14-19 WBL ACL Maggi Dawson MBE Collaboration 14-19 WBL ACL Maggi Dawson MBE

The ‘why’? ‘Collaboration at the Heart of vision for the Fire Service’ (17 March 2008) ‘Minister states partnership and collaboration will deliver better services’ (Dr Brian Gibbons, Oct 2008) ‘First minster encourages public service collaboration to tackle joblessness’ (Rhodri Morgan, 16 July 2009) ‘Team Wales approach can build strong foundations for the construction industry’ ( 26 Oct 2010) ‘We must work together for better, more effective public services’ (Carl Sargeant, June 29 2010)

Recent Policy drivers Beecham – Making Connections Customer/service user/learner focus Webb Review Efficiency and Innovation Programme Front line Services review Thomas Review of the Structure of Education Services

The ‘why’ in Education and Training: Transformation The policy challenges all schools, colleges, universities and work-based training providers to set aside ...., institutional arrangements and plan provision collectively ........ This would provide more and better learning opportunities for all young people and adults. In Wales, the evidence shows that no one specific collaboration or reconfiguration model could deliver the transformation of post-16 education and training provision.  Consequently, the policy is not prescriptive in its approach to change.  It calls upon providers of post-16 education to form partnerships across geographic areas or skill sectors and develop local/regional solutions based on evidence of need.

Three views 14-19 - ‘wider choice and flexibility’ Work Based Learning – positive assertion from Welsh Government to collaborate, summed up in the tender specification ACL – vision includes ‘greater coherence in the nature and pattern of provision across the wide range of providers’

Three views 14-19: Geraint Jones - Neath Port Talbot College WBL: Sharron Lusher - Pembrokehsire College ACL: Pam Hales – Coleg Gwent Lindsay Harris : Coleg Morgannwg

Exercise What, in your opinion, are the key challenges of collaboration in your specific fields?

Exercise What, in your opinion, are the solutions to the challenges you have identified?