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Activity Tourism Forum SkillsActive Information Session Siobhan Weir Peter Thompson Kevyn Burns Ivor Neill 24 March 2009. Agenda. Welcome & Intros (Siobhan) a) SkillsActive… …working to help employers to be more successful SkillsActive Overviews: UK and Outdoors (Peter) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Activity Tourism Forum
SkillsActiveInformation SessionSiobhan Weir Peter ThompsonKevyn Burns Ivor Neill
24 March 2009
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Agenda
• Welcome & Intros (Siobhan)
a) SkillsActive… …working to help employers to be more successful
• SkillsActive Overviews: UK and Outdoors (Peter)
• SkillsActive NI (Siobhan)
b) Outdoors Induction Award (OIA)• Inductions: Your Thoughts and Views (All)
• Induction Award: Background and Basics (Peter)
• Skills Passport and Outdoors Census (Kevyn)
• OIA Northern Ireland Project (Ivor)
• Summary, Questions…. Lunch!
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We are that egg timer…
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Training Providers/HE/FE
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What we do…UK
•UK organisation – one of 25 Sector Skills Councils•Government-licenced agency•Covering: Sport & Recreation, The Outdoors, Health & Fitness, Playwork and the Caravan Parks industry
Key aim: To support employers and sector to be more successful… mainly in the areas of skills/qualifications/training.
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In the Outdoors…
What we do…• Ensure training & qualifications are appropriate & of quality
• Help people find the jobs and training they need
• Help the sector attract and retain the right staff
• Attract/focus funding employers/ees
• Influence Governments and decision makers
• Represent & promote employer and Sector needs
• Support partner sector organisations
• Promote the image of the Sector to the public
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In the Outdoors…
Examples… the Outdoors:
• Represent employer requirements for qualifications
• Develop/manage National Occupational Standards (NOS)
• Accessing of funding for pilot projects
• Develop HE frameworks
• Development of national staff induction programmes
• Central role in supporting qualifications development
• Support reg/national development bodies Outdoors/Sport
• Articulate industry/employer needs to government (SSA)
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Understanding the Outdoors
Outdoor Education
Outdoor Recreation/Adventure Tourism
Development Training
Expeditions & Expeditions
SportsDevelopment
Adventure Therapy
A rich and diverse entity…
• Consistent growth in all outdoors sub-sectors… many positives to link with…• Still issues of fragmentation and negativity• Challenges: demographics/HR, professionalising, capability
agenda at all levels… part of a bigger picture…
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What does the Outdoor Sector & Workforce look like in NI?
• Demand for outdoors activities has increased in NI. There are approximately 90 providers plus an array of voluntary and youth organisations offering outdoor activities. (Outdoor businesses increased by 70% in 4 yrs?).
“Infrastructure unable to cope with new demand”
• Sport and Recreation contributes £121m to GVA output of the sector in Northern Ireland (63%). Health & Fitness + The Outdoors contribute an additional £15m (8%).
• Steady growth in sector meant that roles were constantly evolving and changing, More highly skilled full & part time employees are needed to cater for varied activities.
“Increase in freelance instructors”
• Higher academic qualifications are often not valued or financially rewarded“I received as much pay increase for my degree as I did for a 4 day archery course”“Too much of a focus on sport-related courses in FE – only 1 college in NI offers an outdoor-related course”
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NI Skills issues
• There is a shortage of suitably skilled (qualified?) instructors and NGB coaches in Northern Ireland.
• Restricted choice in terms of cost and access to courses often results in employers sending employees to the mainland for training or having to re-train sport-sector graduates.
• Higher academic qualifications are often not financially rewarded.
• Cost and scheduling of training remain an issue for employers.
• There is a need for more flexible learning. In particular, employers would favour more work based learning courses.
• Need to re-vamp Apprenticeship schemes and encourage more work-based learning.
• FE sector needs to engage with employers and NGBs – ‘broker skills solutions’.
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What are we doing NOW to address workforce issues?• Develop and promote induction Outdoor Sector standards
for new industry entrants to link with emerging professional development awards.
• Promote and support the delivery of affordable, accessible and appropriate training such as the Apprenticeship Scheme.
• Through the Activity Tourism Forum, support local employers by providing opportunities for identifying and addressing skills needs.
• Provide tools and resources to make Workforce Development Planning easier and useful for employers.
• Support FE sector through establishment of Learning Hubs etc.
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Brief look at Apprenticeships…
3 x Technical Certificates(sample list)
NVQ L2 & L3 Essential Skills
NGB Awards from:•BCU•RYA•MLTE•BOF•BCA•GNAS
Also:•First Aid•ILM 1st Line Management•RPIOL
Essential Units:Activity sessions, facilitation, team working, environmental awareness, H&S, organising people & resources
Optional Units:Programme design, travel, disability, adventure, leadership and conservation.
Working in the Outdoors:Certificate in industry and organisational awareness
Literacy and Numeracy:To GCSE level
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Funding Eligibility Basics
• Powerful/effective progression from Outdoor Induction Award – overlap…
• No restrictions on age group• Not for graduates or post Level 4• Need to be in paid employment 14+
hours• Most of training funded via FE College
funding stream• Funding for Essential Skills training
included• Majority of training should take place in
the work place• Financial incentive for employers• www.apprenticshipsni.info
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Induction…
Some questions…• In the outdoors, what is “induction”?
• How long does it last?
• What should be the key features of an induction?
• Who benefits from excellent induction?
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Outdoors Induction Award
Key features 1• Induction Standards part of respected British Activity Holiday
Association (BAHA) inspection process for all members
• Further developed by SkillsActive, IOL and BAHA
• Fully complementary to other quals such as NGB awards – no conflict
• Award will be on new qualification framework - QCF… benefits!
• Accredited by QCA and operated by major national UK Awarding Body
• Approx 1,000 staff per year have gone through the award, going up to 1,500 per year in the last 3 years for all staff in outdoor organisations/centres
• Proved invaluable to employers, employees and the consistent quality of activity centre provision
• Invaluable in difficult situations
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Outdoors Induction Award
Key features 2• Unitised in bite-sized ‘chunks’ of learning – core and role-
related options
• Systematic consistent approach…
- Insurers??? Quality systems??? External stakeholders???
• An assessed induction process, externally checked
• On-going records of staff training and development
• Consistent standard across the sector, without being prescriptive
• Basis for ongoing…
- monitoring, support, development & management (good practice!)
• Delivered and assessed in the workplace
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Outdoors Induction Award
Key features 3• Mapped to relevant NOS and Skills for Life
• Linked to Common Core
• Opportunity to benchmark, externally validate and certificate in-house induction
• Provides reward/motivation for staff at an early stage
• Signal a further quality approach and commitment to staff development
• Foundation for future staff development and career progression
• Potential for public funding…
• Pilot funding in England with LSC…
• Pilot in Northern Ireland…
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Outdoors Induction Award
Different levels of ‘usage’ across industry/sector:1. Benchmark ‘in-house’ programmes/processes (non
BAHA)… shadow Award… possible endorsement?
2. Use standards as ‘in-house’ induction programme: possible endorsement and/or as part of BAHA scheme
3. Deliver as formal accredited National Award – costs and benefits…
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NI Project
Activities and progress to date…
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www.skillsactive.comNI Project Consultants:• Nicky Armstrong [email protected] Mob 07843120582• Ivor Neill [email protected] Mob 07929781236
SkillsActive NI Manager• Siobhan Weir [email protected]
(office 028 437 27667) SkillsActive UK Outdoors• Peter Thompson [email protected]• Kevyn Burns [email protected]
(both at Sheffield Office – 0114 292 2391)
Thank You!