1. NATSPEC Data Collection 2010 What’s in it for my organisation? Kevin Burns Lifelong Learning UK

2. Agenda: Workforce data online Workforce data: Introduction OLAP reporting, new features Feedback from the pilot Looking forward and support available Questions and feedback

3. Workforce Data: Introduction 18 years old, with LLUK since 2008 Historical focus on FE colleges Extended to NATSPEC colleges in 2009 Priority 1 in the FE Workforce Strategy: “…understanding of the nature of the workforce...”

4. The Workforce Strategy for the FE Sector

5. What do we collect? CharacteristicsEmploymentQualifications Gender Date of Birth Ethnicity Disability Employment terms Fraction full-time Date appointed Date of leaving Category of work Annual pay Highest qualification Qualified teaching status

6. Review of Collection 2009 Targeted 5 colleges in 2009 6 colleges participated Captured 2830 NATSPEC staff records OLAP functions are now available for those colleges that participated in the collection

7. Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)

8. What’s in it for me? Create bespoke analyses of your workforce data Compare data at national/regional levels Benchmark your data against sector norms Save reports for distribution within your management team Produce year-on-year trend analyses

9. What do LLUK do with the data?

10. What did NATSPEC providers learn from the process? Orchard Hill College The Royal National College for the Blind (RNCB) Linkage College Ruskin Mill Educational Trust Derwen College Queen Alexandra College

11. Data collection in 2010 New data collection opening in August 2010 Your board have a target of 80% of NATSPEC members to complete the collection This equates to a minimum of 45 members

12. How to get involved 1 For support at any stage, email us at: lluksupport@texunatech.com lluksupport@texunatech.com Contact information; please complete the reply slips

13. How to get involved 2

14. How to get involved 3 Once we receive your reply slip you will be added to our data base and contacted in advance of the 2010 collection which opens in August. At this point you will be issued with secure log-in details, guidance materials and contact details for our service desk.

15. Questions and Answers

16. NATSPEC Consultation: Sector skills needs and issues Karon Nicod FE Manager Lifelong Learning UK

17. Purpose The Sector Skills Agreement Identifies skills shortages and gaps Future skills priorities Provides recommendations to address the above Research findings assist you with evidence to ‘lobby’ for your needs Knowing the key areas to focus on helps to have more impact with less

18. Your contribution Full survey – www.lluk.org/ssa.htm Group view today – cut down version with key questions shaped by previous member comment at events

19. Key questions for consideration Current drivers of change and the impact on your employee needs and the skills? Recruitment difficulties (type, numbers)? Specific skill shortages on recruitment/ CPD needs for current staff? Future needs? Other comments?

20. Thank you for your help Short report to be circulated via Alison