Transcript Croeso i Goleg Glannau Dyfrdwy Welcome to Deeside College

ColegauCymru Conference
Thursday 26th May 2011
‘Leading Apprenticeships’
Nick Tyson
Director of Engineering & the Built
Environment
Background:
• Excellent Employer Links.
• Understanding the Frameworks.
• Excellent Links with the Sector Skills
Councils.
• Infrastructure in place to support
Apprenticeships.
Employer Links & programmes developed:
• Engineering Modern Apprenticeships
• UfI-Learndirect Centres
• Supply Chain Logistics Apprenticeships
• Adult Basic Skills
• Support for learning difficulties through
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“Identification of Need” and BKSB
Business Administration – NVQ3/4
Assessor & Verifier Training
Management programmes & NVQs
• Outward bound programme –
Essential Skills
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Adult Engineering Apprenticeships
Pathways to Apprenticeship – support
Work Experience
• Shared Apprenticeships
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Intercultural Competencies Prog. –
“Leonardo” Project
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HE provsions – HNC S and Foundation
Degrees
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4th yr Apprenticeship Programme
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IT apprentices
• A350 CQFW Training Project
• Business Improvement Techniques
Understanding the Frameworks – Example A350
CQFW Project:
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Foundation Apprenticeship / Apprenticeship / Higher Apprenticeship.
(SASW)
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Knowledge and excellent attainment standards apprenticeship frameworks
Management.
Operate Industry Standard Equipment and Practices (SQCDP)
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Constantly changing regulations, new technology, equipment development
and human resources influence future education and training needs.
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Range of in-house specialist programmes.
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keeping employees up to current industry standards;
investing in training to maintain competitiveness;
recognising and accrediting skills gained;
encouraging employees to update and/or improve skills and knowledge, progress
and indeed take Credit with them when they move on (internally and externally).
Excellent Links with SSC’s:
• Pathways to Apprenticeship model.
• Shared Apprenticeship model.
Infrastructure in place to support
Apprenticeships
• Employer Engagement team.
• Employer Meetings.
• Pre-apprenticeship / Shared
App programmes
• Additional involvement in
HEA (Foundation Degrees)
• Support “adult” training
initiatives - CQFW
• “Basic Skills Employer
Pledge”
• … 14-16 initiatives –
Principal Learning
• Deeside BIT
programmes
Business Improvement Techniques – An inclusive
model for all apprenticeship frameworks?:
• Modules based on same units as the VRQ
& aligned with QCF units
• Exercises designed for business benefit
and evidence generation
• Delivered at point of use
• Programme toolbox designed to help
application of learning and evidence
generation
Business Improvement Techniques – An inclusive
model for all apprenticeship frameworks:
Headland Agro Chemicals
Vion Foods
Airbus
TRB
NicePak
IMC
Metal Improvements
Sharp
Daily Cer
ICW
Tetra Pak
Comtek
Saltney
Deeside
Broughton
St.Asaph
Flint
Wrexham
Deeside
Wrexham
Deeside
Wrexham
Wrexham
Deeside
Other developments
• CPD of Deeside College staff at all levels and linked
key results shared by all.
• Keeping up with product and process technologies.
– eg Sharp UK PV Cells.
• “Apprentice 2015”?
ColegauCymru Conference
Thursday 26th May 2011
‘Leading Apprenticeships’
Open discussion