Transcript AMM/EMM Skills Broker - Sheffield Hallam University

Skills and Funding
Adam Baillie
Skills Broker / Engineering Academy
Operations Manager
CURRENT FEATURES OF AEM SECTOR
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60% of all manufacturing
60% of all exports
18% of GDP
58,000 employed
Transformation Taking Place
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Over 90% companies do not make final product – supply
chain dependant
Companies will have to reduce manufacturing times to
40% of today and costs to 60%
Require significant investment in innovation, productivity,
and skills
Employment Structure Will Transform
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Will lose at least further 10,000 jobs by 2010
Aging workforce. 1 in 4 of present workforce will leave
sector by 2010
Demographic fall at younger end of population by 20%
by 2010
Currently losing more people than jobs – will increase
from present rate as transformation demands increase
Changes on Jobs Front
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Number of trained engineers falling
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HE/professional employed only 7% - need to raise to 20%
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Companies spend on average under 1% of wage bill on off-the-job training
– world class regions spend 4%.
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70% companies are both recruiting and shedding jobs BUT 60% of those
recruiting cannot find people.
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Around 75% of companies now accept that they must increase investment
in training BUT less that 30% are doing enough.
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Potential to lose manufacturing capacity because of lack of trained
engineers
Skills Challenge
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75% of workforce to be upskilled by 2010
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13,000 additional qualified people to NVQ3 and
above
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Half of these to be to HE or higher specialist
skilled levels
AMM/EMM Skills Broker Programme
Aim: To ensure that the skills required for sustainable
growth and development of the engineering,
manufacturing and metals sector of South Yorkshire are
available.
Scope: Advanced Manufacturing and Metals (AMM) and
Engineering, Materials and Manufacturing (EMM)
sectors.
Skills Broker Programme
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EEF Sheffield contracted as Skills Broker for Engineering in SY*
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Identifying and representing needs of employers and working with
supply side (providers and funders) to increase levels of training
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Assisting individual employers to
- identify training needs
- source training required
- source funding assistance
* EEF Sheffield members outside SY can access similar services via the EEF
Sheffield Projects team
Skills Broker Programme Aims
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Stimulate and create a comprehensive programme of
high level education and training owned by employers.
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Build on existing development programmes by
increasing demand.
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Develop new and innovative skills development provision
to support life long learning and career planning in the
sector.
Skills Broker Programme - Objectives
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Engage more employers.
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Increase the number of individuals participating in
programmes of more than one year and leading to
qualifications.
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Increase numbers entering the sector.
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Develop and maintain a comprehensive information
source.
Impact Measures by 2007
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A minimum of 1500 people commencing programmes
leading to qualifications plus longer term training /
development plans of more than one year.
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75% of AEM/AMM companies (out of 600) to be
undertaking such training
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An additional 150 apprentices starting each year (around
350 in total)
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100 companies and their managers to be involved in
sponsored programmes with schools
Skills Broker Programme – Activity to date
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Fully funded team of ‘Skills Broker’ to assist and advise companies.
Portal development – www.ea-sy.org.uk
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Single site with links to all appropriate websites.
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‘Matrix’ of local provision – who provides what, where, how, etc.
HE / CPD - development of new Foundation Degrees in materials
and manufacturing, development of Engineering Doctorate
programmes.
Manufacturing CoVE – link employers, develop innovative training
solutions
Other activity
 ‘Hot Metal, Cool future’ careers event – 1st & 2nd November.
 SY Engineering Scholarships
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50 scholarship grants for FE students studying eng./man./metal
related subjects.
Funding and Interventions
Workforce Development
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Train2gain
100% grant to improve the skills within
the workplace (NVQ level 2)
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Invest in skills
40% intervention to stimulate
workforce development within the
workplace (NVQ level 3 and above
including some HE)
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The funding is administrated by A4E as the agent for the LSC
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FE (college) Funded directly by the LSC
Funding and Interventions
Entry to Industry
Apprenticeships
The funding for the apprenticeship
framework is 100% for training, registration
and technical certificate element only
The wages and all additional training costs will be the responsibility of
employer
Funded by the LSC through work based training providers
Graduate Recruitment
Jigsaw
The fund will help with Recruitment, Wage
Subsidy and Staff Training
Funded by the LSC and RDA through Thomas Rotherham college
South Yorkshire Engineering Scholarship
What
50 young engineering Scholars in FE colleges throughout
South Yorkshire will be financially rewarded over two years
Why
To increase the potential intake of good quality young people
into the engineering / manufacturing sector at technician level
Where
Doncaster College is the lead contractor working with the
CoVE partners and all the South Yorkshire Colleges
How
Scholars will be selected by a process that includes aptitude
and dexterity testing
All scholars will be working with Employers. We need
employers support.
When
The process of selection is in progress.
The first cohort of scholars have attended a training and
induction day on the 24/10/05 at The Source, Meadowhall
Skills Development - Next Steps
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Review the ‘Engineering Advancement South
Yorkshire’ portal www.ea-sy.org.uk
 ensure you keep up to date with training
provision and support
 use the site to provide interesting information
about your own skills related activity and
promote your company to your potential
workforce.