Gillian Aitchison, Skills for Justice Stephen Rice, Skills for Justice Supported by The Open University Wales HARNESSING THE POWER OF L&D WEBTOOLS MANTEISIO AT BWER ADNODDAU DYSGU A DATBLYGY AR Y WE
L&D Challenges Reducing L&D Budgets Need for best value L&D Provision Framework for commissioners to meet Return on Investment/Expectation
Web Based L&D Tools Features Standards based (NOS, Behaviours etc) Outcome focused (What & How) Online – accessed from any internet enabled device Benefits Creates a common skills language (clarity, consistency, transferability) Ensures objectivity in managing performance Efficiencies (time/cost/resources – Policing Professional Framework reported savings of up to £150k per force and savings in approx hours through implementing their online framework) Interoperability – using common standards facilitates collaboration and working across boundaries How are they used Identify, plan, recruit, train & develop, assess and accredit competent staff
Career Planning
Features & Benefits Online – accessed via any internet enabled device Reaches large audiences Based on National Benchmarks (NOS) Objective performance measure New features planned
Creating shared learning for efficiency and better outcomes
What is it? An online, interactive tool and supported process, created by Skills for Justice in collaboration with the Police, Fire and Rescue and Prison Services in Northern Ireland to support the NI Governments directive of shared training and maximising efficiencies for these agencies The main features of the tool are: analysis and comparison of the activities of each employer all agreed training provision mapped to National Occupational Standards (NOS) a shared behavioural framework to aid curriculum design a process to support joint working and collaboration
Rationale and drivers To drive and encourage pan-sector collaboration To support efficiency and cost savings To embed interoperability into the operations of the three services
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