GSS Session III Mr. Simon Perryman -- Structuring Sector Skill Council: Experience Sharing

Working together to develop effective Employer Investment in Skills

FICCI: 4th Global Skills Summit

Federation House, New Delhi, India

15 September 2011

Simon Perryman

Executive Director

Building SSC Partnership and Collaboration

Chris Humphries' presentation on SSCs 2009 Moving from concept to delivery 2010 Memorandum of Understanding between NSDC and

UKCES British Council support and development of UKIERI 2 Technical collaboration on SSC and standards development NSDC visit to UK Workshops to support SSC development in India Sharing good practice 2011 UK SSCs visit counterparts in India for workshop on good

practice Agreement of joint work plan for 2011/12

SSCs here from the UK

The Changing Context in the UK

Coalition Government led by David Cameron

Strong support for international collaboration on skills

Cameron and Willetts make very early visits to India

Radical shift to a market led approach – sharp reduction in public expenditure

Major impact on Commission and SSCs Focus = Employer investment in skills

Good marke

t intelligenc

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•Provide outstanding labour market intelligence which helps businesses and people make the best choices for them

Drives increa

sed investment

•Work with businesses to develop the best market solutions which leverage greater investment in skills

To achie

ve greate

r impa

ct

•Maximise the impact of employment and skills policies and employer behaviour to support jobs and growth and secure an internationally competitive skills base

Our Strategic Objectives

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To deliver these priorities our key actions are to

Supported by Executive Objectives of

Commissioners’ Business Plan for 2011/12

Our remit is to raise UK skills to help drive enterprise, jobs and growth (

Within this, our Commissioner priority outcomes for 2011/12 are to:

P1. Make and win the economic argument for greater investment in

skills

P2. Enhance the value and accessibility of vocational training,

especially apprenticeships

P3. Galvanise industries and sectors to improve the skills and productivity of their workforces

P4. Work with employers to maximise opportunities for

unemployed and disadvantaged people

• 1.1 Distil and deploy evidence to reframe and refresh the debate

• 1.2 Provide high quality and accessible Labour Market Information and Analysis

• 1.3 Support compelling Commissioner messages

• 2.1 Ensure fit-for-purpose occupational standards and frameworks

• 2.2 Support preparation for work and competence in work for adults and young people

• 3.1 Develop and communicate a compelling vision for sector leadership

• 3.2 Develop Best Market Solutions through investment funds

• 3.3 Reposition and promote Investors in People

• 4.1 Create and communicate a clear evidence base on how to tackle the employment challenge

• 4.2 Build sectoral and employer support to get the UK working

• 4.3 Improve Information, Advice and Guidance

Our strategic objectives from Government for 2011/14 are to:

As a UK social partnership we will be open, collaborative, focussed and credible advocates

E1 Refocus and reform E4 Partnership working

Provide outstanding labour market intelligence which helps businesses and people make the best choices for them

Work with businesses to develop the best market solutions which leverage greater

investment in skills

Maximise the impact of employment and skills policies and employer behaviour to support jobs and growth and secure an internationally competitive skills base

E3 Robust evidence baseE2 Delivery and accountability

Investing in Sector Skills

Removal of SSC grant aid from April 2012 Introduction of competition and choice "Buying" Labour Market Intelligence and

Standards for Government "Investing" where employer ambition and

leadership is strong, to support the development of sector based skills solutions

Positioning IiP as the Global standard for business

development through people

A Successful Best Market Solutions Bid

Vision & Ambition

Evidence Base

Impact

InvestmentLeadership

Business

Model

Value

What are we looking to invest in?

Strong Business Leadership

Investment In Innovative Solutions

Scale and impact Enterprise, Jobs & Growth

Effective Employer Investment in Skills What works?

True employer ownership.. brings Vision and Ambition Leadership to give pace and decisiveness Focus and prioritisation - best market solution Built on strong foundations: research and

standards Employer investment alongside public money Clear logic chain between problem and solution Which employers are hungry to buy Commercially sustainable business plans

EIF 1 Investments

Licence to Practise

Employability

RedeploymentSkills Passports

Course Labelling

Standards

Guild Feasibility Study

Equality and Diversity

GIF 1 Investments

Negotiating agreements worth £10 million with 8 SSCs and 2 non SSCs

Professional Institute and Occupational standards for employability professionals

Guild for the Hospitality Sector

Life Sciences skills pathways

Quality assurance framework for Creative Industries HE provision

Group Training Network for Renewables sector

ATA for Science Based Industries

Professional standards framework for agriculture

and production horticulture

GTA for Sports and Active Leisure sector

Talent Bank (ATA/GTA model) for Gas, waste

management and water industries

Expansion of Gold Standard Competency Framework to SMES in Cogent Footprint

Online Employer Network for Third Sector

Sector managed model of apprenticeship delivery with

BT

Working together to develop effective Employer Investment in Skills

FICCI: 4th Global Skills Summit

Federation House, New Delhi, India

15 September 2011

Simon Perryman

Executive Director