The Strategic Skills Pipeline
An Education Perspective
What is it?
• Scottish Government Employability Framework
• A service delivery model to support people into
work
• Aim is to have consistency and a “joined-up”
approach across key partners
• Local Employability Partnerships responsible
for implementation
• The Pipeline has 5 Stages
What are the Stages?
The Pipeline stages should enable initial identification of support
needs, but also enable progression from “Not job ready” to “Job
ready” to “In work”
Stage 1: Referral / Engagement
Stage 2: Barrier removal
Stage 3: Vocational activity
Stage 4: Employer engagement / Job matching
Stage 5: In work support / Aftercare
What Does It Look Like?
Client Status
Examples
Activities
of
Examples of
Programmes
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
STAGE 4
STAGE 5
REFERRAL,
ENGAGEMENT
AND
ASSESSMENT
BARRIER
REMOVAL
VOCATIONAL
ACTIVITY
EMPLOYER
ENGAGEMENT
AND JOB
MATCHING
IN WORK AND
AFTERCARE
Not Job Ready
Not Job Ready
Job Ready
Job Ready
In Work
Outreach
Activities
Self-Referral
Identification and
Assessment of
Needs
Development of
Personalised
Action Plan
Confidence Building
Vocational
Rehabilitation
Careers Information
Advice and Guidance
Financial Advice and
Support
Improving Health
and Wellbeing
Employability Skills
Development
Vocational Training
Work Experience
Volunteering
Self-Employment
and Enterprise
Support
Careers Information
Advice and Guidance
Employer
Engagement
Job Search Support
Job Matching and
Brokering
Self-Employment
and Enterprise
Support
Careers Information
Advice and Guidance
Supported
Employment
Occupational Health
and Wellbeing
Support
Skills Development
Redundancy Support
Self-Employment
and Enterprise
Support
Community-Based
Learning
ESOL
Introduction to Work
Place Skills
Work Choice
Work Readiness
Certificate
 Falkirk
Employability Award
Community Jobs
Scotland
Youth Employment
Scotland Fund
Creative Internships
Work Academies
 FE Vocational
Courses
Modern
Apprenticeships
Jobcentre Plus Wage
Incentives
•Activity
Agreements
•Mentoring
•Key Work
The Role of Schools:
•
Initial Assessment
•
16+ Data Capture
•
Partnership Planning
•
Transitional support/referral
The Strategic Skills Pipeline
An Education Perspective
Questions?