UK Sector Skills Councils

Stephan JohnHead of Vocational Policy

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People 1st

• The Sector Skills Council for the Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism industries - ensuring that the skills employers need are the skills they get.

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Influencing Education & Skills

SSCEmployers Government & Education

SSCs…”working skilfully and deftly at the interface between government & education on the one hand as well as industry & the workforce on the other.”

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Why Sector Skills Councils?

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Our remit from UK Government

• To reduce skills gaps & shortages

• Improve productivity

• Increase opportunities to boost skills & productivity

• Improve learning supply

What are Sector Skills Councils?

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Ensuring skills meet industry demands

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Who does People1st represent?

Pubs, bars, nightclubs

Hospitality services

Gambling

Hotels

Visitor attractions

Tourism services

Youth hostels

Restaurants

Travel services

Holiday parks

Membership clubs

Contract food service providers

Events and conferences

Self-catering accommodation

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• People1st’s Aim

• The right number of people with the right skills and qualifications at the right time.

• Thereby improving the profitability, retention and appeal of this dynamic sector.

• People1st’s vision

• The Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism Sector delivering world class productivity through its skilled people.

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What we offer

Research

National occupational standards

Qualification Strategy

Qualifications Approval

Career pathways

Qualifications directory

Courses directory

Training directory

Quality marking

Benchmarking

Skills satisfaction surveys

Message boards

Case studies

Newsletters

Development Promotion

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UK Commission for Employment and Skills

• achieve increased employment retention and progression, skills and productivity

• drive and shape the skills and employment system to meet the needs of employers and individuals

• express its advice and recommendations to the governments in the UK

• fund and manage the performance of the Sector Skills Councils,

• advising Ministers on their re-licensing.

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The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils - TASSC

• Acts as the collective voice of the Sector Skills Councils

• Promotes understanding of the role of SSCs

• Co-ordinates policy positions and strategic work on skills

• Helps build the performance capability of the Sector Skills Councils

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Infrastructural Action

Government Ministries

Employers and Employer Bodies

Institutions (Hospitality)

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Licensing Sector Skills Councils

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A Well Run SSC

The SSC is employer led, has the confidence and support of employers in its sector, and is a strategically and operationally effective organisation

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SSC Core Products and

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The SSC provides a clear, credible and coherent voice for employers on the skills and qualification needs of the sector backed by high quality LMI, standards and qualification development

SSC Results and Impacts

The SSC has set ambitious and realistic targets in relation to skills priorities of the sector which are used to measure the direct results and shared impacts of SSC products, services and solutions

SSC Sector Specific

Solutions

The SSC can demonstrate a compelling employer offer which addresses sector skill priorities, including cross sector skills, with defined routes to market

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The Relicensing Assessment Framework

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A Well Run SSC

The SSC is employer led, has the confidence and support of employers in its sector, and is a strategically and operationally effective organisation

A Well Run SSC

The SSC is employer led, has the confidence and support of employers in its sector, and is a strategically and operationally effective organisation

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SSC Core Products and

Services

The SSC provides a clear, credible and coherent voice for employers on the skills and qualification needs of the sector backed by high quality LMI, standards and qualification development

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SSC Core Products and

Services

The SSC provides a clear, credible and coherent voice for employers on the skills and qualification needs of the sector backed by high quality LMI, standards and qualification development

SSC Results and Impacts

The SSC has set ambitious and realistic targets in relation to skills priorities of the sector which are used to measure the direct results and shared impacts of SSC products, services and solutions

SSC Results and Impacts

The SSC has set ambitious and realistic targets in relation to skills priorities of the sector which are used to measure the direct results and shared impacts of SSC products, services and solutions

SSC Sector Specific

Solutions

The SSC can demonstrate a compelling employer offer which addresses sector skill priorities, including cross sector skills, with defined routes to market

SSC Sector Specific

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The Relicensing Assessment Framework

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The skills development cycle

Job Roles

Skills

Apprenticeships

Training Providers

Qualifications

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People1st and Employers

Employer Panels

• Help oversee specific Research and Policy work

• Ensure that National Occupational Standards reflect the competencies of job roles undertaken in the functional area

• Ensure that robust apprenticeship frameworks are developed

• Oversee the roll out of the apprenticeship strategy to help increase the effectiveness of apprenticeship delivery

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UK Skills Development Team

• government,

• agencies and

• employers of all sizes

• share best practice and innovation

• skills and productivity

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Sector Skills Agreement

• Agreements between employers, Government, education and learning providers & other players

• Major survey – needs and priorities

• Review current provision and gaps

Leading to…

Partner agreements

Funding evidence & recommendations

Collaborative training development

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National Skills Academy Key Features

• Led and supported by employers

• Focus on chefs, customer service, leadership & mgt

• Excellent training, quality assured to the highest levels

• Hot house for new programmes and qualifications

• Unrivalled innovation - cutting edge solutions

• Reputation for excellence nationwide

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ACADEMY EXECUTIVE

Supported by employers

Led By Employers through a National Board

Delivery via New and

Innovative Facilities

Delivery via The Apex of

Learning Providers

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The Diploma Characteristics

• Progression:

– into employment, apprenticeship or FE/HE

• Credible content

– Consultation with HE and employers

– Sector research

• Needs of learners, employers and FE/HE

• A realistic educational programme based on applied learning

– Prepares learners for the next step

14-19yrs Diploma

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Key components of Diplomas

• Principal learning (the core for every learner)

• Specialist/additional learning (choices)

• Functional skills of Maths, English and ICT

• Personal, learning and thinking skills – very important for the industry

• Project work

• Work experience – a minimum of 10 days

14-19yrs Diploma

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Presentations to schools - To provide role models in terms of career ambitions Offer Work Experience - To highlight our working conditions Offer Job Shadow visits - To show teachers first hand the opportunities in our industry

Visits to hotel premises - To highlight range of jobs and environments Employment Opportunities - Including Career pathways

Employer Advisory Boards - Shape training and future graduates/employees Assignment Presentations - Show the human face of our industry

14-19yrs Diploma Why Employers need to support it?Why Employers need to support it?

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National Occupational Standards (NOS)

• National Occupational Standards (NOS) describe what an individual needs to do, know, and understand in order to carry out a particular job or function.

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How can National Occupational Standards be

used?

They are used to:

• form the basis of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and other vocational qualifications.

• provide managers with a tool for a wide variety of workforce management and quality control

• offer a framework for training and development

• Improving quality of goods and services

• Increasing productivity

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What is an apprenticeship?

• Apprenticeships are programmes of learning that include defined competence, knowledge and transferable development for work, in work. Therefore the primary demand should come from employers.

People1st recommends that all apprentices should be ‘employed’ in order to complete.

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People1st Challenges

• Government policy

• Insufficient support from Agencies

• Employer Engagement

• Developing standards and qualifications for all employers

• Pay and conditions in the industry

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• QUESTIONS?

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People1st

• THANK YOU