NWDA's Role in Transition

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NORTH WEST PROVIDER NETWORK CONFERENCE Monday 24
November 2008

• NWDA's Role in Transition
• Dr Lis Smith
• Director of Skills Policy
• Northwest Regional Development Agency

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Government Policy Reform

• Leitch Review of World Class Skills
• Sub National Review
• Innovation Nation
• Enterprise Strategy
• A new University Challenge
• The race to the top The Sainsbury Review
• Higher Education at Work High Skills High
  Value
• Raising Expectations enabling the system to
  deliver

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Leitch Review - Challenges

• Change in UK economy - 75 service sector,
  public sector 20 employment
• Global economy - emerging economies of India and
  China impact of technology
• Economic integration and increased global
  migration
• Demography
• Competition, innovation and productivity skills
  levels
• Social mobility and inclusion

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Current Economic Climate

• Immediate support for business
• Shared intelligence
• Short term and long term needs
• Affect on labour market

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Policy Context - Sub National Review

• Single integrated regional strategy
• Economic, Planning, Transport, Housing
• Changing Role for RDAs
• Strategic functions IRS/TSB/Integrated Brokerage
• New European Programme
• Wider Spending Review and Central Government
  Reorganisation and Reform
• Consistent with Devolving Decision Making
• Enabling not prescriptive
• Clarify roles and responsibilities
• Priority setting and delivery at optimum spatial
  levels
• Improve delivery and efficiency
• Visibly strengthen Local Government role
• Enabling places to reach their potential

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The Race to The Top Sainsbury Review

• Competition from emerging economies
• Break the cycle of company strategies which are
  based on low-cost
• Move to high-value goods, services and industries
  which are knowledge intensive
• Pivotal education and training of future
  workforce, particularly engineers and scientists
• Investment in RD and Knowledge Transfer
  activities

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• Innovation Nation
• Demanding Innovation
• Supporting Business Innovation
• Innovative Research Base
• International innovation
• Innovative People
• 20 new HE centres, a pilot FE Specialisation and
  Innovation Fund, an Innovative Industries
  National Skills Academy, and promoting take-up of
  STEM.
• Innovation in Public Services
• Innovative Places

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• Enterprise Culture
• Enterprise Knowledge and Skills
• Enterprise Education
• National Enterprise Academy
• Adult Advancement and Careers Service
• Mentoring
• Integrated Brokerage through Business Link
• Business Support Simplification
• Programme
• Access to Finance
• Innovation
• University Enterprise Networks
• Regulation

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• A new University Challenge
• Unlocking the potential of towns and people
• widening participation and unlocking talent
• Driving economic regeneration
• creating a highly skilled workforce, with
  relevant skills for the local business community
• job creation
• stimulating entrepreneurship and
• engaging with business to solve problems and
  boost innovation and competitiveness
• Ability to deliver

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• Higher Education at Work
• More employable graduates
• Raising the skills and capacity for innovation
  and enterprise of those already in the workforce

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• RAISING EXPECTATIONS
• Transfer of 7 billion to local authorities to
  help colleges and sixth forms deliver the reforms
  needed to raise the education and training
  leaving age to 18.
• Direct 4 billion a year to provide training and
  skills for adults, transforming the system to be
  responsive and demand-led.
• Full menu of choices - both the new Diplomas and
  Apprenticeships alongside GCSEs and A levels

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Post 19

• Integrated Brokerage
• The Skills Funding Agency (SFA),
• National Apprenticeship Service, the Adult
  Advanced Careers Service, Train To Gain
• Regional Skills Partnerships
• Employment and Skills

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Pre 19

• The Young Peoples Learning Agency (YPLA)
• Local Authorities to deliver a flexible
  educational offer to all young people up to age
  19
• Regional Planning Forum
• National Apprenticeship Service

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Focus on NWDA

• Labour markets supply and demand
• Size of workforce
• Higher level skills
• Leadership and Management
• Releasing Potential