RIPPLLRIPPLL

Regional Interoperability Project Regional Interoperability Project on Progression for Lifelong on Progression for Lifelong

LearningLearning

Dr Angela Smallwood, Project Director angela.smallwood@nottingham.ac.ukSandra Kingston, Project Manager sandra.kingston@nottingham.ac.uk

Centre for International ePortfolio Development, University of Nottingham

The consortiumThe consortium

Both Nottingham HEIs (University of Both Nottingham HEIs (University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University)University)

City of Nottingham Passport (LEA): KS3-4 City of Nottingham Passport (LEA): KS3-4 and Nottingham FE Collegesand Nottingham FE Colleges

Local employers, e.g. Rolls-Royce, Local employers, e.g. Rolls-Royce, Toyota, EMDAToyota, EMDA

ContextContext

Focus on continuity across transition Focus on continuity across transition supported by ePortfoliosupported by ePortfolio

Build on and extend existing partnershipsBuild on and extend existing partnerships Towards a regional identity: joining up Towards a regional identity: joining up

systems in the region – modelling LLLsystems in the region – modelling LLL Support WP agendaSupport WP agenda Focus on a wider range of learnersFocus on a wider range of learners

Why we got the moneyWhy we got the money

Wide range of learners, including Wide range of learners, including vocational pathwaysvocational pathways

Inclusion of LEA and employersInclusion of LEA and employers Progression in a variety of directions, Progression in a variety of directions,

study-study, study-work, work-studystudy-study, study-work, work-study

Managing changeManaging change

Through involvement of CoNP we have Through involvement of CoNP we have support of all FE colleges in the regionsupport of all FE colleges in the region

Sharing the HE vision/experience across Sharing the HE vision/experience across platformsplatforms

Building a regional identity: Nottingham as Building a regional identity: Nottingham as a national test bed/showcasea national test bed/showcase

Joining up systemsJoining up systems

Building on previous experience using UK Building on previous experience using UK LeaP (BS 8788) standardLeaP (BS 8788) standard

Technical consortium have agreed Technical consortium have agreed minimum data set (identity data + personal minimum data set (identity data + personal statement)statement)

Demonstrated lifelong learner journey by Demonstrated lifelong learner journey by passing one individual’s data across 5 passing one individual’s data across 5 transitions: KS4, FE, HE and employmenttransitions: KS4, FE, HE and employment

ShibbolethShibboleth

Federated authentication system expected Federated authentication system expected to replace Athensto replace Athens

Deployed on Microsoft platform (most Deployed on Microsoft platform (most support documentation is Unix-based)support documentation is Unix-based)

Dummy service now running between two Dummy service now running between two servers at NTUservers at NTU

Trialling use for authentication of PDP Trialling use for authentication of PDP datadata

Key outcomesKey outcomes

Informing Reference Model project work: Informing Reference Model project work: suggests possibilities for wider range of suggests possibilities for wider range of projects to do the sameprojects to do the same

Community of developers/pedagogic staff Community of developers/pedagogic staff across sectorsacross sectors

Building capacity: sharing resourcesBuilding capacity: sharing resources Recommendations about standardsRecommendations about standards Sustainability: Passport, NTU PDPSustainability: Passport, NTU PDP

Where next?Where next?

Bid to JISC for extension funding based on:Bid to JISC for extension funding based on: Supporting sustainability of systems within the Supporting sustainability of systems within the

regionregion Sustaining collaboration and discussion within Sustaining collaboration and discussion within

the technical groupthe technical group Involving a wider range of partners: Connexions Involving a wider range of partners: Connexions

and more local employers, including SMEsand more local employers, including SMEs Extension of interoperability pilots to use web Extension of interoperability pilots to use web

servicesservices Dissemination to the wider community: the Dissemination to the wider community: the

RIPPLL effect!RIPPLL effect!

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