Transcript Traineeship Staff Support Programme

OVERVIEW OF SETA RESOURCES
ALISON SUMPTER & SEAN
ERRINGTON
FEBRUARY 2015
Commissioned and funded
by
WE WILL COVER
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An insight into the SETA project and support
developed
Full details of the Observation of Teaching and
Learning Award
Details of how to access the resources
OBJECTIVES
Apprenticeship Reforms – need to ensure
employers are not scared away from
Apprenticeships by offering high quality, easy to
access and supportive information on
Apprenticeships.
 Providers need to develop all staff to understand
the benefits of Apprenticeships and to be able to
effectively sell to employers.
 Providers need to be able to further prove their
value to employers through the acquisition of
nationally accredited qualifications to prove
quality.
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STRAND 1
Securing and further developing employer
involvement in Apprenticeship delivery
OUR OUTPUTS
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Employer Mentor Training package to standardise,
professionalise and enhance the ability of employers
to fully and effectively support their Apprentices.
To develop a Guide to Apprenticeships for
Employers. To move from a printed to online format
to enable instantaneous updates and reduced costs of
distribution.
Members will develop their whole workforce to be
able to engage employers with Apprenticeships by
offering Consultative Sales Skills training days
for ‘non sales’ staff
Apprentice
Mentoring
Handbook
To support
supervisors
with their
mentoring
role
SETA RESOURCES
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Mentor Training Handbook
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What is mentoring?
The roles and responsibilities within Apprenticeships
Action planning, setting SMART targets
Managing the mentoring relationship
Good practice and skills of mentors
Additional support available to mentors
Further qualifications in mentoring
Mentor Training Session
EMPLOYER GUIDE TO APPRENTICESHIPS
TRAINING PROVIDERS
CONSULTATIVE SALES FOR NON SALES STAFF
The 2 day workshop covered:
 The Insights Discovery model and profile
 Understanding behaviour and developing relationships
 6 stages of the employer engagement cycle
 Understanding personal style and be motivated to
adapt behaviour
 Explore teamwork as well as with external clients to
maximise sales.
STRAND 2
Further improving curriculum development, and
teaching, learning and assessment on
Apprenticeship programmes
OTL AWARD
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Working with Sean Errington of People Projects to
pilot an Observation of Teaching and Learning
Award.
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This was a 15 week accredited programme for 20
learners to professionalise staff and ensure
learners gain the best possible curriculum with
interesting and engaging learning.
THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE
 Contribute
to building the observation
capacity and capability of the learning and
skills provider organisations involved in the
project.
OUTCOMES (PARTICIPANTS)
Skills and Knowledge Outcomes:
 Assessing the effectiveness of the delivery of learning
activities.
 Recording the product of this assessment in real time
as Performance Notes.
 Converting these Performance Notes into a concise
set of clearly defined, fair and accurate judgement
statements.
 Preparing for and managing constructive and
effective feedback discussions using appropriate
methods.
OUTCOMES (LEARNERS)
OBSERVATION QUALIFICATION
OBSERVATION QUALIFICATION
Early Findings:
• No completers in the
15 weeks.
• Much more work
needed on
encouraging
participants to
engage.
QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE
Module 1: Observation Fundamentals.
 Module 2: Observation Preparation.
 Module 3: Excellence Looks Like?
 Module 4: Evidence Gathering.
 Module 5: Producing Performance Notes.
 Module 6. Producing Observation Judgement Statements.
 Module 7. Post Observation Feedback Essentials 1.
 Module 8. Post Observation Feedback Essentials 2.
 Module 9. Post Observation Feedback Essentials 3.
 Module 10: Feedback Techniques 1.
 Module 11: Feedback Techniques 2.
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FINAL ASSESSMENT 1
FINAL ASSESSMENT 1
FINAL ASSESSMENT 2
Assessment Tasks
• Record Performance
Notes.
• Produce Judgements.
• Record the Judgements
and Performance Notes
on a report.
• Grade the session.
FINAL ASSESSMENT 3
WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?
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14 of 20 still on track to achieve
the qualification.
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No qualifications yet.
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3 completers and 3 just
completed the first final
assessment.
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Knowledge achievement – good
(80%)
WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?
Increased your understanding of how to do effective
observations?
 Increased your confidence in completing
observations?
 Increased your observation skills?
 Made the observation experience of the people you
observe an even more productive one?
 Helped the people you observe to further improve
their teaching / training skills?
 Helped the people you observe to better focus on
ensuring learning takes place in sessions they
teach?
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WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?
FUTURE BENEFITS
Benefits for those being
observed.
• A more professional and
effective experience.
• A more positive perception of
the process and greater
willingness to engage with
related personal development.
• Clear direction on how
individuals can further improve
their teaching and training,
leading more self improvement
and greater feelings of job
security
FUTURE BENEFITS
Benefits for those being
observed.
• Greater willingness to be more
adventurous in their teaching
and training leading to more
positive feedback from learners.
• Enhanced perception of their
abilities and self worth.
FUTURE BENEFITS
Benefits for observers.
• Enhanced observer skills which
improve observation
performance and increase job
satisfaction.
• Greater observer perception of
the value of what they do.
• Enhanced ability to manage
‘challenging’ observees in a
more positive and productive
manner.
FUTURE BENEFITS
Organisation Benefits.
• A more robust observation
process which meets inspection
expectations.
• More accurate identification of
staff development needs
resulting in more cost effective
use of CPD rescores.
FUTURE BENEFITS
Organisation Benefits.
• Greater consistency and accuracy of
observation leading to:
• better staff motivation and morale
• a much more staff positive view of
observation
• enhanced learning delivery
quality by teachers and trainers
• better learner progress and
achievement
• better learner retention
• higher learner satisfaction levels
with teaching and training
delivery.
OVERALL IMPACT
ACCESSING THE RESOURCES
DOWNLOAD
The resources can be downloaded from the
http://www.apprenticeship-staff-support.co.uk/
OVERVIEW GUIDE AND HOTLINKS
http://www.apprenticeship-staffsupport.co.uk/content/asspresource-guide-booklet
Thank you!