Transcript Strategic Skills Pipeline for Teachers - Presentation

The Strategic Skills Pipeline
Information for Edinburgh Schools
What is the Strategic Skills
Pipeline?
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Scottish Government Employability Framework
Funded in Edinburgh by European Social Fund
Applies to anyone who is looking for employment
Is designed to help people overcome “barriers to
employment”
• Encourages a “joined-up” service model
• 5 stages of activity
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What are the stages and what do
they mean?
The Pipeline stages move people from being “Not job
ready” to “Job ready” to “In work”
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Not job ready
Referral / Engagement
Barrier removal
Job ready
Vocational activity
Employer engagement / Job matching
In work support / Aftercare
In work
The role of schools
• Stages 1-3
• Stage 4 may be relevant, e.g. Career Academy
• Identifying needs to shape city services
• 16+ meetings
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Stage 1 – Referral / Engagement
Highlights a relevant service to individuals and encourages
them to access it.
• Identification of needs, e.g., through discussion or
observation
• Initial guidance and signposting (“Do you know
about…? They might be able to help if you contact
them.”)
• Early engagement activity, e.g., careers advisors in
school
• Development of action plans
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Stage 1
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Careers guidance
PSE classes
Citizenship activity
Pastoral care
The Get On Gateway – a dedicated employability
helpline for Edinburgh 0131 529 6161
Stage 2: Barrier removal
Barriers to employment can include:
• Literacy issues
• Lack of IT skills
• Difficulties with English
• Lack of confidence
Other issues can include
• Drug or alcohol issues – personal or parental
• Caring responsibilities, including childcare
• Housing issues
• Money or debt problems
• Health issues
• Family or relationship circumstances
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Stage 2
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Careers guidance
PSE classes
Citizenship activity
Pastoral care
Literacy / numeracy skills
IT skills
Stage 2 Outputs
• SCQF credit rated pre-employability / personal
development / core skills provision of at least 18 SCQF
credit points at level 3.
• Progression to a stage 3, a job, or other activity, like
further learning or a Modern Apprenticeship
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Stage 3: Vocational Activity
From “not job ready” to “job ready”
• Labour market information
• Employability and vocational training for core skills,
links to local labour market opportunities
• Work experience for vocational training and
employability skills
• Job searching, application and CV help, interview skills
• Mentoring, confidence building
Employability:A person’s ability to gain and sustain employment.
A range of knowledge, skills, and attributes than can be applied to the
labour market.
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Stage 3 Outputs
• SCQF credit rated employability / vocational provision
of at least 18 credit points at level 4 or above.
• Progression to a stage 4, a job or other activity, like
further learning or a Modern Apprenticeship
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JET programme
• S4 and S5 High School students who may be at risk of a
negative destination
• Year long work based learning programme
• JET coordinator works closely with pupils and school
staff
• Core skills
• Work experience
• National qualification
• Pipeline Stages 1, 2, 3
• Ongoing support for stages 4 and 5 from Skills
Development Scotland
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Darren was referred to the JET Programme
by school Guidance staff when he was in 4th
year.
Darren was supported both by the JET
coordinator and his teacher to develop his skills
and abilities. He was very clear at the start of
the programme that he would like to work as a
tiler, and his JET Co-ordinator set about the task
of trying to find a suitable work experience
placement for him. This was a difficult, as
placements like these are very difficult to
secure, but luckily for Darren he secured a work
experience placement which took place every
Friday for 32 weeks from September to April.
Darren showed himself to be a very hard
working, motivated and reliable young person.
As a result of his commitment and efforts he
was offered an apprenticeship with the
Trades Training School. He is studying for the
SVQ Level 2 in Tiling and he is also learning
plumbing.
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Stage 1: Engagement
Stage 2: Barrier removal
Stage 3: Vocational activity
In work
Stage 4: Employer Engagement
& Job matching
Directly enable individuals to access a job
• Industry specific courses with qualifications, for
example:
Capital Skills
Childcare Academy
• Customised training for employment, for example:
Cyrenians market led training for retail, hospitality
• Work experience
• Skills Development Scotland
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Stage 4 Outputs
• Employer or industry specific certification, for example:
CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) card
SVQ level 2 / 3 Children's Care Learning and Development
• Progression to a job, self employment or other activity,
like further training or a Modern Apprenticeship
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Stage 5: In work support /
Aftercare
• Ongoing support: help to manage the transition off
benefits, deal with a new budget, manage time and
activities outside of work etc.
• Training and support to address underemployment
Underemployment:Underemployment occurs when people need more hours of work
than they have, or when they are not able to use their skills and
experience at an appropriate level. Once in work, people need to
know they can progress and not be “trapped” in a low level, low
skilled job, or one which does not use their full talents.
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The Pipeline in practice
Jesse’s Through Care After Care worker in Social Work referred her for an Activity
Agreement. Jesse had had a troubled life and was struggling with the feeling she had been
written off simply because she had been in care. She was keen to turn her life around, and
with the support of her Activity Agreement adviser, got help with her literacy skills, and
looked at volunteering opportunities.
Jesse loves outdoor activities - canoeing, kayaking, climbing; her ambition is to become an
outdoor instructor. A referral to Venture Trust gave Jesse the opportunity to start to
develop the skills she needs for this, and that in turn gave her the confidence to apply,
successfully, for a place on an expedition to India.
In India, she worked hard as part of a team, building a school, houses, and toilets and
with communities, and completing a challenging 3 week expedition involving mountain biking
and white water rafting.
Since returning from India, Jesse has found full time employment in the retail industry.
She is enjoying this new experience, learning lots from her colleagues and growing in
confidence all the time. Jesse is also accessing youth literacy support to improve her
literacy skills to help her work towards her ultimate goal.
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Stage 1 – Engagement
Jesse’s Through Care After Care worker in Social Work referred her for an Activity
Agreement.
Stage 2 – Barrier removal
With the support of her Activity Agreement adviser, got help with her literacy skills,
and looked at volunteering opportunities.
Stage 3 – Vocational activity
A referral to Venture Trust gave Jesse the opportunity to start to develop the skills
she needs for this, and that in turn gave her the confidence to apply,
successfully, for a place on an expedition to India.
Stage 4 – Employer Engagement / Job matching
Since returning from India, Jesse has found full time employment in the retail
industry.
Stage 5 – In work support / Aftercare
Jesse is also accessing youth literacy support to improve her literacy skills to help
her work towards her ultimate goal.
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Identification and recording
• New Senior Phase Benchmarking Tool
(from Summer 2014)
• 16+ partnership meetings
• Student support team
• SDS, Activity Agreement advisers
• 1-to-1 interviews, PSE
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Edinburgh School Leavers
• Positive destinations continue to
improve
• The right services at the right time
• Identifying need, to help shape services
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Your toolkit
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School Leavers’ toolkit PDF:
www.edinburghguarantee.org
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Teachers’ Resource Pack
www.edinburghguarantee.org
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School Leavers’ toolkit mobile website
www.m.edinburghschoolleavers.org
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Joined Up for Jobs directory:
www.joinedupforjobs.org.uk/joined-up-for-jobs-directory/
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