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London Skills and Employment Policy Network
KEY MESSAGES FROM SKILLS INVESTMENT
STRATEGY
Skills Funding Agency
London 15th March 2012
New Challenges, New Chances
Further Education and Skills System Reform
Plan: Building a World Class Skills System
The Skills Investment Statement 2011-2014:
Investing in a World Class Skills System
Building a World Class Skills System
Principles:
• Students at the Heart of the System
• 1st Class Service from the National Careers
Service
• Ladder of Opportunity
• Excellence in Teaching & Learning
• Relevant & Focussed Learning Programmes
• Strategic Sector Governance
• Freedoms & Flexibilities
• Simplified Funding System
• Informed Choice
• Global FE
Students at the Heart of the System
• Funding for greatest impact - the young, those
seeking work and basic skills
• 2013 - Introduction of Loans
• Innovation Code
The Ladder of Opportunity
English and Maths
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Terminology Change
Prioritise young people and the unemployed
Pilot ‘distance travelled’ provider reward
GCSE funded from Sept 2012
Apprenticeships – functional skills or GCSE from 2012
JCP and OLASS
Development fund for Sector
National Campaign
The Ladder of Opportunity
The Unemployed:
• 19-24 full funding for foundation learning
• Full funding for 1st L2 or L3
• QCF Units
• Job Outcome Payments
• Transition to Universal Credit
Higher Education:
• ‘College of Further and Higher Education’
• Proposals on collaboration for credit accumulation/transfer
• Awarding bodies given awarding powers for HE courses
Relevant & Focussed Learning
Programmes and Qualifications
Work to be done….
• Maximise benefits of QCF
• SSCs no longer approve each unit
• Business involved in design, development,
assessment
• National Occupational Standards – fit for purpose?
• Consultation 2012
• Ofqual Review – how is the market working?
Freedoms and Flexibilities
Much already done….more to come
Simplification Programme
• Whole College View
• Large Employer Pilot
• Communications – fewer and higher quality
• Simplified Funding System
Skills Investment Statement 2011-14
Skills Investment Statement
Main areas are:
 Funding Simplification and reducing bureaucracy
 Continued commitment to Apprenticeships
 Skills for life: English and Maths
 Further development of large employer commitment
 Less money in the system
 Consolidation of policy areas and funding streams
 Housekeeping - tidying up the Adult Skills Budget
 Funding entitlement
 Minimum Contract Level – no change
 Specialist Designated Institutions – no change
 Informal Adult Community Learning pilot
 Enhanced Discretionary Learner Support budget.
Key Challenges (1)
• Funding Simplification principles approved
• Employer Architecture
• Agreement on principles of Job Outcome Payments
• Shifting priorities to young people 19-24 not in employment,
education or training (NEET)
Key Challenges (2)
• Streamlining of Learner Support (2012/13)
• Incorporation of Formal First Steps into ASB (2013/14)
• Informal Adult and Community Learning
• Innovation code
• Opening up of the QCF
Investment Statement Budgets
There will be less money in the system:
Total Skills Funding Agency £ in 000s
2011-12 FY
2012 -13FY
2013 -14FY
3,473,225
3,361,209
3,156,923
Teaching and Learning Adult Skills £ in 000s
2011-12 FY
2,834,542
2012 -13FY
2,699,009
2013 -14FY
2,497,346
ESF Context and Agency Approach
ESF Context and
Agency Approach
• Each region has ESF to address regional jobs and
skills needs
• In London, regional functions are delegated to the
Mayor of London
• Mayor is responsible for production of the London ESF
Framework and approval of Co-financing organisations
Agency Strategy
• The Skills Funding Agency will focus ESF for the 20112013 period on provision that adds value to mainstream
activity, supporting, enhancing and filling gaps in
mainstream activity
• Operating on behalf of the YPLA, the Skills Funding
Agency will use ESF to support 14-19 year olds who
are NEET / at risk of becoming NEET
• Provision will operate until August 2012 – national
requirements but does include a London dimension
Freedoms and
Flexibilities
ESF provision operates within the freedoms and
flexibilities agenda
Activity funded by ESF sits within the Single Adult Skills
Budget – consolidation of historical funding lines
including Adult Learner Responsive, Skills for Life and
Programmes for the Unemployed
Funding Eligibility
• ESF operates within the Government’s intention to
focus funding on those who need it most
• All ESF will be in line with criteria published in
Guidance Note 6 (December 2010)
– Individuals on JSA
– Individuals on ESA on the Work Related Activity Group
Context
Skills Investment Strategy
• Meeting the needs of JCP customers a key
Government priority
• Discrete programmes for the unemployed ended 31
March 2011
• Provision to be “mainstreamed” – providers to consider
meeting needs of JCP customers from Adult Skills
Budget in light of local needs
• ESF provision to provide additional capacity / fill any
gaps during transitional period
JCP and Stakeholder
Engagement
Skills Support for the Unemployed
• Programmes for JCP customers on active benefits
(Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment Support
Allowance (Work Related Activity Group))
• Focus on pre-Work Programme (unemployed less than
12 months or 9 months if aged 18-24)
• Provision to be determined locally in discussion with
JCP District lead, having regard to:
– JCP customer base
– Employment opportunities
– Any gaps in provision for JCP customers