Vocational Progression Routes Programme

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Vocational Progression Routes Programme

• Alana Clough / Lee Tinsley
• Development Officers
• VPR Programme

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• National Initiative
• Funded by HEFCE

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The Aims

• To Provide
• Aspiration
• Inspiration
• Motivation
• Support

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Projects running across Merseyside

• Professor Fluffys Primary Adventure
• Yr 5 Primary Project
• Champions
• Yr 9
• Superstars
• Yr 10, 11
• Transitions
• Yr 11,12,13

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The Vocational ProgressionRoutes Programme

• Supporting young people who are opting for the
  vocational route to HE (Apprentices)
• Jan 2005 present date
• All Colleges / HEIs
• Training Providers
• TUC / Asset Training

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Raising Aspirations

• Government aims for 50 of 18/30 year olds to
  enter HE by 2010
• Currently less than 5 of Apprentices make the
  transition from Apprenticeship to Higher
  Education
• The Vocational Progression Routes Programme want
  to increase this percentage

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How we haveraised Aspirations

• We have produced resources for vocational
  learners in order to ease their transition from
  Level 3 to level 4.
• Motivational Poster
• Study Skills
• The TOOLKIT

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How we haveraised Aspirations

• We have worked with training providers making
  their Apprentices aware of progression routes
  available to them.
• We have worked with Colleges funding them to
  support and encourage progression.
• In 05/06 we worked with over 450 young people
• In 06/07 we have worked with 350 to date
• We also have funding to continue in 07/08

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05/06

• Alder Training
• Birkenhead Sixth Form
• Carmel College
• Riverside nee Halton
• Hugh Baird
• King George V
• Knowsley Community
• Liverpool Community College
• St Helens Chamber
• St Helens College
• Southport College
• Wirral Met College

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Tracking Interventions

• Beneficiaries Identified
• Learner perceptions of HE gathered
• Continuous monitoring and Evaluation
• Measure Distance Travelled

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06/07

• Currently working with all the colleges discussed
  previously on new work packages.
• Launching the Toolkit.
• Hope to secure a bid (Aimhigher Funded) to work
  with the GMLPF and Training Providers across
  Merseyside.
• To produce a DVD aimed at Apprentices who have
  Aimed Higher and succeeded will be used in
  conjunction with a new updated toolkit.

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Vocational Progression Toolkit Progression to
Higher Education from a vocational / work based
learning background
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The Vocational Progression Toolkit

• 4 Sections
• Training Provider Toolkit
• Learner Toolkit
• Employer Guide
• Parents Guide
• Separate Toolkits
• Admission Tutors Toolkit
• Teachers Toolkit - Halton LEA

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Training Providers Toolkit

• Includes
• Why Training Providers should encourage
  progression
• Good Practice recognised by ALI / LSC
• Exit reviews for young people
• Barriers to Progression

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• Activities and Interventions for young people
  to complete which are duplicated in the learner
  toolkit
• Where will I be in 10 years time?
• UCAS Applications, Personal Statements
• Finance
• Higher Level Vocational Qualification explained
  looking at your own progression route

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• The toolkit also includes
• Lifelong learning
• Case Studies of Vocational Learners
• Contacts
• Further Reading
• Jargon Buster

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Learn about the Toolkit

• If you feel you can benefit from the toolkit
• Please book a convenient time and will be glad to
  visit you

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Contact Details

• Website www.ahgtm.ac.uk/holistic
• Tel [phone]
• Email aclough_at_sthelens.ac.uk
• ltinsley_at_sthelens.ac.uk
• Address Aimhigher
• c/o St Helens College
• Brook St
• St Helens
• WA10 1PZ