing entry routes for job seekers and the
  economically inactive to target employment areas
• Addressing the demographic challenge
• Ensuring the skills and employability needs of
  disadvantaged groups are addressed
• Providing the skills to meet sectoral challenges

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Regional Statementof Priorities (cont.)

• Ten key priorities
• Tackling cross-sectoral leadership and management
  skills
• Developing enterprise skills
• Supporting and ensuring access to key employment
  growth hotspots
• Underpinning priorities
• Providing high quality, responsive support to
  meet the needs of both employers and individuals
• Stimulating the demand for further investment in
  skills

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LSCGM Statementof Priorities

• Published 12 January 2005
• Available in summary and full document format
• Downloadable from
• www.lsc.gov.uk/merseyside/Documents/default.htm

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LSCGM Statementof Priorities (cont.)

• Provides local context and focus to national and
  regional priorities
• 3 key areas
• Preparing the future workforce 14-19
• Developing the current workforce
• Preparing the future workforce Adults

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LSCGM Statementof Priorities (cont.)

• Developing the future workforce 14-19
• Key Priorities 2005/06
• Implementation of StAR 16-19 outcomes
• Expanding vocational opportunities across the
  14-19 phase
• Narrow participation and achievement gap between
  districts and wards
• Improve provider success rates to ensure young
  people achieve
• Increase participation at 17

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LSCGM Statementof Priorities (cont.)

• Developing the current workforce
• Key Priorities 2005/06
• Address sector skills priorities
• Via Sector Skills Agreements
• Expansion of Centre of Vocational Excellence
  network
• Focus on The Mersey Partnerships 10 key sectors
• Emphasis on improving and enriching provision in
  - Health and Social Care, Public Sector including
  Education, Construction, Hospitality and Tourism,
  Retail
• Drive up employer engagement and investment in
  skills development
• Ensure skills are integral to wider business
  development

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LSCGM Statementof Priorities (cont.)

• Developing the future workforce Adults
• Key Priorities 2005/06
• Joint planning with partners to remove barriers
  to employability
• Increasing basic skills delivery leading to
  target qualifications
• Increase first Level 2 participation
• Deliver targeted IAG services
• Plan additional volumes
• Creation of adult pathways back into learning
  (first step)

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Next Steps

• Statement of Priorities helps to inform local
  funding and operational decision-making for
  2005/06 and beyond
• Will provide basis for LSCGM Annual Plan 2005/06
• Although LSC has strategic remit to lead on the
  skills agenda its aims cannot be achieved in
  isolation
• Need for strong sub-regional partnerships to
  drive changes required to increase economic
  prosperity and build a strong foundation of skills