1. Cryfhau Sgiliau er mwyn Llwyddo Strengthening Skills for Success
Gweithdy 3 Workshop 3
Deall Llais y Dysgwr ac ymateb iddo
Understanding and responding to the Learner Voice
Ben Kinross, National Society of Apprentices / Cymdeithas Genedlaethol Prentisiaid
Cryfhau Sgiliau er mwyn Llwyddo Strengthening Skills for Success

2. Understanding and responding to apprentice voice
Ben Kinross

3. National Society of Apprentices In Wales

4. What's it for
Help apprentices get together and make apprenticeships better where they live and around the UK.
Carry out research to make sure we know the facts.
Help apprentices get involved in their communities.
Make sure all apprenticeships are good quality.

5. Research Events Help change apprenticeships
What do we do
Research
Events
Help change apprenticeships

6. For the sceptics

7. Where’s it from & what does it do
Education: Freire, Hooks, Jeffs, Coffield
If you are part of the process you have part of the solution
Identifying what works and what doesn’t
Finding solutions together - coproduction

8. What should an apprenticeship look like?
Statement:
Apprenticeships should make it easier to get a job
Apprentices should have opportunities to learn in different companies

9. What should an apprenticeship look like?
Statement:
Apprenticeships should last at least two years
Apprenticeships should only be available in engineering and trades

10. Apprentice Voice Surveys

11. Auszubildendevertretung
JAV als Gewerkschaftsarbeit
Anerkennung und Fortbildung
Ausbildung, Sozialegerechtigkeit und konkurenzfaehigkeit

12. Activity
Identify 5 decision makers that affect apprenticeships in your organization
What can they make decisions about?

13. NSoAW in practice

14. What do we need to actually do?
Here are 6 activities other providers have used:
Data Data Data
Do it again but different
All about the Money
Drop in, don’t drop out
Meet the decision maker
Telling Stories

15. Meet the new boss
Congratulations, you’re now in in charge of how apprenticeships work. Being the boss has its perks, you get to tell people what to do – more of that later. Being the boss also means making some tough decisions, including where to spend the money.
Using the budget allocated to you decide what your spending priorities would be. What deserves a lot of your attention and money, what’s not so important?

16. Priorities Pay Respect as an apprentice Careers Advice
Treatment at work
Transport
Relationship between Work and Training
Learning on the job
Learning off the job
Making sure apprentices get a job when they finish
Sexism and other discrimination
Enough Apprenticeships
Cost of living

17. NSoAW areas of work

18. NSoA Report Cost of Living Apprenticeship Pay
The Apprenticeship Triangle
Quality Learning
Sexism and Discrimination

19. Collaboration Developing apprentice voice Delivering events Online hub
Apprentice Extra