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Sector Based Programmes?Lessons from the UK

Professor Mike CampbellDirector of Development, Sector Skills Development Agency

Adviser to the Leitch Reviewmike.campbell@ssda.org.uk

National Network of Sector PartnersDigging Deep, Reaching High. 2007 National Conference13-15 November, Denver

Capability Intelligence

Using Skills

Sector Skills Agreements

QualificationsEmployer Investment

Provider Responsiveness

The Policy MixInstitutions/Intermediaries

Sector Skills Councils

Coherence

Ambition

Strategy

What Works?

Provider Responsiveness

Demand Led Funding

Employer Responsiveness Standard

Employer Investment

The Business Case

The Value of Training

The Times – Monday 28 May 2007

Employer Investment

The Business Case

Campaign ‘Our Future is in Our Hands’

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Itsinourhands.lsc.gov.uk

Employer Investment

The Business Case

Campaign ‘Our Future is in Our Hands’

Employer Engagement

Employer EngagementAwareness

Understanding

Dealings/Funding

Satisfaction

Commitment

Qualifications Reform

National Occupational Standards

Sector Qualifications Strategies

14-19 Diplomas

National Skills Academies

Sector Skills Agreements

The 5 Stage Process

Using Skills

Human Capital Management

Investors In People

(investorsinpeople.co.uk)

The Policy Mix

Demand and Supply

Learning Market, Labour Market and Product Market

It’s the Economy Stupid?

ECONOMY

JOBS

SKILLS

The Policy Mix

Demand and Supply

Learning Market, Labour Market and Product Market

Incentives and ‘Compulsion’

Sector Specificity

Institutions/Intermediaries

ssda.org.uk

Asset SkillsProperty services, housing, cleaningservices and facilities management

Automotive SkillsThe retail motor industry

CogentChemical, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymer industries

Construction SkillsConstruction

Creative & Cultural SkillsAdvertising, crafts, cultural heritage, design, music, performing, literacy and visual arts

Energy & Utility SkillsElectricity, gas, waste managementand water industries

e-skills UKInformation technology, telecommunications and contactcentres

Financial Services Skills CouncilThe financial services industry

GoSkillsPassenger transport

Skills for HealthHealth sector across the UK

Skills for JusticeCustodial care, community justice,court services, prosecution services,customs, excise and police

Skills for LogisticsFreight logistics industry

SkillsActiveSport and recreation, health andfitness, outdoors, playwork andcaravans

SkillsetBroadcast, film, video, interactivemedia and photo-imaging

Skillsmart RetailRetail

Skills for Care & DevelopmentSocial care, children, young peopleand families

SummitSkillsBuilding services engineering

Government SkillsThe Civil Service (including executiveagencies), non-departmental public bodies, and the armed forces

Improve LtdFood and drink manufacturing andprocessing

LantraEnvironmental and land-based industries

Lifelong Learning UKCommunity learning and development, further education, higher education,libraries, archives and informationservices, work-based learning and development

People 1stHospitality, leisure, travel and tourism

Proskills UKProcess and manufacturing

SEMTAScience, engineering andmanufacturing technologies

Skillfast-UKApparel, footwear, textiles and relatedBusiness

Coherence

All Skill Levels

The Whole Workforce

The Whole Workforce

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Incumbent Workers

Coherence

All Skill Levels

All the Workforce

Brokerage

Integration with Business Support

Ambition

Vision

Objectives, Targets and Measures

The Leitch Ambition

The Leitch Review of Skills:Prosperity for All in the Global Economy: World Class

Skills – December 2006The Leitch Vision and Ambition

UK to commit to becoming a world leader in skills (top 8/top quartile in the OECD at all skill levels) by 2020

95 per cent of adults to achieve functional literacy and numeracy, up from 85 per cent literacy and 80 per cent numeracy today;Exceeding 90 per cent of the adult population qualified to at least Level 2, achieving 95 per cent when feasible. An increase from 70 per cent today;Shifting the balance of intermediate skills from Level 2 to Level 3. Improving the esteem, quantity and quality of intermediate skills. Doubling the number of Apprentices to 500,000, with most growth coming from adults;Exceeding 40 per cent of the adult population qualified to Level 4 and above, accelerating the increase of people with high skills, up from 29 per cent today.

Strategy

‘Economically Valuable Skills’

‘Demand Led’

‘Virtuous Circle’

Intelligence

Labour Market Intelligence and Research: Needs

Performance: Monitoring, Evaluation and learning

Logic ChainCapability Influence Impact

SSC Standard requirements

SSC Operational delivery & outputs

Outcomes

SSC monitoring against Standard requirements and contract

Commission tracking & impact assessment informed by SSC tracking & evaluations

Network impacts

A well run SSC

SSC delivery

SSC accountability

Strategy-business planning

Leadership

Management

Governance

Customer satisfaction

Qualifications reform & NOS

Labour Market Intelligence

Shared outputs

Skills system (some SSC accountability)

Attracting and supplying the people required –both now and in the future

Employer attitudes and behaviour

Shared outcomes System and network impacts

System, network & SSC impact assessment & learning

Supply of training and people

Workforce diversity

Employer performance

Reduced skills deficiencies

Greater workforce competences

Higher productivity

Capability

Leadership

Capacity Building Programme

Capability Intelligence

Using Skills

Sector Skills Agreements

QualificationsEmployer Investment

Provider Responsiveness

The Policy MixInstitutions/Intermediaries

Sector Skills Councils

Coherence

Ambition

Strategy

What Works?

Business Working with Government

Economically Valuable Skills

Quality Provision

Qualifications

Ambition and Ambition

Employability

Skill Utilisation Glue

The Skills and Economic Performance Agenda

Economic Growth

Employment RateProductivity

Macro Level* Labour Market

Micro Level*Workplace

Non Skill Drivers

Non SkillDrivers

Skills Demand

Skills Acquisition

SkillUtilisation

LowSkills

‘Traps’

Micro:BusinessStrategy

Macro:InnovationPolicy etc

QualificationsTraining

NonAccredited

EconomicallyValuable

Skills

WelfareTo

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WELFARE TO WORK

Bridges to WorkJob Search – inc advice,

matching and brokerageRecruitment Practices of

Employers – in job guarantees

EmployabilityThose distant from Labour MarketRecovery MeasuresBasic SkillsWork Experience

EmployabilityThose close to Labour MarketSkills acquisitionActivationPrevention

JobGeneration

Workforce Development

SkillsEntrepreneurshipEqual Opportunities

Social InclusionHealthHousingChildcareTransport

Sustainable WorkSkills and QualificationsPost Employment Support

Economic Development

Inward InvestmentBusiness SupportSites/PremisesInnovation