NATSPEC Data

Collection 2010

What’s in it for my

organisation?

Kevin Burns

Lifelong Learning UK

Agenda:

Workforce data online

• Workforce data: Introduction

• OLAP reporting, new features

• Feedback from the pilot

• Looking forward and support available

• Questions and feedback

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...”

The Workforce Strategy for the FE Sector

What do we collect?

Characteristics

Employment Qualifications

•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

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

Online

Analytical

Processing

(OLAP)

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

What do LLUK do with the data?

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

How to get involved 1

For support at any stage, email us at: lluksupport@texunatech.com

Contact information; please complete the reply slips

How to get involved 2

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.

Questions

and Answers

NATSPEC Consultation:

Sector skills needs and

issues

Karon Nicod

FE Manager

Lifelong Learning UK

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

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

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?

Thank you for your help

Short report to be circulated via Alison