Transcript Year 11 Destinations 2006 Devon & Cornwall

Apprentices and Higher Skills
John Chudley NAS Director
with responsibility for H.E.
'We have managed to make people aware of
the apprenticeship brand, but we have so far
failed to make them aware of the
progression opportunities.'
8th September 2011
Dorset & Somerset
• Delivering about 11000
apprenticeships in Dorset and
Somerset at any one time
• Approx 5000 level 3 starts in
2009/10
• 76% success rate at level 3
Apprentices - in context
– The Coalition’s “golden egg”.
– Starts and completions are increasing
– Strong promotion of Level 3 in line
with higher skills needs
- The aim is to have growth in Higher
Level Apprenticeships
– (SFA Regional Director January 2011)
Progression rates onto HE
90% A level Students
41% % BTEC students
4% Advanced Apprentices
HEFCE 2009
Advanced (Intermediate)
Apprentices
• Increasingly successful completion rates at
a level which should support HE
progression
• Are committed to their chosen career
• Juggling job and training
• Are the managers and senior technicians of
the future
AdvAnce Project
Ex apprentices who did progress onto and
through HE
• Were confident and highly motivated
• Had employer and family support
• Were able to access locally run relevant part
time HE courses ( SERIO 2008)
HLA’s What has been approved?
•Accountancy
•Engineering Technology
•IT and Web Based Telecommunications
•Business Administration
•Contract Centre Operations
•Food & Drink Operations
•Providing Financial Advice
•Leadership & Management (Grade 5)
Core messages to employers
Higher learning improves staff productivity
(evidence – activities around a current live
issue)
Benefits of “grow your own managers”
Higher learning increases staff loyalty
(AdvAnce data)
Core Messages for would be Learners
• Apprenticeships are the one area of growth in a
contracting education market
• With higher fees for H.E. no EMA’s and
increasing numbers of individuals qualified at
level 3 the calibre of people undertaking
apprenticeships is rising
• HLA’s do provide part time access to Higher
Education
• Currently they are part funded by SFA and
employers for the 19+’s