1. Apprenticeships and NVQs update A first look at the changes and new support from ILM

2. Agenda »Welcome and introductions »Why are we here? »Outline of changes to NVQs and Apprenticeships »New qualifications »ILM supporting your transition »Conversion process »Next steps

3. »The UK experts in leadership and management development – over 90,000 managers take an ILM programme each year »A professional membership body with a community of over 30,000 practising managers and leaders »Widest and most flexible qualification portfolio from Level 2 to Level 7 on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Why ILM

4. Our mission as a charitable organisation Our purpose We are a charity commited to raising the standards of leadership and management Our mission Social and economic prosperity achieved through excellence in leadership and management Our passion We are passionate about great leadership

5. Thought leadership research Providing in-depth research on key issues facing today’s leaders and managers. Over 1,400 pieces of coverage in the last year, Including: » The Times » Telegraph » Guardian » FT » BBC » Radio 4 Today programme Reaching an audience of 176m

6. ILM and employers

7. »Skills CFA own the management standards and have redeveloped the Qualifications and Apprenticeship Packages »New suite of qualifications recognising current leadership and management practice »Streamlined qualifications at levels 2 and 3 combining knowledge and competency »New Level 4 Management apprenticeship NVQs and Apprenticeships are changing 7

8. »New qualification sizes and rules of combination »Reduction in Management and Leadership units from 72 to 67 »Removal of knowledge based ‘technical certificate’ from lower level Apprenticeship packages 8

9. Current Management NVQs all retire on 31 August 2014 – no new registrations after this date »Level 2 NVQ in Team Leading »Level 3 NVQ in Management »Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management & Leadership »Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership Current Qualifications 9

10. Overview of new products New M&L NOS based qualifications »Level 2 Diploma in Team Leading (combined qualification) »Level 3 Diploma in Management (combined qualification) »Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Management »Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management & Leadership »Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership New Level 4 VRQ »Level 4 Diploma in the Principles of Leadership & Management 10

11. Four new Apprenticeships Packages: »Level 2 Team Leading Apprenticeship »Level 3 Management Apprenticeship »Level 4 Management Apprenticeship »Level 5 Management & Leadership Apprenticeship Apprenticeships from 1 September 2014 11

12. Level 2 Diploma in Team Leading »The main change at Level 2 is the integration of the NVQ and VRQ »New knowledge and competence hybrid units »New Diploma sized 40 credit qualification »Inclusion of business admin and customer service units in roc 12

13. Level 2 Apprenticeship »New L2 Diploma in Team Leading »L1 Functional Skills in English, Maths and ICT (England) »Essential Skills (Wales) »Personal learning and thinking skills (PLTS) »Employee rights and responsibilities (ERR) available as a unit BA39 or a workbook from CFA Skills. 13

14. Level 3 Diploma in Management »As with the Level 2 qualification the new Level 3 qualification is also a combined knowledge and competence qualification »Increase in credit size to 55 credit Diploma qualification »New knowledge and competence hybrid units »Inclusion of business admin and customer service NOS units into roc 14

15. Level 3 Apprenticeship »New L3 Diploma in Management »L2 Functional Skills in English, Maths and ICT (England) »Essential Skills (Wales) »Personal learning and thinking skills (PLTS) »Employee rights and responsibilities (ERR) available as a unit BA39 or a workbook from CFA Skills. 15

16. New Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Management »A brand new NVQ qualification developed at Level 4 »Purely competence based qualification »A new 53 credits Diploma sized qualification »Inclusion of business admin, customer service and sales & marketing NOS units »New competence component of Apprenticeship package 16

17. New Level 4 Technical Diploma »A brand New 37 credit level 4 Diploma »ILM’s brand new L4 Diploma in the Principles of Leadership and Management, forms the knowledge component in the new ILM L4 Apprenticeship. »Developed from a combination of mandatory and optional units. The new Diploma in the Principles of Leadership and Management maps across to the mandatory units helping to support delivery of the new L4 NVQ in Management. The choice of optional units allows centres to design a flexible programme »Launching September 1 st 2014. 17

18. Level 4 Apprenticeship »New L4 NVQ Diploma in Management »ILM L4 Diploma in the Principles of Leadership and Management »Personal learning and thinking skills (PLTS) »Employee rights and responsibilities »No requirement to undertake Functional Skills qualifications for England. » SASW specified 100 credit size for Welsh package due to requirement to still complete L2 Essential Skills in Maths & English 18

19. New Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management & Leadership »New level 5 NVQ qualification focussed on Management and Leadership »Increase in credit value from 38 to 53 credits in line with new SASE/W »Inclusion of business admin, customer service and sales & marketing NOS units »Inclusion of Level 7 management & leadership units into roc 19

20. Level 5 Apprenticeship »New L5 NVQ Diploma in Management & Leadership »ILM L5 Diploma in Management & Leadership »Personal learning and thinking skills (PLTS) »Employee rights and responsibilities »Removal of mandatory requirement to undertake Functional Skills qualifications for England. »SASW specified 100 credit size for Welsh package due to requirement to still complete L2 Essential Skills in Maths & English 20

21. New Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership »New Level 7 NVQ diploma with a focus on strategic management »Reduction in credit value of mandatory unit group from 27 to 16 credits »Introduction of level 5 units into the roc »Removal of level 6 units from qualification and wider NOS units 21

22. Support every step of the way Centre support Learner support Delivery support Assessment Support

23. Centre support »New diagnostic tool » Supporting your conversations with learners and employers around relevant level and development pathways »ILM News – monthly e-newsletter »ILM website: www.i-l-m.com » Qualification specifications and assessment support » Customer support toolkit – marketing materials and services » Activate membership for both learners and tutors » Research – Download research reports, presentations, tutor resources »Centre events » Aid transition » share best practice

24. Centre support - transition Comprehensive free learning resources and study support » Over 60 brand new tailored e-learning videos, topic summaries and guidance notes covering Learning Outcomes at Levels 2 and 3 » Comprehensive learner workbooks for all mandatory units at Levels 2 and 3, and mandatory NVQ units at Levels 3 and 5 Supporting you in adapting to the new assessment strategy » Step by step assessment guidance for your learners and assessment team » flexible assessment to meet customer and learner needs » Variety of assessments for knowledge units including SAQs, case studies, assignments 24

25. Centre support - transition 25 »Events in June to » Introduce the new qualification and packages » Find out about the new learning resources and support materials » Convert on the day to the new qualifications and packages »Centre support toolkit so you can cascade information to your teams »Follow-up events planned for October and November » Share best practice and early experiences of delivering the new packages » Get guidance from the experts »Ongoing 1:1 support with the transition as required »Regular website updates

26. Free learning resources »Learner workbooks for each mandatory unit providing comprehensive coverage of the learning themes »New learning resources as part of the free membership offer » 70 videos and PDFs together with action cards » Access to the new Career Innovation centre » Updated mapping to the Learning Zone Delivery support 26

27. Free membership for learners and trainers »Extended studying membership for 2 years for all apprenticeship programmes »For Higher level apprenticeships (levels 4 and 5) – full professional membership (at Affiliate level) »NB you must provide us with learners’ email addresses at the point of registration Edge online »the latest management news and research including exclusive articles direct to your inbox every week Learner support

28. LearningZone »Designed to support ILM programmes and drive continuing professional development »Over 400 e-learning resources including interactive sessions, video tutorials and written guides »Updated mapping of LearningZone resources to units

29. »Unique and comprehensive ILM assessment guidance and support materials for every unit »Range of assessments for knowledge units including Structured Answer Questions (SAQs), assignments and case studies (for simulated units) »Assessment strategy for your delivery team »Tracking documents to record your learner progress Assessment support 29

30. Additional Support »For an additional cost a number of services from our sister companies are available to support your delivery. »Learning Assistant e-portfolio »Smart Screen learning resource »Apprenticeship + 30

31. See you in 15 minutes 31

32. Any questions having reflected over coffee? 32

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34. Conversion Process 1.Sign conversion form and leave with us today 2.You will receive approval for qualifications on a like for like basis, to add new qualifications this will follow the usual process and costs 3.Your existing qualification quality rating will remain unchanged until the next EV sample 4.Start to develop your new Learner Journey ready to send to your EV prior to start of the programme 5.If you wish to assess any imported BA or CS units via Evolve you will need to talk to your BDM/QCM 6.Commence registrations from 1 September 2014

35. Remember! »Please check any learners on the outgoing qualifications have been registered prior to 31 August 2014. You will not be able to register learners retrospectively »All Learners registered on the outgoing qualifications will have three years from date of registration to complete their qualification 35

36. Summary »Today we have looked at why we are here. The development of new M&L NOS by CFA Skills and the new units developed from this »Review of the new Qualifications and Apprenticeship packages launching on September 1 st »Detailed look at the changes from the current products to the new products »Showcase of the resources developed to support delivery »Confirmed the conversion process 36

37. Your continued support from ILM 37 »Follow-up events planned for October and November » Share best practice and early experiences of delivering the new packages » Get guidance from the experts »Ongoing 1:1 support with the transition as required »Keep checking the website for updates

38. Thank you for listening Any final questions? 38