Vocational Opportunities in a Further Education College

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Vocational Opportunities in a Further Education
College

• David Harding
• Director of Advanced Technology
• Barnsley College

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Working with Schools

• Primary Schools
• Increased Flexibility
• Specialist Provision

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Primary Schools -Operation Innovation

• Year Six target group
• Construction
• College school based
• Mix of practical skills underpinning knowledge
• Work with LEA, Fire Service, Disability Agencies
  Buildings
• Build design a house

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Increased Flexibility

• Year Ten Year Eleven target group
• Programme 3 hours per week over two years
• Qualification that counts towards school targets
• Progression opportunities to post-16
• Majority of vocational areas

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Specialist Provision

• Year 10 Year 11 target group (disaffected)
• Hours vary
• Year 10 year 11 target group
• Young Apprenticeship
• New for 2005/2006

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The 16 18 Cohort

• Traditional Further Education
• Apprenticeship frameworks
• E2E

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Traditional Further Education

• Entry Level to Level Three in vocational area
  (courses last one or two years)
• Vocational qualifications with additional related
  qualifications
• Entry level vocational taster

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Apprenticeship Frameworks

• Through College or in partnership with other
  providers
• Apprenticeships
• Advanced Apprenticeships

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Entry to Employment (E2E)

• Targets disengaged
• Mix of vocational training, work experience and
  employment skills
• Partnership work with the army

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Beyond 18

• Higher National Certificates
• Degrees
• Foundation Degrees

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Primary Schools Increased Flexibility Specialist
Provision
College/School
Up to 16
Further Education Apprenticeships E2E
College/Workplace
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Higher Nationals Degrees Foundation Degrees
College/University
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