Effective use of LMI when planning our curriculum. Jayne Holt – Assistant Principal

The College’s mission statement is:

Walsall College is uniquely and proudly vocational. Our greatest passion is unleashing the potential of individuals, communities and businesses; our greatest legacy is the talent of our learners: skilled, professional and enterprising.

Strategic Ambitions

1. Achieve Outstanding

2. Maximise Staff Potential and Performance

3. Innovate and Inspire

4. Energise our Communities and Partners

5. Secure our Future

1. Achieve Outstanding

The Walsall context •  Unemployment rate above the national average (9.5%/6.2%) •  Below average educational attainment (55.7%/58.6%) •  High levels of deprivation (30th most deprived of 326 Local Authorities) •  NEETs: 8.4% of 16-18 (Black Country: 6.2%; UK: 7.4%)

Walsall College at the heart of the community

•  Skills •  Qualifications •  Jobs

The importance of LMI

“The College makes excellent use of labour market intelligence to ensure that the curriculum meets the local, regional and national socio-economic needs.” Ofsted (2013)

Clear progression for students supported through excellent use careers advice and guidance and high positive destination 94% into further, higher study or work.

“My career aspiration is to be a…

What do I need to do?”

A curriculum offer fit for purpose!

•  We can’t just deliver the same old, same old… •  A curriculum planned and designed to the local, regional and national

needs, not to the skills of staff. •  Curriculum planning for 2013/14 has been full of challenges:

–  Funding methodologies –  Study programme –  24 + loans –  Traineeships

•  Up-skilling and staff development. •  Learners, jobs and careers. •  Remember: this is a rapidly changing world.

A curriculum offer fit for purpose!

•  Or pointless!

A forensic approach using EMSI

•  Where are the future jobs in any given industry or occupation?

A forensic approach using EMSI

•  Are there jobs out there for our learners’ chosen occupation.

A forensic approach using EMSI

•  We plan our curriculum offer course by course, occupation by occupation.

•  We want to be assured that our learners have the skills for the future job market.

•  Where we identify declining occupations we look at the numbers and make a decision on the provision.

•  We are here to educate, skill and prepare our learners for the world of work.

•  A dynamic and innovative curriculum that responds to local, regional and national needs, but most importantly responds to the learners career aspirations.

Learners taking ownership of their learning and career aspirations.

A forensic approach using EMSI

•  Learners taking ownership of their career goals.

A forensic approach using EMSI

•  Learners taking ownership of their career goals.

Learners taking ownership of their learning and career aspirations.

Learners taking ownership of their learning and career aspirations.

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