1. Sector Engagement Advisor, Midlands
Lifelong Learning UK
Mac Sandal
Sector Engagement Advisor, Midlands 1

2. Lifelong Learning UK
We’re an employer-led body with one agenda — to ensure the lifelong learning workforce is the best it can be.
We are one of 25 Sector Skills Councils, and we are responsible for supporting the lifelong learning workforce by: developing and raising standards; providing labour market intelligence; engaging our employers; and delivering innovative projects. 2

3. The lifelong learning workforce
The lifelong learning workforce is spread across five interrelated areas:
1. Community learning and development
2. Further education
3. Higher education
4. Libraries, archives and information services
5. Work based learning 3

4. What we do Labour Market Intelligence:.
National Occupational Standards:
Support professional qualifications:
Produce supporting literature:
Project work: 4

5. Lifelong Learning UK LLUK National Directors:
Northern Ireland: Brian Henry tel:
Scotland: Christine Fitton tel:
Wales: Michelle Creed tel:   5

6. Key activities for FE in England
The first Further Education Workforce Strategy in England , incorporating
Workforce Data Collection
Workforce Race Equality Programme
Disability Equality Commitment
Recruitment and Retention – Professionalising the FE Workforce
Recruitment and Retention – The Catalyst Programme 6

7. Further Education Workforce Strategy
Priority 1 Understanding the nature of the workforce
Priority 2 Attracting and recruiting the best people and improving the sector image
Priority 3 Retaining and developing the modern, professionalised workforce
Priority 4 Ensuring equality and diversity is at the heart of the strategy, policy making, planning and training 7

8. Workforce Data Collection
Staff Individualised Record
WBL/CLD Pilots
Discussions with Natspec on collection of data with ISCs
Annual Workforce Diversity Profile
Workforce Skills in the Lifelong Learning sector

9. LLUK and Equality and Diversity
Information & Resources:
Equality and Diversity Factsheets
Activities:
Race Equality Workforce Programme
Disability Equality Commitment

10. Professionalising the FE Workforce
FE Workforce Reforms
Initial Teacher Training
QTLS registration/status
Tariff of Legacy Qualifications
General Professional Recognition Schemes
14-19 Workforce support

11. The Catalyst Programme

12. The Catalyst Programme
Catalyst comprises four major sub-programmes which will support further education (FE) providers in taking a structured approach to the development of leaders and managers and in ensuring teachers, tutors and trainers keep their vocational and subject specialist skills up-to-date.
This will be achieved by building strong relationships between FE sector employers and businesses.
Further education sector
FE colleges, adult and community learning, work based learning

13. Overview £30M DIUS funded programme
Pilot programme April March 2010
Outputs 1,400 teachers, trainers and tutors complete vocational up-skilling programme – Business Interchange
300 people recruited into hard to fill vacancies in the sector – Pass on Your Skills
210 managers recruited and fast tracked through leadership and management development programme – Make a Difference
Recruitment resource to assist the sector to recruit senior leaders – Business Talent

14. The Catalyst Programme:
Developing Teachers
Leaders and Managers
Pass on Your Skills
Business Interchange
Make a Difference
Business Talent Toolkit
Catalyst comprises four major sub-programmes which will support further education (FE) providers in taking a structured approach to the development of leaders and managers and in ensuring teachers, tutors and trainers keep their vocational and subject specialist skills up-to-date. This will be achieved by building strong relationships between FE sector employers and businesses.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT HOW CATALYST CAN BENEFIT YOUR ORGANISATION, LEAVE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS WITH US AT THE END OF THE SESSION AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE FROM CATALYST CONTACTS YOU.
(Information in pack)
Equality & Diversity

15. Pass On Your Skills
Assisting providers to recruit into “hard to fill” vacancies
Priority skills areas:
Engineering
Retail & Commercial
Health & social care
Construction & the Built Environment
Science Technology, Engineering and Maths
Skills for Life
PTLLS courses currently filled with 332 participants being delivered by colleges, work based learning and adult and community learning providers across England
700+ Candidates available on
New recruitment campaign starting March 2009
Additional notes:
224 Health & Social Care 108 Engineering
Oversubscription of potentially 2,179 illegible applicants
Matching Process agreed with ALP & AoC as to how we can give Learning Providers access to these candidates. Database due to be live end of September 2008
Revised Project Design Devised Currently Going to Catalyst Board
New programme to be designed and ready for Delivery January 2009

16. Business Interchange
Enables teachers, tutors and trainers in the FE sector to update their industry related skills through a variety of learning experiences
Successful major pilot programme delivered more than 500 FE sector “business exchanges”
Working in partnership with the Institute for Learning and the Learning & Skills Improvement Service
Funding of £1,000 per participant available up to 15 participants per provider – 31st March 2009
Registrations of interest to

17. Make a Difference
National campaign to attract and develop 210 graduate calibre individuals into the sector
Current model recruits individuals to a talent pool and encourages the sector to include candidates in their recruitment process.
Currently re-designing the programme. New model aims to recruit to vacancy and provides support mechanisms including assessment centre support to providers
Candidates applying for current management vacancies
Once selected, successful candidates benefit from a fully funded 12-month leadership development programme

18. FE context, teaching and learning Make a Difference leader
Recruiting future managers
Leading change
FE context, teaching and learning
Business management
Make a Difference leader
Human resources
Procurement
Learner support IT
Finance
Marketing
Business and community engagement

19. Business Talent
Promoting the Benefits of attracting leadership talent from outside of the sector
Toolkit for employee recruitment and selection
Support for employees when first in post-mentoring, management and leadership information as well as FE Sector specific information
Working in partnership with LSIS to finalise resource

20. Lifelong Learning UK Opportunities to engage:
Pass On Your Skills
Business Interchange or
Make A Difference
Business Talent 20

21. Lifelong Learning UK
For further information on any LLUK activities in the Midlands regions
Mac Sandal
Tel: 21