Traineeships launched across England in 2013 to help unlock young people’s potential and provide the work preparation training, maths and English and work experience needed to get an apprenticeship or other job.  Since launching more than 10,000 young people have completed a traineeship.  In order to understand the traineeships learner audience in much greater detail and to support the development of a marketing campaign, the Skills Funding Agency undertook an audience insight.  This insight covered;  mapping and audience personas; the learner journey and the development and testing of clear messages for young people about traineeships. 

 

This workshop will share the early findings of the insight and gather your views on the next steps which will be focussed on the role of support agencies in referring young people to the programme.

Facilitated by Ruth Carter, OCR

There has been much discussion in the press and in influential reports from the CBI and other employers about the need for young people to demonstrate ‘soft’ skills that will help them succeed in the workplace. Against a backdrop of qualifications reform that, at least for those in school, sees a return to a more knowledge-driven and examination-led qualification landscape, how can we ensure that young people understand and develop the skills they will need in life and in work?

This workshop will explore:

• the notion of ‘soft’ skills and 
• the extent to which these skills can be developed within a curriculum
• and to what extent they can support the delivery of applied English and maths.

Objectives:

Delegates will

1. Understand the aims of the programme and the focus of its two strands

2. Develop an awareness of how the resources have been developed in the context of the Apprenticeship reforms

3. Understand how the resources are benefiting the Apprenticeship workforce, enabling staff to 

a) secure and develop employer involvement in Apprenticeship delivery

b) improve curriculum design and teaching, learning and assessment

4. Appreciate how they can benefit from the Communities of Practice and other support being offered as part of the second phase of the project

Why Higher Apprenticeships Benefit Employers – Part B

Using Babington’s history and recent progress in delivering Higher Apprenticeships introduce delegates to the way Babington planned sales activity and recruitment of learners into Higher Apprenticeship delivery. Using data demonstrate the effective delivery of Higher Apprenticeships and the impact this has had on industry. Using a slide presentation and an interactive exercise demonstrate how Babington Business college developed and trained staff in preparation of delivering Higher Apprenticeships.

Part B:

Using Vocational, National and General data detail how statistics support the benefits to employers of how Higher Apprenticeship learners are prepared for working life. Also demonstrate within this presentation how Higher Apprenticeship learners are more engaged and motivated. There will also be statistical information on how Universities perform against how Higher Apprenticeship delivery performs. Within this session time will be spent as an  exercise asking all participants to detail the Fore’s and Against  University v Higher Apprenticeships.

And last of all a small amount of slides that detail how an employer can win in these situations, Babington will share their success stories from delivering L4 AAT programmes.

The statement ‘I am enabled and empowered to use technology and online resources to support my learning’ has been added to Ofsted’s Learner View survey.  Ofsted inspectors have been provided with clearer guidance on how to judge and report on the effective use of technology to enhance learning. Are you enhancing your provision with online learning?

In this workshop you will learn about the most effective blended models in wbl provision and look at a number of free learning technology tools to engage learners. You will also be able to take away a worked example of a blended learning plan.

With the Work Programme having less than 12 months of referrals left, DWP are currently designing its successor, loosely tiled "Work Programme Plus". This workshop will provide insight into AELP's recommendations, as well as seeking input from delegates about their preferences. Questions to be covered will include:

• How can skills and WP+ be better integrated?
• Black box or grey?
• Could minimum service requirements add to the programme's effectiveness?
• How can WP+ and apprenticeships integrate to a better level than the current arrangements?
• How will/could devolution and localism affect programme design, contract package areas and the provider market?

AELP are in close contact with DWP regarding future programmes, and the outcomes of this workshop will be fed directly to them.