Work Readiness Event
Birmingham
February 2013
Agenda
Already happened..
• Breakout 1: NCFE Functional Skills with ForSkills
• Breakout 2: Work readiness with NCFE
Still to come…
• NCFE Portfolio Update
• NCFE Qualifications for 16-19 Learners
• Break
• Adrian Bailey MP - Chair of the Business, Innovation and Skills
(BIS) Select Committee
• Nick Linford – Managing Director of Lsect and FE Week - EFA and
SFA funding reform update for 2013/14
• Q&A
• Summing up and close
NCFE Portfolio Update
NCFE – Service Excellence
Apprenticeships
NCFE Apprenticeships
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Health, Public Services and Care
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Business and Administration
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Leisure Travel and Tourism
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Education and Training
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Retail and Commercial Enterprise
NCFE Apprenticeship Solutions
Responding to demand
• NEW Apprenticeships in Hospitality and Catering
• NEW Apprenticeships Sales
Supporting your Delivery
• Qualification Support Packs (QSPs)
• Strategic partners providing materials and services to
support your deliver
• FREE Functional Skills Solutions – ForSkills
• FREE Nelson Thornes Workbooks, Contextualised
Functional Skills workbooks and access to VLE –
Intermediate and Advanced H&SC Apprenticeships
Preparing for an Apprenticeship
Access to Apprenticeships
Pre Apprenticeships
Progression to Apprenticeships
Single Adult Skills Budget
Single Adult Skills Budget
NCFE Qualifications
Care Qualifications
Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Working in Mental Health
Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health Awareness
Level 3 Certificate in Principles of End of Life Care
Level 2 Certificate in Understanding the Safe Handling of Medicines
Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Dementia Care
Other sectors
Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity
Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
Level 3 Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Schools
Level 2 Certificate in Team Leading Knowledge
Level 2 Certificate in Customer Service Knowledge
Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business and Administration
NCFE – Strategic Partners
Qualifications for Employment
Unit
Accreditation
Qualification Developments
New qualifications in 2013
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Sales and Hospitality Apprenticeships
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Certificates Job Search and Employability Skills
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Unitised Awards in English and Maths
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Level 1, 2 and 3 Awards and Certs in Sports
Leadership and Sports Volunteering
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Level 2 Certificate in Safe Handling of Medicines
in Children and Young Peoples Settings
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Level 2 Certificate in Diabetes Awareness
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Level 2 Certificate in Infection Prevention and
Control
The Study Programme
A simple interpretation
Core programme
• High quality valuable vocational qualifications
• Enable progression to higher level of study and
skills employment
Maths and English
• GCSE
• Functional Skills
• Unitised Maths and English
Employability Skills
• Experience of the Workplace
• Adding value to enable progression to
employment
How can NCFE support your
Core Programme?
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NCFE Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Diploma
for Entry into the Uniformed Services
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NCFE Level 2 Diploma in the Principles of
Travel and Tourism
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NCFE Level 2 and 3 Diplomas in Tourist
Guiding
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NCFE Level 3 Diplomas in Marine
Engineering and Nautical Science
Vocational additionality
L3 Award in Principles of
Coaching Sport
L2 Award for Resort
Representatives
L2 Award in Computer Games
Development
Core provision for Foundation
Learners
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Potentially more flexibility
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Personal and Social Development solutions
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Vocational introductions
– Sport
– Health and Social Care
– Travel and Tourism
– Commercial Enterprise
– Arts and Creative Media
Employability
Employability Skills
• Entry Level to Level 3
• Awards and Certificates
• Tailored unit options
REED/NCFE
Qualifications to support
Employability
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NCFE L1, L2 and L3 Awards in Job Search
and Interview Skills
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NCFE EL3, L1, L2 and L3 Awards and Certs
in Employability Skills
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NCFE EL3, L1 and L2 Awards and Certs in Enterprise Skills
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NCFE L2 Award in Developing Skills for the Workplace
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NCFE L1, L2 and L3 Awards in Business Skills
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NCFE EL3, L1 and L2 Awards and Certs in Occupational
Studies
English and Maths
Functional Skills
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On demand assessment - paper based of online
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25 marking windows 2012-13
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Free Initial Assessment and Diagnostic tools with ForSkills
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1/3 off Nelson Thornes FS resources
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Qualification support packs and sample assessments
Coming soon
Entry Level 3, Level 1 and Level 2 Exploring
English and Maths (Title TBC)
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Single Unit Awards
Targets specific skills /knowledge gaps
Single unit awards e.g. Level 1 Award in Maths
(working with Fractions)
Larger Awards e.g. L2 Awards in Maths (using
number)
Traineeships
Traineeships – The what?...
Who it is aimed at
• 16-24 year olds, lasting 6
months
• Progress on to Apprenticeship,
Study Programme or
Employment
Programme
- Work experience
- English and Maths
- Intensive Work Skills Training
- Job preparation including
employability skills and CV or
interview tips
NCFE qualifications
- Developing Skills for the
Workplace
- Occupational Studies
- Functional Skills
and/or
- New English and Maths
Unitised Awards
- Foundation Learning –
Vocational or Personal and
Social Development
Your regional team
SOUTH WEST, WEST MIDLANDS & WALES
THERESA STRANGE
Business Development Manager
Mobile: 07850 775 410
Email: theresastrange@ncfe.org,uk
EMMA KING
Business Development Officer
Mobile:07894 614 663
Email: emmaking@ncfe.org.uk
Questions