Building a Talent Pipeline Jackie Campbell Skills Development Manager BTVLEP 13th October 2017

The Buckinghamshire Skills Hub The Bucks Skills Show & other events The CEC Enterprise Adviser Network

Connecting Employers and Educators https://oppsinbucks.org/ - 500 visitors per month All schools and colleges in Bucks registered 150+ businesses – many, many more required! Offers/requests Resources Signposting to other initiatives

Connecting Employers to Talent WANNABE: https://wannabebucks.org/2017/08/23/the-royal- work-experience-at-bucks-tv/

The Bucks Skills Show

Our Aims Change behaviour in schools - increasing emphasis and focus on employer engagement Improve work preparedness and awareness of careers & pathways among young people Develop a skills ecosystem where it is the norm for businesses to invest time in young people as part of CSR and recruitment programmes

Best Practice Planning – employers and schools Gatsby benchmarks: 1. A stable careers programme 2. Learning from career and labour market information 3. Addressing the needs of each pupil 4. Linking curriculum learning to careers 5. Encounters with employers and employees 6. Experiences of workplaces 7. Encounters with further and higher education 8. Personal guidance

Work Experience Case Study: Silverson (G6) Planned programme of activities: Work experience weeks in Feb & Oct half-terms Workplace visits Careers fairs Careers talks

Work Experience Case Study: Silverson (G6) “We have had 31 applications for this year’s intake of apprentices and after aptitude assessments and interviews have finally agreed on our final 6 who we have offered an apprenticeship.   4 of the chosen 6 have been as a direct result of the skills week, 1 doing a week’s work experience placement with me last autumn and 1 from a conversation at the Chiltern Hills Academy careers fair. I cannot thank you enough for all the help and support you have given me over the last couple of years because without your help and expertise we would still be struggling to recruit.” Andy Darby, Training Manager

Skills Challenge Case Study: The Sales Apprentice Challenge(G5)

Skills Challenge Case Study: The Sales Apprentice Challenge(G5)

Case Study: British Standards Institute (G6)

Case Study: ATG Engineering Clubs (G7)

Impact: Student–Employer Encounters 52,981 Encounters recorded in 2016/17! These encounters are where the Enterprise Adviser or the Bucks Skills Hub has supported or facilitated the skills workshop, careers talk, challenge activity, workplace visit, or work experience.