NATIONAL CENTRE FOR FOOD MANUFACTURING Sharon Green Head of Skills and Work Based Learning.

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR FOOD MANUFACTURING

Sharon Green

Head of Skills and Work Based Learning

What does the future look like?

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The future for providers?

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The future for employers?

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What does the future look like?

• Employer ownership of skills (Gov EOS)https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-ownership-of-skills-pilot

• Employer ownership of skills (NSA EOS)http://foodanddrink-nsacademy.co.uk/content/employer-ownership-skills

• Reduction in funding

• Reform of apprenticeship frameworks (Trail Blazers)

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The journey of fundingSept 2014 Sept 2016 ?

Employers Get funding from the provider

Applying directly for funding or collaborating (small companies)

The NCFM Skills Funding Agency contract (SFA)

Bidding for work based learning provision/ collaborating with companies to support delivery of provision

Curriculum Skills for Life, IPQs and apprenticeships

More flexible qualifications/frameworks, no fully funded provision for employed individuals

Employers should seek sustainable training solutions

Why change things?

• Richards Review of Apprenticeshipshttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-richard-review-of-

apprenticeships

• Deciding what financial support large companies should have

• Young people in education until18 years old

• Employers seeking value for money and control over provision

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The journey of programmesSept 2014 Sept 2016 ?

Skills for Life Functional Skills

Themed Awards

Not changed

(but funding will)

IPQs National Occupational Standards under review

May be extended?

Will awarding organisations want to offer them?

Apprenticeships Existing framework

with Trailblazer pilot in food engineering

New frameworks in Food Engineering and Food Science/Technology

Employers should seek sustainable training solutions

Questions?

• How will companies claim funding?

• How much provision can an employer offer without being subject to Ofsted?

• What happens to small companies?

• How will companies work with providers?

• What role will the National Skills Academy (NSA)have?

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What's already happening?

• Changes within the Skills Funding Agency (SFA)

• Changes within National Apprenticeship Service (NAS)

• Some funding only accessible to Grade 2 providers

• More rigour in co-funding checks

• Reduction in Employer Responsive funding

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The positives!

• Flexible options for our industry (Claas)

• Employers will value training more

• Employers will focus on what they really need (food engineering example)

• Providers will need to provide better value for money

• Opportunities to shape training through trailblazers

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What can you do?

• Consultation of Food Safety standards

• Optimise apprenticeship funding for next academic year

• Plan your training needs as far ahead as possible

• Be prepared to work towards sustainable models

• Keep in touch with us and ask questions!

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