The requirements of the marketplace Eleanor Byram e-skills UK 10 November 2005

e-skills UK role Engaging with the marketplace –The Sector Skills Agreement Understanding requirements National Occupational Standards –Review –Use of Impact on certification of skills

Sector qualifications strategy Types of qualification/certificate Content and assessment –Accreditation of prior learning Delivery - where –School, college, university, workplace Delivery - how

Involving employers… Understanding skills Improving employee skills Improving employer skills Creating outcomes Supporting delivery –Work related learning Influencing policy

Some examples ITQ –Spiky profile, range of skills ITMB –The ‘e-skills’ degree Diploma –‘a world class learning experience for young people’

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Things beginning with s… Skills for Business Network (SfBN) Sector Skills Council (SSC) –Understanding and representing the employer Sector Skills Agreement (SSA) –Taking agreed action CC4G Diploma ITQ Sector Qualifications Strategy (SQS) –Teaching the skills and knowledge needed