Transcript WorldSkills London 2011

Raising the standards in
national competitions:
Cycle Alignment
18 July 2013
Aim of the session
To provide a forum for Competition Organising Partners to further
develop understanding of cycle alignment and international
benchmarking.
– Review and evaluate progress in raising standards of competitions.
– Explore opportunities to further develop competition activities to support
alignment and lift in standards.
– Feedback on developments to support overall strategy to lift and raise standards
across all UK competition activities.
The ambition
In our commitment to ensure that the WorldSkills UK competitions programme
continues to inspire young people and adults to be ambitious in their pursuit of skills
to the highest level, the selection process for WorldSkills will now be fully aligned
with the WorldSkills UK National Competition cycle.
WorldSkills UK – The Skills Show in November 2014 will host the finals of the
National Competitions at which the selection process for Squad UK for WorldSkills
Sao Paulo 2015 will also take place. Aligning the process will provide competitors
with a clear progressive journey in order for them to move to the next level.
The ambition
To support the ambition we are making significant enhancements to
improve the quality of the journey to the UK final for all competitors:
1.
LSIS guide
2.
Pre—competition materials
3.
Competitor Preparation Toolkits
4.
Pre-final training grants
5.
Master classes
What does alignment mean?
Alignment means bridging the gaps in standards for each
skill (leading to WorldSkills) between UK final and the Squad
Selection; joining two phases of the competition journey into
one single event.
How do we achieve this?
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4.
Understanding roles and responsibilities
Clear strategy and approach
Build strong working relationships with TM/Es
Review existing test projects i.e. National Final, Squad Selection & WS
Technical Descriptions
5. COPs and TM/Es to develop robust plans to support the alignment and lift
in standards
6. Submit proposal for the training and development grant (9 August 2013)
Support resource: Competition Development Guide
Roles and responsibilities
Competition Organising Partners (COPs)
Training Manager Experts (TMEs)
The COP is the lead for each competition.
The COP in partnership with The Skills Show is
responsible for the delivery of the competition.
Where possible setup technical steering groups for each
competition/cluster with industry and TME attendance (if
possible).
Review competition design and assessment criteria to
align with international Squad UK requirements in
partnership with TMEs.
To involve TMEs in the assessment process during the
finals at TSS.
Support the management of the appeals and complaints
procedure and the integrity of skill competitions in
conjunction with NAS.
To communicate with finalists in the lead up to the
national final at The Skills Show
Communicate with competitors and their Organisations.
A representative from each skill will join the moderation
panel for Team UK as a technical observer (post selection
for Squad UK and pre-selection for Team UK).
Assess UK competitions to provide feedback on
standards for alignment to Squad UK.
Work with COPs to align competition standards,
competition design and assessment criteria.
Directly involved in assessment during the finals at
TSS and active in the judging and/or moderation
process.
See WSUK Competition Development Guide pages 15-16
Approach and schedule of activities
All competitions
Stage three
Submission of Test Projects 2014: Jan – Mar 2014
Submit passive
brief/ heat
information pack
Submit 2014 test
projects
Share with TSS
Aim: to provide a platform for COPs and
TM/Es to be able to confidently submit test
projects for heats and passive stages and
the UK finals at the WorldSkills UK - The
Skills Show 2014.
All competitions
Stage two
Development of Test Projects 2014: Sept – Dec 2013
TWG planning for
2014 test project
COPs deliver Plan
to align competition
standards
TWG Dec – check
point
Aim: increase the standards of UK final test
projects for 2014 to ensure they are as
closely aligned to WSI standards to be able
to confidently assess the capability and
suitability of competitors to join Squad UK.
Identified
competitions
Stage one
Development of Test Projects 2013: Apr – Sept 2013
AMs to provide
feedback to COPs
COPs to review
and apply feedback
COPs to submit
TSS 2013 test
projects
TM/Es to review
2013 materials to
support
development of
2014 projects
Aim: lift the standards of UK final test
projects for 2013 for skills identified as
having no TM/E involvement.
Aligning standards
Alignment of standards is the process by which partners and training managers will
review the two competitions for a given skill (UK final and Squad selection) and identify
gaps required to assess a competitor’s technical ability across a series of tasks or
activities.
The analysis should include a review of the following aspects:
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Competition design: Performance standards
Assessment criteria: Assessment of technical skills
Materials and/or equipment
Duration of tasks/competition
See page Competition Development Guide page 12 for WSUK Competition
Assessment: UK final & Squad.
Competition development guide
The guide is designed for Competition Organising Partners and Training
Manager/Experts to support the alignment of standards across competition
activities. Areas of particular interest are:
–Frequently Asked Questions
–Roles and responsibilities
–Outlined approach and defined set of activities with milestones
–Gap analysis template
–Competitor training and development grant
Competitor training and development grants to support pre-final training
This is a one off enabling grant available to support the alignment process for
skills competitions with priority given to skills leading to WorldSkills. We
encourage Competition Organising Partners to submit a proposal to:
–Address the gaps in competitor training and development for finalists
–Significantly improve existing training and development already being
delivered
To apply for a grant your proposal must demonstrate:
1.Sustainability in subsequent years
2.Added value to your competition programme
3.Suitable delivery models for your industry or sector
4.Review and evaluation process
5.Communication methods with finalists
1. Cycle Alignment Breakout group – 50 minutes
Competition Partners who are responsible for competitions that lead to WS will
have an opportunity to review project documentation, share early success stories,
ask questions and explore opportunities to further develop competitions.
IT, Professional Services, Landscape, M&E and Floristry
Engineering, Automotive and Construction
2. International Standards Breakout group – 50 minutes
Competition Partners who are responsible for UK only competitions will have an
opportunity to establish the best parts of the international competitions framework
and seek to embed where possible international standards in UK competitions.
UK Competitions
Q&A to panel – 50 minutes
Each group will feedback on discussion points and will have a chance to ask the panel
questions.
Questions?