from crazy paving to navigating leitch land gill scott – gmsa john sanders – aimhigher greater...
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From Crazy Paving to Navigating Leitch Land
Gill Scott – GMSA
John Sanders – Aimhigher Greater Manchester
Adele Edgar – GMSA
Roger Clark – JISC Projects Director
No One Way – IAG & Learner Support
Questions1. How can LLN’s add value to existing and
developing IAG services in the context of Leitch?
2. How can LLNs help support more learners through increasingly complex higher education opportunities?
3. Providing clear coherent information on part time higher education that makes sense – how?
LLN Project Outcomes• Develop & design with Aimhigher clear progression
maps
• Provide a“One Stop Shop”hub – to provider access to IAG for learners, advisors and employers
• Provide information for employers including brokerage services
• Staff development & ongoing updates
• PDP & systems to support life long learners
GMSA Learners?
Vocational Learners – Level 3 programmes progressing into and through appropriate H E– Btec National– Apprentices– 14-19 Diplomas
Those in the workplace – potential to progress into appropriate higher education ?
Changing Landscape
• IAG Review – Full review of adult guidance service – uncertainty
• Leitch – 40% of those in work need higher level skills – focus on adults
• Employer led (& funded) provision
• 14-19 Diplomas & 14-19 prospectus
• HLSP – train to gain in HE pilot
IAG Advisory Group
• Aimhigher
• Learndirect
• Connexions
• Next Step
• TUC Unionlearn
• JobCentre+
•HE Advisors – admissions & careers•FE Advisors•LSC•Vocational tutors?•SSCs ?
Working in Partnership Adding Value……
• Coherent current information on part time flexible Higher Education that makes sense to learners, advisors, employers
• Clear pathways for progression from vocational programmes
• Supporting learners into and through increasingly complex and flexible higher education
• Local, sub regional/regional information beyond the national perspective
Uni4Me Clearing
Universities and colleges will help with your enquiry and may even offer you a place(subject to confirmation of grades)
Input your grades to search Degree level courses across Greater Manchester
to Higher Education
Pathways
CLICK HERE
GMSA Portal - supported by -paper based materials & staff development
Employers
Advisors
Learners
Tutors
ModCAT
Focus on employers & employees
Flexible work based learning to build to bigger awards
HE Pathways
Focus on learners level 3 vocational courses
Progression
Vocational Course Catalogue
For all looking for part time flexible higher education
The Way Forward…….2007-8
Special Projects
Progression
Special Projects
ModCAT
Aimhigher GM / GMSA14-19 Progression to HE Forum
• 10 GM Boroughs • 6 HEIs• FE in HE representative• Connexions representative• Aimhigher GM• GMSA• LSC
• This document is designed to map the range of broad progression opportunities into higher education potentially available from the first five Level 3 Diplomas which will start to be delivered across Greater Manchester from September 2008.
• The opportunities in HE described are those offered by the following universities: University of Bolton, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Manchester, University of Salford. Those students able to travel beyond Greater Manchester will find other options available.
14-19 Level 3 Diplomas Commencing 2008
14-19 Level 3 Diplomas Key Features - Overview
At least 10 days work experience Roughly comparable
with 3 A levels
1080 guided learning
hours
Principal Learning
Sector relevant knowledge, understanding
& skills
Endorsed by industry
Generic learning
Functional skills: Maths, English, ICT
Personal learning & thinking skills
Project
Additional/Specialised Learning
Including GCSEs & A Levels
Level 4 Courses for the most able
Level 3 Diploma Progression Opportunities in Higher Education
Combined/Joint Degrees
Study Abroad Sandwich Degree
Part time and distance
learning options
Full time Degree
Level 3 Diploma
Diplomas are expected to attract high achievers and therefore they will be equipped to access the most
challenging programmes
Level 3 Diploma Progression Opportunities in Higher Education
Courses using generic skills
Courses closely related to principal or additional/ specialised learning elements of the Diploma
Courses related to interests developed
as part of the extended project
element of the Diploma
Other unrelated courses with no specific entry requirements
Level 3
Diploma
Creative and Media Diploma – Sample Progression Opportunities at Greater Manchester Universities
Photography
GraphicDesign
GamesDesign
Visual Arts
DigitalMedia
Textiles
Film &Media
Design
CreativeTechnologies
Animation
Digital Technologies
Level 3 Creative and Media
Diploma
Creative and Media Diploma - SampleProgression Opportunities at Salford University
Advertising Design
GraphicDesign
GamesDesign
Visual Arts
Digital3D Design
Textiles
Media
Fashion
Interior Design
Animation
Design
Level 3 Creative and Media
Diploma
Creative and Media Diploma - Sample Progression Opportunities at Stockport College
Textile for Fashion&
Interiors
PhotographyMedia
Production
Graphic Design
Design &
Visual Arts
Level 3 Creative and Media
Diploma
SOLVSSupporting Ongoing Learning
in Vocational Settings
Adele Edgar
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Not another web site please!
• Because there are too many places to look at already
• My home/college/business operates in several regions
• We need coherent approaches that allow unlimited customisation – like ordnance survey
• Other portals or websites can embed and localise the services within their own facilities
A portal built on standardised services
• Intention is a service-based portal• The “services” will address issues that
most LLNs see as fundamental and draw on national expertise
• The approaches taken extend previous work (JISC programmes) and could serve as a model nationally
• Other portals or websites can embed the services within their own facilities
Example: Course Information services
• Course browse and search• Progression routes at a detailed local
provision level• Continuous professional development• Modular credit accumulation scheme• Skills and competency searches
xcri | example implementation
LearnersSearch theAggregator
Institutions PublishXCRI XML
Portal features: more than a website
• Adapts to your role: learner, employer, advisor etc
• Individualised for logged-in users
• Two-way traffic of information– Business intelligence, Skills gaps
– IAG experts growing a resource
• Services deployable from other entry points e.g. Wigan & Leigh college website
• Co-operative, national development of services