1. Working Higher with Sector Skills Councils Dr Brian P Murphy - Research Director Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited HEA University of York 9 th March 2009 The Future for Higher Level Engineering Education

2. HE is big business itself… Source: UUK 2009

3. Where do the graduates go? Source: Royal Society – A Degree of Concern? 2006 SIC

4. What do the graduates do? Source: Royal Society – A Degree of Concern? 2006 SOC

5. But… Is that business now saturated? How can it continue to grow? What is its business with business? What is the position for Engineering?

6. Traditional HE is saturated…  HEIPR (%) 17-30 yr olds 2006-07 40 1999-0039  Engineering/Technology 140k students FT UG72k (6% UG market) PT UG11k FT PG23k PT PG18k  Business/Admin Allied to Medicine FT PG 43k FT UG 85k PT PG 62k PT UG 31k Source: UUK 2009 Polytechnics

7. 150,000 fewer 18-year olds in 2019 (280,000 cumulative) 40% = 60,000 fewer HE appls 6% = 3,600 fewer Eng&Tech intake up to 40,000 fewer appls Cumulative up to 80,000 fewer appls

8. Strategically important but vulnerable... Source: DIUS 2009 - The Demand for STEM Skills

9. Strength in diversity… Source: Royal Society – A Degree of Concern 2007

10. Credit crunching… Buildings Parents Courses

11. Doing business with business... Diverse pathways to higher level skills –14-19 Diplomas –Apprentices –Foundation Degrees –Graduate CPD Academic Tools –Work-based learning (through) –Problem-based learning –Passports - accreditation of training and practice –Flexible provision Route to Market –Sector Skills Councils –National Skills Academies

12. Supply and Demand – Employability and Employment What do employers say about HE supply of graduates? How can HE develop a new constituency for the future - workforce development?

13. Working Futures (UKCES Feb 2009)

14. Leitch Higher Level Skills Share of National Employment by Qualification Level Prize: Economic prosperity Increased social justice Driven by: Increased productivity Improved employment

15. What do Sector Skills Councils do? Employers Government Training Providers Cogent brokers skills issues  raise employer ambition and investment in skills at all levels  articulating future skill needs of sector  ensuring supply of skills and qualifications is informed by employers

16. Cogent - Manufacturing and Energy Sectors

17. Cogent - economic value of skills…

19. Supply - HE Science and Engineering STEM Only Total supply 4,000 p.a. Source: HESA 2005-06

20. Supply – STEM, the facts Source: HESA 2005-06 http://www.cogent-ssc.com/research/Publications/factsheets/HE_Factsheet.pdf  20 Cogent-relevant STEM subjects  40,000 Cogent-relevant STEM graduates  20,000 Cogent-relevant STEM postgraduates 3% of annual supply sourced (UK domiciled)

21. Supply - skills shortages are…

22. Supply and Demand - which levers improve shortages? Source: IET – Skills and Demand in Industry 2008 Demand Supply

23. Demand - barriers to employer engagement… Source: UKCES - Working Futures 2008

24. Demand – what employers already do… Source: IET – Skills and Demand in Industry 2008

25. HE Frameworks for Employers 1. De-crunch the credit Accredit existing practice Learning through work 2. Make it engaging Flexible staging Learning through work Build relationships 3. Keep it affordable Co-funding Recognise employer contribution Costing models 4. Build for sustainability Establish stakeholder collaborations Aggregate demand

26. “Working Higher” - Nuclear Chemical and Bioscience Industries 2009-2012 £3m 200 ASNs Co-funding

27. Conclusion Demand for STEM graduates could be improved by: –Capturing in courses what STEM employers value –By working with Science SSCs on placement and internship programmes New supply of STEM graduates could be developed by: – Framework brokerage with SSCs and HEA – Workforce development pilots – Co-funded models – Sustainability infrastructure