Ann Jones Director: Regional Working Learning and Skills Council LSC/RSPs and the Impact on Delivery 23 June 2005

LSC Changing times RSPs Value Added LSC/RSPs AND THE IMPACT ON DELIVERY

Make learning truly demand-led Ensure all year olds have access to high quality, relevant learning opportunities Transform FE so that it attracts and stimulates more business investment Strengthen our role in economic development so that we provide the skills needed to help individuals into employment Strengthen capacity to work effectively at regional level, particularly with RDAs and RSPs Improve the skills of workers who deliver public services. LSC NATIONAL PRIORITIES

LSC FUNDING £9,322,026£9,587,875£10,056,907

LSC CHANGING TIMES Plan-led funding: Funding the provider plan including linking budgets to provision Less micro-management, more strategic Simpler calculation of funds Variable costs addressed at provider level (through factor), not at individual learner level Use provider Management Information, ‘real time’ view

LSC CHANGING TIMES Skills and Employers: Positioning FE at the heart of the business agenda and skills strategy Need to win the confidence of more employers A greater focus on meeting employers’ needs More staff with recent experience of business More provision is delivered in the workplace Strong vocational specialism(s) to match local/regional employment pattern More income generated from employers FE seen to be accessible, flexible, value for money solution to skills needs

NETP - the core of a demand-led approach to delivering training for employers of all kinds and offering: A ‘first stop shop’ for business development and skills needs Access to specialist help in identifying skills needs Bespoke flexible training programmes Free training to enhance employability skills of employees, including literacy and numeracy A national service for large multi-site employers. LSC CHANGING TIMES

Consistent Regional Sector priorities identified as: Construction Engineering Health and Social Care Retail Manufacturing Tourism RSPs’ - SECTOR PRIORITIES

Foster Review of FE. Purpose to identify: The distinctive contribution colleges make to the learning and skills market Their long-contribution to economic development and social inclusion Anything else that needs to happen to transform the sector Report in Autumn LSC CHANGING TIMES

Value Added Influencing planning and funding Measuring impact REGIONAL SKILLS PARTNERSHIPS

Overall RSPs should be: ‘the vehicle for ensuring that all the adult skills, business support, labour market and productivity services available at regional, local and sectoral level are mobilised to support regional priorities.’ (Source – RSP Prospectus) Roles and Responsibilities handout RSPs ADDING VALUE

RSPs’ - COMMON PRIORITY AREAS Development of Leadership and Management Skills Providing a seamless brokerage service to meet the needs of employers Supporting individuals to enter the workforce and sustain employment, especially those most disadvantaged Increase the proportion of the workforce qualified to Level 3

By 2010 – 2.25 million adults to achieve functional competence in literacy, language and numeracy Over 3 million to achieve first full Level 2 qualification When fully operational NETP to support, per year: 350,000 learners 50,000 employers 175,000 first full Level 2 qualifications NATIONAL EMPLOYER TRAINING PROGRAMME

Individual provider 3 year development plans Local LSC Plans Regional Priorities Regional Economic Strategy RSP Priorities INFLUENCING PLANNING AND FUNDING

Roles and responsibilities (adding value) RSPs Performance against their own action plan Relationship management Possible area: - public sector RSPS MEASURING IMPACT

LSC – Changing times RSPs: - Vehicle for adding value to ‘all’ partner contributions - let them walk before they can run - powerful influence on skills planning and funding LSC/RSPs AND IMPACT ON DELIVERY

Ann Jones Director: Regional Working Learning and Skills Council LSC/RSPs and the Impact on Delivery 23 June 2005