Transcript DL ITQ regionpresentation Jan 2004

ITQ
Fit for Business
IT user qualification
ITQ
 …a new approach
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… a tailored solution
 ………… IT User Skills
 …………….. An NVQ-but radically different
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ITQ The Challenge
IT User NVQ demand
plummeting
25,000 p.a.
IT users at work
soaring
20 million
(1997)
2,000 p.a.
(2003)
ITQ The Challenge
IT NVQ demand
plummeting
IT users at work
soaring
 Employers
25,000
p.a.
20 million
demanding Level
(1997)
2 IT user skills
Only 1 in 10 adults has
Level 2 IT user skills
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2,000 p.a.
(2003)
ITQ Approach
 Employer focus
 Partnership and collaboration
 Innovation
 In-depth market testing
 Total solution – product and market.
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Relevance of ITQ
 Market size and need
 Trailblazer of things to come
 Developing provider capacity and
employer engagement
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ITQ Pilot
 3500 Adults
 200 employers
 17 Local LSCs in 7 regions
 40 training providers – FE, WBL and
Private.
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ITQ Pilot-Feedback
Strategic Fit
 Local Benefits
 Enhanced Employer Engagement
 Enhanced Provider Capacity
 Local Market Demand
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ITQ
Result
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Market ready, popular IT user qualification for work,
and it’s an NVQ!
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Points system enables true flexibility
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Customisable to fit employer requirements
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90% retention rate on 3400 person pilot
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Achievements in 3 months
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Delivery possible for >>£500 per head
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Market positive…seeing real benefits
“ITQ has made my life much easier!
ITQ people are no longer asking
others for help. They’re doing their job
better and more efficiently.”
Company manager
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“The response has been incredible
and demand continues to rise.”
Private training company
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ITQ Future
 Ambition to see market grow to
 50,000 in 2004/05
and to
 100,000 annually by 2006/07
 Vision: employers fund market
themselves, with LSC supporting in
line with priorities.
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ITQ and Skills
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Raising business productivity
Employability
Employer engagement
Level 2 & 3 focus
Fits into Modern Apprenticeship Frameworks
E-learning
ICT as 3rd Basic Skill
Transforming vocational qualifications
Provider capacity and quality
Contacts
www.e-skills.com/itq
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Colin Biddulph, ITQ Project Manager, LSC
[email protected]
024 7682 3285
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Christine Sanderson, ITQ Project Manager, e-skills UK
[email protected]
020 7963 8920
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David Libbert, ITQ Project Director, LSC
[email protected]
020 7904 0641
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