The response from the SCOTTISH FORESTRY & TIMBER TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR

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The response from the SCOTTISH FORESTRY & TIMBER TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR A Skills Agenda The response from the SCOTTISH FORESTRY & TIMBER TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR

Agenda for Tonight SFTT Skills Group (Ashley) An update on the agreed Skills Action Plan and Priority Actions (Ashley) Industry & Employment trends in South Scotland (Ashley) The importance of Talent Attraction and ‘Developing the Young Workforce’ (Senga –DYW) How you can play your part (Senga –DYW) Agenda for Tonight

A Skills Agenda : The Policy Drivers Employer Schools Colleges A Skills Agenda : The Policy Drivers Regional Skills Assessment & Investment Plans (Skills Development Scotland) Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce (Scottish Government) National Performance Framework (Scottish Government) Apprenticeship Levy (UK Government) Roots for Growth (Scottish Forest & Timber Technologies)

SFTT ILG – Skills Group Membership drawn from a wide range of organisations, including FCS, Confor, SE, HIE, SDS, ICF, UKFPA, LANTRA, and educational institutions like UHI, SRUC, and Edinburgh Napier University. Its activities align with and support the industry strategy, Roots for Future Growth and are complementary to the Scottish Government’s Programme Developing the Young Workforce and its agenda Widening Access and Participation in Further and Higher Education.  agree collective action across industry and key agencies on priority skills issues. The Skills Action Plan and its future delivery provides a focus for all this activity.

SFTT ILG – Skills Group : The Group’s Objective Support the delivery of the Skills Action Plan Challenge and encourage industry to take the lead with the skills agenda Identify knowledge gaps, skills needs and steer resources where possible to support the sector Inform and influence on skills issues including qualification development and support the Skills Planning Model Where necessary, make representation on skills issues on behalf of the sector in Scotland

Scottish Forest and Timber Technologies sector: Skills & training scoping study Dr Bianca Ambrose-Oji Dr Elizabeth Barron-Majerik

Scottish Forestry & Timber Technologies Industry Against the backdrop of : Growing the skills and capacity of our people Key Findings : An ageing Workforce (NOT very diverse) The need to attract and recruit suitably trained candidates Retaining and developing existing employees Sector Needs : Skilled technical forestry workers Forest Operators Forest managers and professional occupations Forest workers and contractors able to operate to quality standards. Workers required along the value chain Evidence of training need in sawing / milling sector Conflicting evidence re the size of demand

Reducing numbers of students on SFTT courses (despite increase in students in Higher Education generally) Education providers have moved away from part-time courses in favour of full-time Short part-time FTT courses, run by colleges, have become very important, stable & increasing Fragmented industry structure leads to little capacity for employer provided training (particularly machine operators) Significant barriers to employers and providers delivering the Modern Apprenticeship An Industry perception that existing courses do not meet industry needs Confusing CPD, Certification, training options and pathways (for students and employers) Poor understanding of career progression (new entrants/ students) Training provider locations relative to industry/students

Workforce Development The Skills Action Plan provides a focus for this activity Employer Schools Colleges Talent Attraction New Entrants Curriculum Review Workforce Development

Collating Labour Market Intelligence Co-ordinating & developing resources to promote the industry and careers within the sector Working with National & Regional DYW groups to support college/school engagement Developing and supporting an Industry Ambassador programme

Facilitated the re-evaluation and approval of the Trees & Timber National Occupational Standards Engaging with SDS/SAAB regarding Apprenticeship routes following Levy and SG Consultation. Exploring alternative training models Evaluating pilot ‘Shared Apprenticeship’ project (Fife)

Developing a register of recognised and promoted CPD opportunities for the industry. Carrying out Harvesting Machine census. Developing a Forest Machine Operator training to meet sector demands

Developing/promoting increasing industry/sector engagement with Further/Higher Education establishments and courses. Exploring opportunities for improved Industry/Sector support for industry education . Providing industry engagement in the developing Foundation/Graduate Apprenticeship schemes

Industrial Structure of South of Scotland (GVA by sector) 2014 Agriculture, forestry and fishing plays a larger part in the economy of the South of Scotland than in Scotland as a whole Industrial Structure of South of Scotland (GVA by sector) 2014 Total GVA (£m) at 2013 prices Source: Oxford Economics forecasts

The sectors which currently comprise the greater share of GVA (Gross Value Added) are expected to continue to grow Forecast Output Growth by Sector, 2015-2024

Business Base by Sector, 2015 Almost one in three businesses in the South of Scotland (29%) are in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector. This is almost three times the proportion in Scotland and reflects the importance of the sector to this largely rural economy. Business Base by Sector, 2015 Source: UK Business Counts

The rate of self-employed worked in the South of Scotland is well above the Scottish average and may be as a result of the large agriculture, forestry and fishing sector which tends to be characterised by high levels of self-employment. Business by Size, 2015 Business Density, 2015 Number of businesses by employee size band and by proportion of all businesses, 2015 Source: UK Business Counts

Population Projections, 2014-37 Population Projections by Age, 2012-2037 The South of Scotland population is projected to fall compared to growth in Scotland as a whole to 2037 (-3% compared to +8%). The working age population is also projected to fall more sharply than nationally (-21% compared to -4%). Over the longer term, the age structure of the region’s population is projected to become older. Source: National Records of Scotland

South of Scotland: Key Implications (Selected highlights) Recommended Areas of Focus Creating a culture of employer investment. Employers continue to need to be encouraged to invest and innovate, which includes investment in skills. The supply of skills must also be available to satisfy increased and stimulated demand Sectorally, there is a need to meet the needs of employers (2). There are other key sectors and occupations in the regional economy where replacement demand is strong, including skilled trades and sales & customer services. These require work- based learning routes into, and upwards, within sectors. There will still be a need to meet the needs of employers in the traditional manufacturing and agricultural sectors. Although forecast to decline, replacement demand is still required, notably in elementary jobs and skilled trades and fit for purpose provision is required to meet this need. A need for progression routes and pathways. Demand for skills in the region is strongest at the upper and lower skills levels – professional and elementary occupations – and so progression to upper skills levels needs to be engendered and facilitated. A need for flexible provision. Non-permanent employment is increasingly a feature of the Scotland economy and more of the future jobs are expected to be part-time. Non traditional employment also means less conventional career paths, and movement between sectors. Skills provision must be equally flexible, and work-based learning routes are a feature of this.

Playing Your Part – Senga Greenwood