One Team. One Plan. One Goal. A truly great college – passionate about success Linking London Event - July 2013
Jan 12, 2016
One Team. One Plan. One Goal.
A truly great college – passionate about success
Linking London Event - July 2013
RAISING OF THE RAISING OF THE PARTICIPATION AGEPARTICIPATION AGE
A BARKING & DAGENHAM COLLEGE PERSPECTIVE
AIMS OF RPA:AIMS OF RPA:
• Ultimate goal is to reduce the number of NEETS
• Increase future earnings of young people
• by equipping them with the right skills for the working world
• Create more jobs with underpinning training
The National ContextThe National Context
• The competition for jobs places is high
• Mismatch - Job Opportunities vs. Skills
• The CSR and its’ implications
• New Funding methodologies & The Study Programme
• Increasingly competitive education environment
• Youth unemployment at 22%
The Local context - LBBDThe Local context - LBBD
• We have a population boom – highest pop. of 0 – 19 in UK
• Rising number of NEETs
• Growing number of 19 to 24 NEETs (Circa. 1,790)
• Low attainment levels: Level 3 qualified: 38% (L. Av is 56%)
• Child poverty rates amongst the highest
• High level of churn – rapidly changing demographic
• High local drop out rates from AS levels – 17 yr. olds
• Slow improvement rate in retention of young people
About BDC About BDC • Extensive delivery to 16 to 18 yr. olds – 3500• A pure Vocational deliverer – no A levels• London’s leading college in volume of 16 to 18 Apprenticeships• Already deliver directly to 14 to 16 yr olds• Extensive school links – taster programmes in skill areas• A committed provider of entrepreneurship• Outcomes are more than about obtaining a qualification• Local employers regard BDC as a key and effective strategic partner
Challenges of RPAChallenges of RPA
• Keeping track of young people, locally…especially within London
• Getting to grips with the ‘unknowns’
• Where does accountability and responsibility lie to enforce? – is it the young person/the parents/the guarding/the borough/the provider?
• In times of austerity – the delivery of a fully impartial IAG service at a local/pan-London level
• Providing high quality, effective training to support those in employment
What we see as opportunitiesWhat we see as opportunities
• A mechanism for encouraging greater collaboration - local providers
• Opportunity to recruit KS 4 learners
• Thus offer a more progressive & comprehensive pathway from 14 to 19
• Developing link between STEM & entrepreneurship
• T-shape skills development help create economically independent learners
• A borough-wide incentive to create a comprehensive curriculum offer to meet needs of all, locally – partnership working
• Bring CEIAG in house
• Traineeships – links in with employers to offer sustained employment
Any Questions?Any Questions?