Asha Khemka OBE What’s on the horizon What it means for us
The Bigger Picture Machinery of Government Forthcoming general election Impact of recession
Machinery of Government Puts local authority in the driving seat New relationships New ways of working
A General Election A likely change of Government Significant spending cuts More change on the way
The Tory Alternative One funding body One audit regime One improvement body
Areas of Common Ground Impact of Recession
Young People Over 1,000,000 young unemployed Tackling the NEET agenda Raising the participation age
Skills, Skills, Skills The skills investment strategy Technician level skills Learners as customers
Colleges in the Spotlight Reform Relevance Quality Earned autonomy
What does it all mean?
New Relationships, New Models Federations Colleges, private training providers and schools The USA Ireland
New Relationships, New Models One overarching vision and direction Individual colleges – local need Specialist centres of excellence Shared services
New Relationships, New Models The benefits –Investment capacity –Political clout –Response to employers –Efficiency –Self regulation
How do we respond?
Be Prepared
Be Bold
Be Creative
Take control of our own destiny