Vocational and Apprenticeship Routes

Study Programmes at CRC Funding per student, rather than per qualification means: No requirement for small qualifications eg “employability”, “team- work” Opportunity to develop skills more holistically in practical contexts Project-based delivery with clear line of sight to work Focus on enterprise For example, Games Design students run their own company called “Rizing Games”

Rizing Games Video Clip Rizing Games were the only student-led company to exhibit at the prestigious “E3” gaming event in Los Angeles Last year the team raised funds for the LA trip by successfully bidding to the Ignition Fund The video they prepared for the winning bid exemplifies the “T-shaped” skills they develop through running the business

Passport to Success Curriculum The CRC framework for specifying and developing the wider, “T-shaped” skills valued by employers is called Passport to Success

Passport to Success KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Specialist subject PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES Enterprise BEHAVIOUR & VALUES Respect and tolerance for others Maths Self- management & responsibility Personal and social responsibility EnglishTeam work Energy and commitment I.TProblem solving Communication

New Performance Measures Progress Attainment English and maths progress Retention Destinations

Apprenticeship Routes How to close the skills gap at Technical and Professional level: 3 million new apprentices

New Standards: “Trailblazers” Simplified frameworks Employer – led Employers design the content Based on a “job description” Includes attitudes and behaviours as well as skills and competencies Must have independent assessment element Approval through Dept of Business, Innovation and Skills 170 approved to date

CRC Trailblazers Computing Civil Engineering Surveying Plant Operatives/Maintenance Specialist Engineering – Electro-Technical, Electrical Health Care Clinicians

Funding Reform Funding routed through employers “Voucher scheme” Levy on large employers – 0.5% of staff costs No National Insurance Aim to raise £3 billion ring-fenced for Apprenticeships

Status Apprenticeships given same legal treatment as degrees Apprenticeship “Ambassadors” City Deals Targets for public sector Schools?