Not-for-profit organisation committed to an improved and sustainable workforce

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1 Not-for-profit organisation committed to an improved and sustainable workforce

2 CONTENTS Welcome to Skills for Justice 3 Consultancy Services 4 Employer Membership 5 Organisational Development Tool - Ambit 6 E-Rostering 7 Apprenticeships - understanding your needs 8 Apprenticeship Trailblazers 10 Core Skills Training Frameworks (CSTFs) 12 Research Services 13 The Quality Mark 14 Welcome to Skills for Justice We are a not-for-profit organisation committed to helping the UK justice sector achieve improved performance through an improved and sustainable workforce. As the Sector Skills Council for the UK s Justice and Community sectors (licensed by Government), we work directly with employers, from the Police, Fire and Rescue, Local Government to Armed Forces, to ensure that high quality and sustainable public services are delivered via improved performance achieved through the development of the workforce. We pride ourselves on being the authoritative voice around workforce issues affecting these specific and important areas of the UK s public sector. As our focus is on the whole workforce we act as a hub for skills policy and educational standard developments, we work collaboratively with employers, education providers and policy informers to ensure they address the needs of the whole sector. Our team of experts assess emerging trends and needs across the sector delivering robust, dynamic and innovative research to inform policy development, strategicworkforce and service planning. As an employer-led organisation, we enable employers to access innovative and costeffective workforce solutions that lead to improved operational performance and service outcome, for example, workforce development, e-rostering, apprenticeships, education and training. These services include advice and consultancy, the application of Occupational and Apprenticeship Standards, development of bespoke qualifications, accreditation, training and support. May I commend this brochure to you as it details how our services can benefit your organisation. For further information and to speak to us, please visit John Rogers Chief Executive, Skills for Justice and the Workforce Development Trust Group 2 3

3 Employer Membership A membership with Skills for Justice is a key asset if you re an organisation that values continual learning and workforce development. Consultancy Services As one of the UK s leading advisors for workforce development and consultancy, we work with a number of organisations across the UK s public and private sectors implementing the most cost-effective workforce models and solutions to ensure efficient service delivery. Organisations across the UK s Justice, Armed Forces, Fire & Rescue and Local Government sectors commission us as their trusted partner, to help them face industry challenges and to create a flexible and sustainable workforce. We want to make sure you have the people with the right skills, working at the right time helping you to make best and efficient use of your workforce. We understand how changes in policy can affect an organisation. As experts across our sectors, we will keep you well-informed of these changes and advise you on the best approach to successfully implement them within your organisation. Our consultancy experts will help you identify, understand and achieve the change you need and are on hand to help with: 3 Workforce planning 3 Objective workforce reviews 3 Service & role design/redesign 3 Customised career development frameworks 3 Apprenticeships 3 Getting good people into hard-to-fill entry level posts 3 Quality assurance/benchmarking against industry standards and quality frameworks, such as Investors in People 3 Research & Labour Market Intelligence 3 International work By becoming a member, you ll unlock a wealth of knowledge and resources to help transform your organisation, along with guidance from Skills for Justice when facing sector challenges and the implementation of new policies, such as the Apprenticeship Levy; we ll be on hand to help you adapt to efficient ways of working. What s included: You will get the full support of our experienced team who will work with you to develop and sustain a skilled workforce - so you re prepared for today and the future. Our experience ranges from workforce planning and role design, to recruitment and selection. We also assist with recruitment and selection, learning development, performance management and accreditation. We excel in the use of standards as a common language for defining and describing the requirements of a role. Be ahead of the curve with full access to a wealth of knowledge and up-to-date resources. We want to enable you to provide your staff opportunities to refine and elevate their skillset against the latest industry standards and regulations. Membership includes access to: A dedicated Account Manager who will work with you to address your specific workforce development and skills issues National Occupational Standards (NOS) Tool a database of standards, qualifications and templates to support consistency and benchmarking across workforce development Priority access to knowledge events Access to an academically-trained team of research professionals skilled in gathering vital insight to inform your future work programmes Access to clear and meaningful up-to-date statistics, Labour Market Information to help you plan for the future in terms of development needs and staffing strategies Information, advice and guidance on current skills. 4 5

4 E-Rostering Skills for Justice, in partnership with Skills for Health offer one of the most comprehensive e-rostering solutions on the market. Organisational Development Tool - Ambit As part of Skills for Health and Justice, Ambit offers a new way to assess, benchmark, challenge, maintain and improve performance in your organisation. This online diagnostic tool is designed to help you appraise how your organisation is performing in relation to essential aspects of organisational life. It s easy to use and offers clear insights providing you with a baseline for developing your improvement strategy and reassurance on where you are doing well. Ambit aims to work with you to realise the potential of your workforce. Proven solutions are designed to operate efficiently, to raise the quality of services and improve productivity. Visit the Ambit website or call to find out more. Start using Ambit today with your complimentary Level One trial offer. Our e-rostering software, Realtime Rostering, helps organisations from all sectors, rosters all staff efficiently, while balancing the demands of cost and productivity improvements. As a not-for-profit organisation, we strive to offer the most competitively priced e-rostering solution on the market. Roster all staff and stay compliant Realtime Rostering is an accurate and efficient all-staff e-rostering solution, developed to ensure staff are fully compliant and that rosters are fair and easily accessible to all. Realtime Rostering is simple and easy to use without compromising on technical capability. Making it work for you We work with organisations to ensure that our system seamlessly integrates into your existing systems. We ll ensure you are using the most cost effective software solution on the market, going above and beyond to help your organisation use all modules to their full potential, while measuring effectiveness and ROI. Key benefits of Realtime Rostering 3 Accurate, efficient system that allows you to roster all staff groups 3 Efficient deployment of staff right people, right skills, right place 3 Realtime view of staff rotas updates instantly across the system 3 System allows staff to access their details and rotas online 24/7 3 Supports future planning, reducing last-minute operational changes 3 Takes into account factors such as annual leave and shift swaps to help staff manage their time better 3 Greater work / life balance and higher staff satisfaction. 3 Seamless integration with your existing systems (HR/payroll) Easy to use, cost effective solution 3 Cost effective online solution for creating compliant rotas and delivering smooth day-to-day working for all staff 3 Scheduled Events integrates rostering with location based activity 3 Enables rosters to be managed across multiple sites 3 Automatic alerts for European Working Time Directive (EWTD) breaches - help avoid financial penalties 3 Accessible online to all relevant staff at any time and via Smartphone 3 Robust auditing and reporting functionality 3 Low cost solution that delivers significant savings and ROI 3 Better use of senior staff s time managers and team leaders spend less time on scheduling 3 Plan up to a year in advance, with flexibility to plan around unexpected absences and take account of annual leave and shift swaps To find out more about Realtime Rostering and how it can benefit your organisation, visit 6 7

5 Apprenticeships - understanding your needs Across the UK each nation is placing renewed emphasis on Apprenticeships as the foundation for workforce development. As of April 2017, all UK employers in both the private and public sector with annual pay bills of more than 3million a year must pay the levy but importantly will be able to access funding support for training apprentices. The way to access that support is different in each country. Are you equipped to take advantage of this? In England, Public sector organisations also have apprenticeship targets as an integral part of workforce development and new entrant recruitment. Are you ready for this? Whilst the Apprenticeship Levy is paid by employers across the UK, each country is taking a different approach to how the levy will be used to support organisations with apprenticeships. We think it is very important that organisations are prepared to make the most of these changes. For many employers, this will mean they may want to reorganise their apprenticeship strategy / delivery. How we can help you Skills for Justice can offer you the following support, information, advice and guidance to ensure you don t miss out on critical funding and help you achieve real, strategic benefits from your engagement with apprenticeships. Strategy and preparation Understanding apprenticeships; make the most of the new opportunities available for apprenticeships within your organisation Apprenticeship Strategy Development (getting organisations started and working to ensure a sustainable and planned approach to utilising apprenticeships for workforce development) Implementation and Delivery Capability and capacity building ensuring your staff and managers know how to recruit, support and mentor apprentices for a successful outcome Implementation support supporting you to embed the principles and practices that deliver a high quality programme for apprentices within your workforce Apprenticeship Training Agency and ATA Foundation services - supporting the effective recruitment and management of apprentices and your engagement with high quality training providers 8 9

6 Apprenticeship Trailblazers This is what two of the Trailblazers had to say: Our Development Specialist from SfJ has been an invaluable part of the Trailblazer working group. She really is the glue that holds the team together and without her we would not have developed the apprenticeship in just over a year. The Fire and Rescue Services in England have, with a great deal of assistance from SfJ, secured an apprenticeship that will develop the next generation of firefighters and help them develop the skills the service will need. Tim Hyde, Director of Response at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service Whilst Trailblazers and Apprenticeship standards development are unique to England, Skills for Justice also continue to work with employers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to develop new and/or to review existing modern apprenticeship frameworks. In Scotland, there are three types of Apprenticeship; Foundation Apprenticeships Modern Apprenticeships Graduate Apprenticeships The Apprenticeship Levy will contribute to Apprenticeship Funding in Scotland; employers can access apprenticeship funding via training provider contracts for approved apprenticeship frameworks, administered through Skills Development Scotland New Apprenticeship Standards are being developed in England which will, ultimately, replace the current frameworks. An independent review of Apprenticeships by Doug Richard in 2012 sought to develop a world-class Apprenticeship system in England, offering young people a real alternative to University,and employers a job ready pipeline of workers. The final report resulted in a series of recommendations designed to make Apprenticeships more rigorous and more responsive; notably putting you, the employers, in control. A series of groups, known as Trailblazers, have been set up to develop the new standards. Trailblazers also develop the Assessment Plans. The Institute for Apprenticeships supply guidance on the processes involved. Employers lead the activity to determine the content of each new Apprenticeship Standard, consulting with their sector as required before submitting the final products to the Institute for Apprenticeships. The submitted products go through a series of quality checks within the Institute before approval is given and the group proceed to the next phase. Some trailblazers choose to develop additional resources and employer briefs for use during implementation. We are currently supporting, facilitating or advising a number of Trailblazers Groups including Probation Officer, Operational Firefighter, Community Safety Advisor and Fire Safety Inspector. Skills for Justice facilitate these developments in partnership with sector employers. Our expert advisors can help employers navigate their way through the development of Apprenticeship Standards and Assessment Plans, reducing the burden on busy employers and ensuring momentum and enthusiasm is maintained. SFJ have been a critical part of the development of our trailblazer, they understand the landscape and intricacies of apprenticeship development and have provided pertinent information at every stage of the process. In addition to this they have been fundamental operating as the Project Management office driving the process, keeping us on track and answering questions swiftly. It has been a pleasure working with SfJ through this and I am confident that together we will be successful. Richard Heaton, Head of Learning and Professional Development, Interserve (Justice) In Northern Ireland, only apprenticeship frameworks that have been approved by Department for the Economy will be funded and there is no separate Levy fund

7 Research Services Enhance the work you do with our dynamic research services. Skills for Justice has a substantial track record in conducting the highest quality research and evaluation in the public, private, voluntary and community sectors. Our academically-trained research professionals are skilled in gathering vital insight that informs future work programmes needed for our sectors, and government policy. 3 Reducing skills gaps and shortages Our targeted surveys investigate the skills gaps and shortages that exist within your sector s workforce to help you plan strategically and increase productivity. More specifically, our research aids in future planning, improving business intelligence, forecast and identifying financial return on skills investment. We can help to reduce skills gaps and shortages, as well as look at managing the impact of services. 3 Planning for the future By providing you with clear, accessible and meaningful up-to-date statistics, Labour Market Information and research about your workforce we can help you plan for the future in terms of development needs and staffing strategies. Core Skills Training Frameworks (CSTFs) As an organisation, we have a track record of developing CSTFs which provide guidance and learning outcomes for workforce development and training. We can help you with: 3 Identifying and managing the impact of your products or services Our evaluations will enable you to identify objectives, inform strategic planning decisions and support the evidence of progress. 3 Maximising the social value of your products or services Through our Social Return on Investment assessments we can help you to account for a much broader concept of value such as social, environmental and economical, to evidence your impact and maximise the value of your products or services. 3 Improving business intelligence We produce, publish and disseminate research that improves the understanding of your sector and beyond all to help your organisation deliver innovative and successful products and services. For more information about our research services, visit our research hub at The frameworks specify core learning, which is common to a range of settings and roles - to enable greater consistency and transferability in training delivered. description of core skills and knowledge applicable across different professional groups and sectors i.e. a common currency of core skills and knowledge. The frameworks are used as a specification for commissioning, planning and delivery of education and training. Increasingly, this approach has proved to be of value by providing a common Please get in touch for further information

8 The Quality Mark Our Quality Mark is an independent, sector specific quality assurance audit, providing a framework that defines and endorses superior learning and education. Achieving the Quality Mark means your organisation s training provision meets a nationally recognised quality benchmark which epitomises the justice and community sector s finest ethics and values, while demonstrating a commitment to developing a safer, more competent workforce. Affiliate Provider endorsement The Affiliate Provider endorsement, helps your organisation measure its readiness for the Quality Mark. This award does not endorse your training delivery but highlights your organisation s quality assurance processes and its engagement with the sector, ensuring it reflects the ethics and values required of the sector. This level of endorsement highlights that your organisation has the systems and processes in place to allow quality delivery without endorsing the quality of delivery. What are the benefits? As an Affiliate Provider, you will also be free to use the Affiliate Provider logo on your website and other marketing materials, helping you to raise the profile of your organisation s offering. By achieving the full Quality Mark, you will get all the same benefits as an Affiliate Provider and more. With this award, you will be eligible to get free access to the Skills Platform our online training resource as well as invitations to local and national networks. We will also provide inclusive consultancy ondevelopment areas, priority referrals for Apprenticeship Training Agency (ATA) learners and first access to funding from the National Skills Academy for Health, Skills for Health or Skills for Justice. Who can apply? Any organisation that offers education and training to the justice, community safety or local government sector can apply. Please note that your training provision doesn t have to be accredited by an awarding organisation or professional body to be eligible but must be delivered to an appropriate sector or be training which will enable learners to enter careers within that sector. How to apply You can download an application form from our website or contact qualitymark@wdtrust.org.uk for more information The assessment process The Quality Mark, on average, will take two months to complete. Throughout the assessment the following forms of assessment will be covered: Portfolio of documentary evidence Surveys of training staff, learners and commissioners of education Onsite assessment Observations of teaching, learning and assessment Interviews Learner portfolio/work reviews The assessment of Affiliate Provider applicants will, on average, take one month to complete and will follow the same format as the Quality Mark process with the exception of the onsite assessment

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