U.K. College the recent history

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U.K. College the recent history

• 1992
• Independent corporations
• Free-standing autonomous institutions
• Formula funded
• Light regulation
• Growth driven
• Own assets
• Employs staff

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U.K. College the recent history

• 2001
• National framework
• Local bureaucracy
• Planned regulated
• Quality driven
• Distinctive missions?

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Post-16 Education and Training Map
Government Department of Education Skills
Learning and Skills Council (47)
Private Trainers
CommunityGroups
Employers
Colleges
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The Colleges

• The majority provider post-16
• The only comprehensive platform for lifelong
  learning
• The core of the nations skills strategy

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The British FE College will typically offer

• Full-time academic programmes (GCSE, A level
• Full-time vocational programmes (GNVQ, BTEC)
• Part-time academic
• Part-time vocational
• continued

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• Higher education (levels 4 5)
• Outreach
• Work-based learning
• Leisure classes
• Weekend programmes

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FE AND THE NEW POLICY AGENDA
FE has a role to play in achieving each of the
governments objectives

• helping people move from welfare to work
• meeting the nations skills needs

• greater ccommunityinvolvement ineducation and
  training

GREATER PROSPERITY
SOCIAL INCLUSION
DEMOCRATIC REGENERATION

• widening participation
• citizenship education

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Income 2000/1 (m) total 23 m
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Integrated Learning and Skills Strategy

• Sector Skills Strategies
• - Occupational map
• - Skill shortages/gaps
• - Workforce profile
• Area-wide sector/vocational reviews of provision

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Learning and Skills BalanceSheet
SUPPY Area-wide Sectoral Occupation Review of
Provision
DEMAND Sector Skills and Workforce Profile
Learning and Skills Balance Sheet
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Manufacturing Priorities

• Mature Apprenticeship up to Level 4
• Coordinated Regional skills strategy through
  Automotive Skills Task Force
• Expanding the pool of new recruits
• Changing attitudes of young people, parents and
  teachers
• Diversity campaign

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Professional and Business Services

• 50,000 additional jobs
• Associate professionals
• HR Planning
• Diversity initiative
• Cores skills especially IT and customer care
• Comprehensive review of provision

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Hospitality, Tourism, Leisure and Retail

• Poor retention/poor image
• Chronic recruitment problems
• Part-time, seasonal, temporary
• 15,000 additional jobs

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Structure Networks of Excellence

• Strong partnership between LSC and LEAs
• 14-19 local partnerships, colleges and training
  providers
• Designated lead vocational specialisms for
  individual colleges within a federal structure
  for FE
• Sector networks of training providers linked to a
  College Centre of Vocational Excellence

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Priorities in Planning and Allocations (1)

• 16-19 Participation
• Raising Level 2 and 3 achievement with young
  people
• Basic Skills/Level 2
• Expansion of Modern Apprenticeship with adults

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Priorities in Planning and Allocations (2)

• Sector priorities
• - engineering
• - construction
• - hospitality, tourism, leisure and retail
• - professional and business services
• - health and care

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In the 21st century there will be no national
products or technologies, no national
corporations, no national industries. There will
no longer be national economies, at least as we
have come to understand that concept. All that
will remain rigid within national borders are the
people who comprise a nation. Each nation's
primary assets will be its citizens skills and
insights
Robert Reich US Secretary of Labour
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The Clever College

• Has smart staff
• Knows its customers
• Networks
• Accepts accountability
• Keeps its nerve
• Identifies strategic choices