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ITQFit for Business
IT user qualification
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ITQ
…a new approach
… a tailored solution
………… IT User Skills
…………….. An NVQ-but radically different
ITQ The Challenge
25,000 p.a.(1997)
2,000 p.a.(2003)
IT User NVQ
demand plummetingIT users at work
soaring
20 million
ITQ The Challenge
25,000 p.a.(1997)
2,000 p.a.(2003)
IT NVQ demand
plummeting
IT users at work
soaring
20 million Employers demanding Level
2 IT user skills
Only 1 in 10 adults has
Level 2 IT user skills
ITQ Approach
Employer focus
Partnership and collaboration
Innovation
In-depth market testing
Total solution – product and market.
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Relevance of ITQ
Market size and need
Trailblazer of things to come
Developing provider capacity and
employer engagement
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ITQ Pilot
3500 Adults
200 employers
17 Local LSCs in 7 regions
40 training providers – FE, WBL and
Private.
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ITQ Pilot-Feedback
Strategic Fit
Local Benefits
Enhanced Employer Engagement
Enhanced Provider Capacity
Local Market Demand
ITQ Result
Market ready, popular IT user qualification for work,
and it’s an NVQ!
Points system enables true flexibility
Customisable to fit employer requirements
90% retention rate on 3400 person pilot
Achievements in 3 months
Delivery possible for >>£500 per head
Market positive…seeing real benefits
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“ITQ has made my life much easier!
ITQ people are no longer asking others for help. They’re doing their job better and more efficiently.”
Company manager
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“The response has been incredible and demand continues to rise.”
Private training company
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ITQ Future
Ambition to see market grow to 50,000 in 2004/05
and to
100,000 annually by 2006/07
Vision: employers fund market
themselves, with LSC supporting in
line with priorities.
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ITQ and Skills• Raising business productivity• Employability• Employer engagement• Level 2 & 3 focus • Fits into Modern Apprenticeship Frameworks• E-learning• ICT as 3rd Basic Skill• Transforming vocational qualifications• Provider capacity and quality
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Contactswww.e-skills.com/itq
Colin Biddulph, ITQ Project Manager, LSC
024 7682 3285
Christine Sanderson, ITQ Project Manager, e-skills UK
020 7963 8920
David Libbert, ITQ Project Director, LSC
020 7904 0641