Skills & Employability Service Helping young people into work and education. Tuesday 4 th November 2014

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1 Skills & Employability Service Helping young people into work and education Tuesday 4 th November 2014

2 14 24 Learning, Employment and Skills Strategy Our ambition is for all young people in Kent to become better qualified and more employable; to be able to participate and achieve success in education and work based training at least until the age of 18; and to ensure more 18 to 24 year olds can access higher learning or sustained employment that is appropriate to their needs and relevant to the local and national economy.

3 Key Features of the Consultation Request for collaboration Sharing good practice Maths & English Local Curriculum planning Data sharing to support student transition Curriculum Linking the curriculum to the world of work Study Programme linked to LMI Progression pathways / compacts for vocational & technical qualifications including destinations into employment

4 Key Features of the Consultation Employer Engagement Representation on the ELS Board - Sectors Employability Skills in schools, colleges and work based learning providers Shaping the future direction of the Learning & Employment Action Zones Support for Young People Improved careers guidance Role of job mentoring

5 Skills & Employability Service Services supporting the transition from education into employment: Kent Employment Programme Assisted Apprenticeship Scheme Kent Choices4U Tracking all young people to Age 19 Data Packs Apprenticeship Ambassador Service Grads Kent Leading to successful recruitment by employers

6 Support for Employers Economic Growth supporting businesses to grow Labour Market Information Skills Gap Recruitment - raising aspirations / talent pool / supporting applications / supporting vulnerable young people

7 Employment Pathways Work Experience Traineeships Apprenticeships: Intermediate Level 2 Advanced Level 3 Higher Level 4 Graduate

8 Precarious Futures UKCES June 2014 The Challenge

9 Conclusions 1. A balance between education and work for all young people Combining work and learning is good but needs to be balanced with the needs of education. Consideration of the balance of contact hours / course length and measures to create more small jobs. 2. An Expectation of High Quality Work Experience Policy changes are making this happen e.g Study Programme Many excellent examples exemplified in Not Making The Tea but this kind of collaboration not the norm 3. Employer Leadership and Networks Greater employer ownership and responsibility is needed and therefore needs to be galvanised and channelled. Need for partnerships at a local level between employers, schools and colleges.

10 Growth Sectors - Guilds Construction & the Built Environment Land Based Transport & Logistics Creative cultural and media and the visitor economy Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing Life Sciences & HealthCare Environmental Technologies and Energy

11 Tourism, Hospitality &Transport Guild Triple A Rating: Aspiration Attitude Achievement

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13 What Next? Sector Conversations Support for the Guild Model Representation on the ELS Partnership Board Increasing the numbers and levels of apprenticeships

14 Sue Dunn Martin Blincow Skills & Employability Service Precarious Futures UKCES June _V3.pdf