Apprenticeships and NVQs update A first look at the changes and new support from ILM

Agenda Welcome and introductions Why are we here? Outline of changes to NVQs and Apprenticeships New qualifications ILM supporting your transition Next steps Introduction to delivery/ILM team. Housekeeping Timings and breaks etc Depending on size of group could get a feel via show of hands around the levels they currently offer?? Key emphasis today is on showcasing the Level 2/3 supporting resources but we are developing same for levels 4 and 5 too so important to recognise we may have higher level centres in the room.

Why ILM The UK experts in leadership and management development – over 90,000 managers take an ILM programme each year A professional membership body with a community of over 30,000 practising managers and leaders Widest and most flexible qualification portfolio from Level 2 to Level 7 on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) First few slides are a key reminder to centres about how we are different/what our USPs are and these are key messages which a centre can use with their customers too

Our mission as a charitable organisation Our purpose We are a charity commited to raising the standards of leadership and management Our mission Social and economic prosperity achieved through excellence in leadership and management Our passion We are passionate about great leadership

Thought leadership research Providing in-depth research on key issues facing today’s leaders and managers. Over 1,400 pieces of coverage in the last year, Including: The Times Telegraph Guardian FT BBC Radio 4 Today programme Reaching an audience of 176m 5

ILM and employers ……….and don’t forget these are only a small proportion of the employers that work with our qualificaitons. Many more do so working in partnership with ILM centres/TPs 6

NVQs and Apprenticeships are changing Skills CFA own the management standards and have redeveloped the Qualifications and Apprenticeship Packages New suite of qualifications recognising current leadership and management practice Streamlined qualifications at levels 2 and 3 combining knowledge and competency New Level 4 Management apprenticeship Rogue to present. Snapshot of changes and why these have happened.

NVQs and Apprenticeships are changing New qualification sizes and rules of combination Reduction in Management and Leadership units from 72 to 67 Removal of knowledge based ‘technical certificate’ from lower level Apprenticeship packages

Current Qualifications These qualifications will retire on 31 August 2014: Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management & Leadership Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership These qualifications have been extended for a further 12 months Level 2 NVQ in Team Leading Level 3 NVQ in Management only available as ‘standalone’ qualifications The Level 2 Certificate in Team Leading and the Level 3 Certificate in Principles of Leadership & Management (current technical certificates) will be reissued as 15 credit qualifications to meet funding rules but wont be available within apprenticeship frameworks. Worth mentioning that the ‘technical certificates’ at levels 2 and 3 are also likely to be retired at the same time e.g. Level 2 Cert in Team Leading, Level 2 Cert in Principles of Team Leading (on line tested qual) and the Level 3 Cert in Principles of Leadership & Management. Ask for feedback about this. Plan is to re-launch Level 2 Cert in T/L and Level 3 Cert in P of L & M as new 15 credit quals to meet SFA revised funding rules.

Overview of new products New M&L NOS based qualifications Level 2 Diploma in Team Leading (combined qualification) Level 3 Diploma in Management (combined qualification) Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Management Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management & Leadership Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership New Level 4 VRQ Level 4 Diploma in the Principles of Leadership & Management

Apprenticeships from 1 September 2014 Four new Apprenticeships Packages: Level 2 Team Leading Apprenticeship Level 3 Management Apprenticeship Level 4 Management Apprenticeship Level 5 Management & Leadership Apprenticeship Highlight level 4 is completely new for ILM and offers exciting opportunities for centres

Level 2 Diploma in Team Leading The main change at Level 2 is the integration of the NVQ and VRQ New knowledge and competence hybrid units New Diploma sized 40 credit qualification Inclusion of business admin and customer service units in roc Refer to Q Card

Level 2 Apprenticeship New Level 2 Diploma in Team Leading Level 1 Functional Skills in English, Maths and ICT (England) Essential Skills (Wales) Personal learning and thinking skills (PLTS) Employee rights and responsibilities (ERR) available as a unit BA39 or a workbook from CFA Skills.

Level 3 Diploma in Management As with the Level 2 qualification the new Level 3 qualification is also a combined knowledge and competence qualification Increase in credit size to 55 credit Diploma qualification New knowledge and competence hybrid units Inclusion of business admin and customer service NOS units into roc

Level 3 Apprenticeship New Level 3 Diploma in Management Level 2 Functional Skills in English, Maths and ICT (England) Essential Skills (Wales) Personal learning and thinking skills (PLTS) Employee rights and responsibilities (ERR) available as a unit BA39 or a workbook from CFA Skills.

New Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Management A brand new NVQ qualification developed at Level 4 Purely competence based qualification A new 53 credits Diploma sized qualification Inclusion of business admin, customer service and sales & marketing NOS units New competence component of Apprenticeship package

New Level 4 Technical Diploma A brand new 37 credit level 4 Diploma ILM’s brand new L4 Diploma in the Principles of Leadership and Management, forms the knowledge component in the new ILM L4 Apprenticeship. Developed from a combination of mandatory and optional units. The new Diploma in the Principles of Leadership and Management maps across to the mandatory units helping to support delivery of the new L4 NVQ in Management. The choice of optional units allows centres to design a flexible programme Launching September 1st 2014.

Level 4 Apprenticeship New Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Management ILM Level 4 Diploma in the Principles of Leadership and Management Personal learning and thinking skills (PLTS) Employee rights and responsibilities No requirement to undertake Functional Skills qualifications for England. SASW specified 100 credit size for Welsh package due to requirement to still complete L2 Essential Skills in Maths & English

New Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management & Leadership New Level 5 NVQ qualification focussed on Management and Leadership Increase in credit value from 38 to 53 credits in line with new SASE/W Inclusion of business admin, customer service and sales & marketing NOS units Inclusion of Level 7 management & leadership units into roc Reminder that centres must already have changed to 53 credits

Level 5 Apprenticeship New Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management & Leadership ILM Level 5 Diploma in Principles of Leadership & Management Personal learning and thinking skills (PLTS) Employee rights and responsibilities Removal of mandatory requirement to undertake Functional Skills qualifications for England. SASW specified 100 credit size for Welsh package due to requirement to still complete Level 2 Essential Skills in Maths & English

New Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership New Level 7 NVQ diploma with a focus on strategic management Reduction in credit value of mandatory unit group from 27 to 16 credits Introduction of level 5 units into the roc Removal of level 6 units from qualification and wider NOS units

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Support every step of the way Centre support Learner support Delivery support Assessment Support Reinforcing why ILM? The next few slides show how we support centres

On-line support at www.i-l-m.com www.i-l-m.com/Learning-and-Development/Qualifications-explained/Apprenticeships/Apprenticeship-changes

Centre support ILM News – monthly e-newsletter ILM website: www.i-l-m.com Qualification specifications and assessment support Activate membership for both learners and tutors Research – Download research reports, presentations, tutor resources Centre events Aid transition share best practice General ILM support but talks about new diagnostic tool. Rogue to provide input here.

Centre support - transition Comprehensive free learning resources and study support Over 60 brand new tailored e-learning videos, topic summaries and guidance notes covering Learning Outcomes at Levels 2 and 3 Comprehensive learner workbooks for all mandatory units at Levels 2 and 3, and mandatory NVQ units at Levels 3 and 5 Supporting you in adapting to the new assessment strategy Step by step assessment guidance for your learners and assessment team flexible assessment to meet customer and learner needs Variety of assessments for knowledge units including SAQs, case studies, assignments Hopefully we can showcase an example of the new Fuse videos at this point . More about the learner workbooks to follow in slide 16. More about assessment support to follow shortly – QCMs will cover so don’t go into too much detail here.

Delivery support Free learning resources Learner workbooks for each mandatory unit providing comprehensive coverage of the learning themes New learning resources as part of the free membership offer 60+ videos and PDFs together with action cards Access to the new Career Innovation centre Updated mapping to the Learning Zone Refer to example in pack of Ultimate resources, emphasise these will be provided in writeable pdfs so they can use electronically or print hard copies to meet learner needs. Rogue to provide input on when the books will be available. Centres to sign copywrite forms in their packs so we can forward workbooks when ready

Learner support Free membership for learners and trainers Extended studying membership for 2 years for all apprenticeship programmes For Higher level apprenticeships (levels 4 and 5) – full professional membership (at Affiliate level) NB you must provide us with learners’ email addresses at the point of registration Edge online the latest management news and research including exclusive articles direct to your inbox every week Emphasise how important ILM feels membership is to professionalising management as a career etc In order to access enhanced membership offer they must provide the email addresses so need to build this into their recruitment/registration processes. Please note that this slide and the extended membership offer has changed since the slides were printed as we are now offering 2 years membership to all levels of apprenticeship programmes .

Learner support LearningZone Designed to support ILM programmes and drive continuing professional development Over 400 e-learning resources including interactive sessions, video tutorials and written guides Updated mapping of LearningZone resources to units Updated mapping will be available before launch of the new quals

Assessment support Unique and comprehensive ILM assessment guidance and support materials for every unit Range of assessments for knowledge units including Structured Answer Questions (SAQs), assignments and case studies (for simulated units) Assessment strategy for your delivery team QCM to cover this section. Depending on time you could refer to sample unit in the pack – ask for feedback on how they might approach assessment of the unit and then hand out the sample of unit with assessment guidance which ILM has developed and confirm we are doing the same for all units which combine knowledge and competency. For knowledge only units we are developing a range of assessments for knowledge units similar to those we use on our exisiting VRQs. If available then show sample SAQ (still under development on 28/5) Talk about assessment strategy – Part A under development which provides information about assessment methods and draws on Cfa assessment strategy. Emphasise importance of verbs – refer to handout in pack and talk through using example of unit provided. Tracking documents – we will cover this in break out activity as we need your feedback .

Additional Support For an additional cost a number of services from our sister companies are available to support your delivery. Learning Assistant e-portfolio Smart Screen learning resource Rogue to provide further information/input on these

Conversion Process A conversion form will be emailed to you following this presentation, please complete and return to ILM You will receive approval for qualifications on a like for like basis, to add new qualifications this will follow the usual process and costs Your existing qualification quality rating will remain unchanged until the next EV sample Start to develop your new Learner Journey ready to send to your EV prior to start of the programme If you wish to assess any imported BA or CS units via Evolve you will need to talk to your BDM/QCM Commence registrations from 1 September 2014 Refer to like for like qualifications sheet.

Remember! Please check any learners on the outgoing qualifications have been registered prior to 31 August 2014. You will not be able to register learners retrospectively All Learners registered on the outgoing qualifications will have three years from date of registration to complete their qualification

Summary The development of new M&L NOS by CFA Skills and the new units developed from this Review of the new Qualifications and Apprenticeship packages launching on September 1st Detailed look at the changes from the current products to the new products Showcase of the resources developed to support delivery Confirmed the conversion process

Your continued support from ILM Follow-up events planned for October and November Share best practice and early experiences of delivering the new packages Get guidance from the experts Ongoing 1:1 support with the transition as required Keep checking the website for updates

Questions Remember to collect in conversion forms and evaluation forms and to update the conversion tracker on the Q Drive/ILM Shared/New NVQs and Apprenticeships to show which centres attended on the day 

Thank you for listening