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Skil ls Development Scotland and

Orkney Council workshop Thursday 25 February 2010

ORKNEYISLANDSCOUNCIL/SKILLSDEVELOPMENTSCOTLAND“TOWARDSASERVICEDEVELOPMENTAGREEMENT”‐PARTNERSHIPWORKSHOP

THURSDAY25thFEBRUARY2010PARTICIPANTBRIEFINGPACK

ThispackhasbeenpreparedtosupporttheOrkneypartnershipworkshopinvolvingkeystafffromOrkneyIslandsCouncil,SkillsDevelopmentScotland,andavarietyofotheractivepartnerswithinthelocalCommunityPlanningmechanisms.

Thepackcontainsaseriesofbackgroundpapers,keydata/informationsummaries,andasuggestedframeworkfromwhichtoagreehowSDScanmosteffectivelyalignitsactivitieswiththoseofotherpartners.

Contentsinclude:

1. Theworkshopprogramme

1. Briefingnote1–whichsummariseskeyrealtimedatarelevanttopartneractivitiesinOrkneyIslands

2. Briefingnote2‐asummaryof:therelevantlocaloutcomeswithinthecurrentSOAandthe7SDScorporateoutcomes

3. SDSdeliverysiteswithinOrkneyIslands,andtheleadSDScontactofficers

4. ThedraftServiceDeliveryAgreementtemplate(whichwillprovidethekeyfocusforworkshopdiscussions)

5. TheSDSOrkneyIslandsBriefing(December2009)

Collectively,thesedocumentswillinformandprovidethebackdropfortheworkshopdiscussions.

WORKSHOPPROGRAMME

“TOWARDSASERVICEDELIVERYAGREEMENT”ORKNEYISLANDSCOUNCIL/SKILLSDEVELOPMENTSCOTLANDWORKSHOP9.30AM–12.30PM:25thFEBRUARY2010

9.30am:welcome,introductionsandexpectations,andworkshopobjectives

9.45am:thebuildingblocks‐shortpresentationsby:

• SkillsDevelopmentScotland

• OrkneyIslandsCouncil10am:towardsaservicedeliveryagreement

10.15am:localpriorityissuesandactionstocaptureintheagreement(shortbreakat11amforcoffee):

• Youthunemployment• Focusingskillsdevelopmentinkeysectors–marine,renewables,construction,tourismetc

• Localprioritiesforinformationadviceandguidanceservices• IntegratingcareersmanagementskillsandCurriculumforExcellence

• Strategicagreementonsupportforyoungpeoplewithadditionalsupportneeds12.15pm:movingforward–developingandagreeingaservicelevelagreement

12.25pm:conclusionsandnextsteps

1pm:close

BRIEFINGPAPER1:SUMMARYOFKEYDATASchoolleaverdestinations2008‐09• Atotalof245youngpeopleleftschoolsintheOrkneyIslandsin2008‐09.Ofthese,93.9%leftto

apositivedestination,significantlyabovethenationalaverageof85.7%,and6.1%toanegative,orunknowndestination,comparedtoalevelof14.3%acrossScotland

• Thenumbersenteringapositivedestinationincreasedby1.7%since2007‐08.Thiswasincontrasttothenationalrateofdeclineof0.8%

• Reflectingthenationaltrend,therewasamarkeddecreaseinthenumberofleaversenteringemployment,droppingby1.4%sincelastyearto29%in2008‐09,thelowestlevelin5years,butstillhigherthanthenationalaverageof18.4%acrossScotland

• TheproportionofOrkneyIslandsschoolleaversenteringfurtherandhighereducationhowever,roseby3.3%to60.8%,itshighestlevelsince2000‐01

• 4.5%ofleaversinOrkneywereunemployedandseekingemploymentortraining.Thiswas0.2%higherthanthepreviousyear,butconsiderablylowerthanthenationalrateof11.5%

• 1.6%ofleaverswereunemployedandnotseekingemploymentortraining,thesameastheaveragenationalrate.NoneofOrkney’sschoolleavershadunknowndestinations,comparedto1.2%acrossScotland

NationalTrainingProgramme:resultsforthefirsthalfof2009‐10• Therewere49newstartsontrainingprogrammesintheOrkneyIslandsbetweenthe1stApril

and25thSeptember2009,andatotalof221traineesintrainingattheendofthatperiod• ThebiggestnumberoftraineeswereinModernApprenticeships(MA)16‐19,accountingfor

64.2%ofthetotalintraining.MA20+accountedfor18.5%oftrainees,Skillseekersfor8.6%,GetReadyforWork(GRfW)for6.8%andTrainingforWork(TFW)for1.8%oftotaltraineenumbers

• Atotalof56outcomeswereachievedbytraineesonnationaltrainingprogrammesbetween1stApriland25thSeptember2009.Theseincludedqualifications,progressiontoanothertrainingprogrammeorintoeducation,joboutcomes,andretentionorsustainedjoboutcomes

TheMoreChoicesMoreChances(MCMC)group• TheMCMCgroupcompriseyoungpeopleaged15‐19whoareeitherunemployedandseeking

employment/training,orwhoareeconomicallyinactive.At16thNovember2009,atotalof18youngpeople(knowntoSDS)were“unemployedandseeking”.56%ofthisgroupwereagedaged18/19,33%aged17,and11%aged15/16.67%ofthegroupweremaleand33%female.Thevastmajorityofthegrouphadbeenunemployedforunder3monthswithjustafewyoungpeopleunemployedforover3months

TheSchoolCollegeCollaboration(SCC)Project• TheSCCprojectworksdirectlywithS2‐S5pupilsandwithpartnerstoensurevocationalstudyat

schoolandpostschoollearningactivitiesaregivenequalstatuswithotherschool/postschooloptions

• Projectoutcomesatanationallevelfor2008/09(Year3)showthatthosepupilsengagedwiththeSCCprojectachieved77.8%positivedestinations,comparedto72.2%forMaintainedSecondaryStatutoryLeavers.ThereisnoseparatedataforOrkney,buttheaiminYear4istodeliverSCCandrecordindividualdatausingstandardmethodologyacrossalllocalauthorities

FulldetailsoftheabovesetsofdatacanbefoundatthefollowinglinkontheSDSweb‐site:http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/briefings.aspx

BRIEFINGPAPER2:SUMMARYOFRELEVANTLOCALOUTCOMESANDISSUESThisbriefingnotesummarisesthekeystartingpointstodeveloprobuststrategiclinkages.ThesewillinformtheprocesstoalignSDSactivitieswiththoseofthelocalauthorityandotherCommunityPlanningpartners.Tworelatedsetsofoutcomesaresuggestedasimportantstartingpoints:(a)thelocaloutcomesfromtheSOAofmostrelevancetoSDSactivities,and(b)SDS’sinitialcorporateoutcomes1.Thesuggestedformatforalocalpartnershipdeliveryagreementwillbuildonthelinkagesapparentbetweentheselists.ThisisreflectedintheproposedServiceDeliveryFrameworkcontainedlaterinthispack.SingleOutcomeAgreementforOrkneyIslands2008‐11‐relatedlocaloutcomes

• Orkney’speopleandbusinessesachievetheirfullpotentialonalongterm,sustainablebasis• Alearningcultureinwhicheveryonedevelopsenthusiasmandmotivationforlearning,

determinationtoreachhighstandardsofachievement,andanopennesstonewthinking• Promotingequality–toencourageservicestoprovideequalopportunitiesforeveryone• Anaturalenvironmentwhichisprotected,enhancedandsustainablymanagedtocombat

climatechange

SDScorporateoutcomes1. Morepeopleprogress,achieveandsustainpositivedestinations2. Employersaremoreproductiveasaresultintheskillsanddevelopmentoftheiremployees3. Moreeffectivelaboursupply4. EqualitiesinlearningandemploymentareimprovedacrossScotland5. SDSisvaluedby,andhasastrongreputationwith,customersandkeystakeholders6. SDSinfluencesandstimulatesahighperformingskillssystem7. SDSachievesitsgoalsanddeliversitsservicesinwaysthatminimiseenvironmentalimpacts

1Thesemayberefinedinthecourseoftheplanningcycle.

SDSLEADCONTACTS/DELIVERYBASES

LocalAuthority SDSRegion HeadofRegion AreaManager

OrkneyIslands North LizGalashan

[email protected]

Tel:01463244417

IanCarse

[email protected]

Tel:01856888722

Mob:07748932636

SDSmaindeliverycentres

2AlbertStreet,Kirkwall,OrkneyKW151HP Tel:01856872460

DRAFTSERVICEDELIVERYAGREEMENTTEMPLATE

TheattachedtablescontaintheframeworkforthedraftServiceDeliveryAgreementbetweenSkillsDevelopmentScotlandandOrkneyIslandsCouncilfor2010‐11.Thishasbeenestablishedasaresult

ofaseriesofdevelopmentaldiscussionsinvolvingnationalandlocalSDSstaff,andofficersfromtheCouncilandotherCommunityPlanningpartners.TheformatofthetemplatehasbeentakenfromthejointSOLACE/ImprovementServicegoodpracticenoteontheuseofoutcomeindicatorswithin

SOAs.

Theagreementhasbeendevelopedtoaddvaluetoarangeofexistingplanningmechanisms,andinparticularitsformatisdesignedtoenableconsistencyand“readacross”withthewiderSingleOutcomeAgreementframeworknowinplace.

TheagreementisintendedtoembedandclarifythecontributionoftheservicesandactivitiesofSDS

withinthecollectiveeffortsofalllocalpartnerstoaddressskills,learningandemployabilityissues.Itisfocusedonensuringthesecombinetomaximumeffecttoaddresslocallyidentifiedpriorities.

Atthisstagethedraftcontainedoverleafhasmappedandcorrelatedrelevantnationaloutcomes,andrelatedlocaloutcomes,andcrossreferencedthesetoSDS’scorporateobjectives.Keygeneric

SDSinputsandactivitiesarealsolistedtoaiddevelopmentaldiscussionswithintheworkshop.Thepotentialcontributionofthese,andhowtheycanbestcombinewithotherpartneractivities,willbeconsideredasappropriatewithintheworkshopdiscussionsessiononkeylocalissues.

Itisintendedtheworkshopitselfwillmakefurtherprogressincompletingthetemplate,andalso

identifyhowelementsthatcannotbecompletedonthedaywillbefinalised.Thiswillensureastrongdevelopmentaldynamicintheprocess.

Theagreementwillbeusedbothasareviewtool,andasthebasisforthefurtherdevelopmentof

jointworking.Throughapplicationitwillcontinuetoberefined,andprovideasolidfoundationtointegratetheongoingworkofSDSwithinthenextgenerationofSOAsfrom2011.

BothSDSandCouncilsarecommittedtoestablishingtheinitialSDAbytheendofMarch2010.

DRAFT Format for SDS Service Delivery Agreement for Orkney Produced by: Date:

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Local Outcome

National Outcome

SDS Outcome/s

SDS Inputs SDS Activities SDS Outputs

Progress Against Outcomes

Progress Against Long Term Outcomes

Orkney’s people and businesses achieve their full potential on a long term, sustainable basis

2. We will realise our full economic potential with more and better employment opportunities for our people.

Employers are more productive as a result of investment in skills and development of their employees More effective labour supply

Chairing and contributing to PACE activities Local investment via national training programmes

SDS Key Sector Team All age careers guidance services

• PACE co-ordination • General careers guidance

services and specific supports such as Careers Match and CV builder

• Local delivery of: Modern Apprenticeships; Get Ready for Work; Training for Work; and Skillseekers – with focus where appropriate on key sectors

• Scottish Employer Service • Skills Gateways (Spring 2010) • Skills for Growth (Summer

2010) • Integrated Employment &

Skills service in partnership with JCP (Summer 2010 rollout)

X level 2 qualifications achieved

Number of young people entering positive outcomes achieved as a result of participation in NTP’s

An increase in economic activity rates


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A learning culture in which everyone develops enthusiasm and motivation for learning, determination to reach high standards of achievement, and an openness to new thinking

3. We are better educated, more skilled and more successful, renowned for our research and innovation

More people progress, achieve and sustain positive destinations Employers are more productive as a result of investment in skills and development of their employees

SDS Key Sector Team All age careers guidance services Learn Direct helpline

• My Learning Space (Summer 2010)

• My Learning Coach (Summer 2010)

• Scottish Employer Service • Skills Gateways (Spring 2010) • Skills for Growth (Summer

2010) • Integrated Employment &


A learning culture in which everyone develops enthusiasm and motivation for learning, determination to reach high standards of achievement, and an

4: Our young people are successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens.

Equalities in learning are improved across Scotland

Local investment via national training programmes Targeted careers guidance services Individual Learning accounts


• Targeted careers guidance services and specific supports such as Careers Match Scotland; and CV builder

• MCMC group targeting in schools

• Integrated Employment & Skills service in partnership with JCP (Summer 2010


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openness to new thinking

Access to SDS branded learning centre network Learn Direct helpline Big Plus helpline

rollout) • Utilisation/development of

local branded learning centres • Promotion, allocation and

monitoring of ILAs • Use of Learn Direct helpline • Big Plus local promotion and

referral rates

Promoting equality – to encourage services to provide equal opportunities for everyone

7. We have tackled the significant inequalities in Scottish society

Equalities in learning are improved across Scotland

Local investment via national training programmes Targeted careers guidance services Individual Learning accounts Access to SDS branded learning centre network


• Targeted careers guidance services and specific supports such as Careers Match Scotland; and CV builder

• MCMC group targeting in schools

• Integrated Employment & Skills service in partnership with JCP (Summer 2010 rollout)

• Utilisation/development of

local branded learning centres


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Learn Direct helpline Big Plus

• Promotion, allocation and

monitoring of ILAs • Use of Learn Direct helpline • Big Plus referral rates

A natural environment which is protected, enhanced and sustainably managed to combat climate change

14. We reduce the local and global environmental impact of our consumption and production

SDS achieves it’s goals and delivers it’s services in ways that minimise environmental impacts

Via all activities and approaches

• Use of Video Conference facilities where appropriate

• Use of public transport where travel required

Our public 15: Our public SDS is valued Partnership • Inputs to relevant local


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services are High quality, continually improving, efficient and responsive to local people’s needs – cross cutting national outcome integrated across all local outcomes

services are high quality, continually improving, efficient and responsive to local needs

and has a strong reputation with customers and key stakeholders SDS influences and stimulates a high performing skills system

working e.g. Community Planning/SOA links, PACE, IES work with JCP etc Big Plus helpline – referral processes to providers

partnerships • Development of SDA linked to

the local area SOA • Integrated Employment &


• Big Plus referral mechanisms • Integrated partnership delivery

models via Learning Centre network

NOVEMBER 2009

ABERDEEN CITY

BRIEFING

What is Skills Development Scotland?

Since its formation in April 2008, Skills Development Scotlandhas pursued its key purpose of maximising Scotland’ssustainable economic growth by unlocking the potential of thecountry’s greatest asset – our people.

We want to develop meaningfulpartnerships at national, regional andlocal levels. Through these partnerships,we will work towards fulfilling our visionand drive forward real, positive andsustained change in Scotland’s skillsperformance.

The aim of this briefing is to let you knowabout our services and results and to giveyou an overview of the local labour market.

We plan to produce these briefings on aquarterly basis and would welcome yourfeedback on what you would like us toinclude. You can get in touch via yourlocal contact, see details below, or bysending an email [email protected].

Alternatively, you can keep up to datewith our activity by visiting our websitewww.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk.

Your local contactIan CarseArea ManagerOrkney, Highland

T: 01856 888722

M: 07748 932 636

E: [email protected]

By bringing together learndirect scotland,Careers Scotland and the main Skills andTraining interventions of ScottishEnterprise and Highlands & IslandsEnterprise, we have made major inroadsto becoming a coherent body deliveringcomprehensive information, advice andguidance for careers and learning, aswell as delivering skills development.

We strive to be a catalyst for real andpositive change in Scotland’s skillsperformance by helping individualsrealise their full potential. We also helpemployers be more successful throughskills development.

Deliveringcomprehensiveinformation,advice andguidance forcareers andlearning, aswell asdelivering skillsdevelopment

Chief Executive’s Message

Damien Yeates Chief Executive

ORKNEY ISLANDS

DECEMBER 2009

Careers Scotland offers guidance to all school pupils from S2 onwards but is also freely available toadults of any age. For example, PACE is a unique Scottish partnership initiative which provides support toemployees when an organisation announces redundancies. As part of PACE, Skills DevelopmentScotland offers careers advice and information on financial help, including business start up.

Other services available include CareersMatch Scotland which matches an individual’s skills and intereststo occupations; a CV Builder which allows individuals to create and save their own CVs;Higher Education Conventions, a series of events that provide pupils with details about further and highereducation courses in Scotland and beyond; and the Exams Helpline, which provides pupils and parents withimpartial guidance on the clearing process and what their options are once the results are known.

Our Services

Skills Development Scotland wascreated to change the way in whichpeople learn, develop and utilisetheir skills, and also to helpbusinesses and organisations buildtheir capabilities and put theirskills to their most productive use.

Our core services include careersadvice and guidance for young peoplestill at school as well as adultslooking to find work, those facing thethreat of redundancy and for thoselooking to advance their career.

We are also actively engagingwith employers and offer a varietyof ways for people to developtheir skills through a rangework-based national trainingprogrammes, including ModernApprenticeships, Get Readyfor Work, Training for Workand Skillseekers.

Together with Jobcentre Plus, weplan to introduce an integratedemployment and skills servicethroughout Scotland in 2010.

We will soon be introducing a newbrand identity to unify our workand to better connect with ourcustomers. In the interim, youmay be more familiar with whatwe do through the differentservices, brands and initiatives wehave brought together under SkillsDevelopment Scotland. Here’s abrief summary of these withhighlights for the first six monthsof 2009/10.

LEARNING EMPLOYMENT CAREERS DEVELOPMENTL

The Scottish Government would like everyone to carry on learning throughout their life, whether it's to geta job or to improve their skills. We encourage this via learndirect scotland’s helpline, website andnetwork of over 500 branded learning centres.

ILA Scotland is a Scottish Government scheme that helps people pay for learning. It’s available to peopleover 16 who have an income of £22,000 a year or less, or who are on benefits. Up to £500 towards the costof learning is available each year.

Fast facts, April-September 2009

• 125,959 visits were made to Careers Scotland centres across the country.

• There were 173,412 face-to-face interventions with individuals to support their careerplanning, improve their readiness to enter the labour market through employabilitysupport or to aid their personal and social development through mentoring support.

• 41,284 school pupils were supported to progress their career choices and to make asuccessful transition into work, training, or further education.

The Big Plus is Scotland’s campaign to promote the free help that’s available for adults who need supportwith reading, writing and numbers. People who contact us are put in touch with local tutors.

Get Ready for Work is a national training programme for young people aged 16 to 19 who are not atschool, college, work or in training. The programme has been developed to help them move into a job,further training or college. It helps them focus on what they want to do, learn new skills and gain theconfidence to make progress.

Another important area of our work is the delivery of four national training programmes where we work closely with a range ofproviders to promote recruitment and to ensure high quality delivery.

Training forWork provides training support for people aged 18 and over, who have been unemployed for atleast 13 weeks and who are actively looking for work. The programme allows people to undertake vocationaltraining linked to local labour market opportunities, enabling individuals to secure and sustain employment.

Modern Apprenticeships offer people aged 16 and over the chance of paid employment combined withthe opportunity to train for jobs at craft, technician and management level. They are an exciting way ofgaining skills and qualifications that will help to start a career without having to study full-time, and arenow available across a wide range of industries.

Skillseekers is a vocational training programme for young people aged 16 to 19, who want to developtheir skills and equip themselves for the world of work. It’s open to people who have left school and havea job or who are looking for work.

Fast facts, all national training programmes combined, April-September 2009

Across Scotland

• 21,595 unemployed 16 to 19 year olds received personal support to secure training, work orlearning opportunities.

• 18,346 adults over 20 years old engaged with us to make effective career decisions or todevelop their skills and progress their careers.

• There were 7,185 achievements, such as the attainment of a qualification, a job, or progressionto another training programme.

• We engaged with 23,123 small to medium sized enterprises in staff development and training.

Fast facts, April-September 2009

• 954,691 visits were made to our family of websites.

• 141,992 calls were made to our helplines.

In Orkney Islands

• 49 people were successfully recruited across the four national programmes.

• 221 individuals were actively in training.

• There were 56 achievements, such as the attainment of a qualification, a job, or progressionto another training programme.

BRIEFINGORKNEY ISLANDS DECEMBER 2009

Skills Development Scotland has a keyrole to play in making the link betweenthe supply of people skills and thedemand for businesses to meet theirworkforce requirements.

In the past, through learndirect scotland forbusiness, we focused on helping small tomedium sized businesses. This focus willcontinue, but we will also help largerorganisations too and work in partnership

with key partners such as the Sector SkillsCouncils, trade unions and the ScottishFunding Council to achieve our goals.

We will also prioritise our skillsdevelopment activities in theGovernment Economic Strategykey sectors. These are creativeindustries, financial and businessservices, energy, food and drink, tourism,life sciences and universities.

Labour Market Overview

Fast Facts: Orkney Islands

• The population of the OrkneyIslands local authority area is19,900.

• 11,900, or 85.7%, are ofworking age.

• During October 2009, 122 peoplewere claiming Job Seeker’sAllowance.

• In the same month, Jobcentre Plusreported 20 unfilled vacancies.

• Skills Development Scotland’s SpaceSchool 2009 took off in November,with 14 young people from acrossScotland attending a ten-day studytrip to NASA Space Centre, Houston.The group took part in a range ofactivities and organisational visits tothe United Space Alliance, The WoodGroup Engineers, Johnson SpaceCentre and Rice University.

Our relationship with NASA is aninvaluable way of motivating andinspiring young people to aim higher.Visit our website to find out moreabout the initiative and to see howthe group got on.

• The Scottish Region of the NationalTraining Awards took place inEdinburgh on 5 November. Theawards, managed by UK Skills anddelivered by Skills DevelopmentScotland on behalf of the ScottishGovernment, inspire others throughrecognising best practice in learningand development.

• The 8th annual ModernApprenticeships Awards will be heldin Glasgow on 9 December. Stagedby Skills Development Scotland andsponsored by SQA, there are 106entries in nine categories. Allcelebrate the high standards being

reached by many employees,employers and learning providersinvolved in Modern Apprenticeships.

• Visit our website to download ourPartner Update Reports. Publishedevery six months, they include ourSchool Leaver Destination Reportand full analysis of our skillsprogrammes.

Agriculture and Fishing 13%

Manufacturing 5%

Construction 13%

Distribution, Hotels andRestaurants 18%

Transport andCommunications 11%

Public Administration,Education and Health 39%

• Employee jobs by Industry (March 2009).

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Source: Office of National Statistics 2009Sectors with fewer than 500 jobs are not represented.

BRIEFINGORKNEY ISLANDS DECEMBER 2009

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