Skills in Kent & Medway – Context of FE Gravesend Sheppey Dartford Medway Broadstairs Canterbury Hadlow Maidstone Tonbridge Ashford Dover Folkestone
Skills in Kent & Medway – Context of FE Gravesend Sheppey Dartford Medway Broadstairs Canterbury Hadlow Maidstone Tonbridge Ashford Dover Folkestone
are in Full Time Education Skills in Kent & Medway – Context of FE Approx 72,000 16-18 year olds 75%, of 16-18 yr. olds are in Full Time Education Gravesend Medway Broadstairs Canterbury 600 Schools in Kent & Medway 120 main secondary schools 4 FE Colleges 4 Universities 60,000 Adults studying (Exc HE) Maidstone 10%, of 16-18 yr olds are Apprentices Ashford Dover 1500 Adults studying HE in FE 19,000 of Adults are Apprentices
Studying A Level equivalent Skills in Kent & Medway – Context of FE Gravesend Sheppey Medway Over 50% Studying at Level 2 or below Broadstairs Over 80% Studying A Level equivalent Canterbury Hadlow Maidstone Tonbridge Ashford FE Colleges School Sixth Forms
Skills in Kent & Medway – Our Challenge Value – Education v Skills We are one part of a larger education system. What value is placed on skills v education? Is it just a question of language, or our own personal experience of education and skills?
Skills in Kent & Medway – Our Challenge Perception – Careers Guidance v employment Is there such a thing as a career? Do most still because of qualification? SELEP has 12 priority areas. Which of them are met by GCSE and A Level achievement alone?
Skills in Kent & Medway – The Opportunities Key work – Two of our most important local stakeholders Employers Economic Regeneration teams Collective promotion
Skills in Kent & Medway – The Opportunities Young People Challenge perception and value of qualifications v skills. Use our students to shape the future.
Skills in Kent & Medway – The Opportunities Adults, funding and provision Collective commissioning of training for adults, focused on economic need. Collective challenge about funding for adult training
Skills in Kent & Medway – The Opportunities Apprenticeships Collective commissioning for Apprenticeships, simplifying the market. Regarding full time provision as a pre apprenticeship, making use of work experience/ industrial placements