AELP Regional
Network Update
AELP Regional Network Update
July
2017
January 2017
Support to deliver apprenticeships
Future Apprenticeships – the offer so far
The programme has focused on:
• delivering apprenticeship standards and end-point
assessment;
• building on new and developing existing relationships
with employers;
• understanding the systems and processes necessary to
deliver high quality apprenticeships.
Impact
Phase 1 supported a total of 638 providers and 2,757
individuals up until March 2016.
Phase 2
95%
Good or Excellent satisfaction rating
1,600
Supported individuals on face to face
courses
2,600
Supported through webinars
Future Apprenticeships – Phase 3
Support for:
• Delivery of the on-programme parts of apprenticeships
• Individuals to become end point assessors
• Organisations to become end point assessment
organisations
• Equality, diversity and inclusion in apprenticeships.
Understanding apprenticeships,
requirements, systems, delivery and
capacity
• Workshops
• Webinars
• Online training
• Toolkit
Webinars
• Higher Apprenticeships effective practice
• ESFA policy update 1 – putting policy into practice: 20% off the
job and other issues
• ESFA policy update 2 – putting policy into practice: back to policy
basics
The basics of apprenticeship policy and
delivery (1 Day)
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Overview of Apprenticeship Policy
Impact on staffing
Differences in curriculum planning
Simple costing template (to work on in the workshop)
Share best practice
Train the Trainers approach (cascade into your organisation)
Transition and delivery planning
An introduction to curriculum planning
for apprenticeship standards (1 day)
• Differences between frameworks and standards
• Assessment plans, end-point assessment and liaison strategies
with Apprenticeship Assessment Organisations
• How to involve employers and others in the design of the
apprenticeship
• Delivery model options including blended learning
• Monitoring/tracking apprentice progress
Building your business: delivery of
apprenticeship standards (1 day)
•Optimising internal sales processes, including the use of the online
apprenticeship service
•Developing differentiated sales strategies
•Building strategic relationships with employers of all sizes
•Differentiating the offer according to market segments
•Developing robust business processes including contracts and
policies
•Increasing capacity for rapid business growth whilst maintaining
quality
Organisation Specific Support (3 days
F2F; 2 days remote)
If you are new to delivering standards:
• understand what you need to do to begin your delivery of
standards or
If you are already delivering standards:
• agree an action plan to show you how to meet your aims as a
provider of high quality standards
• be able to target specific areas of your business to receive support
• understand effective approaches to successful delivery of
standards
Delivery of apprenticeship standards
Starting the delivery of apprenticeship
standards – 1 day Workshop details
Digital
Customer Services and
Business Admin
Engineering and Manufacture
Construction and
Maintenance
Warehousing and Logistics
Adult Care
Healthcare & Dental
Hair and Beauty
Leadership and Management TBC
Accelerating the delivery of apprenticeship
standards – 2 day Workshop
Accountancy and Finance
Digital
Adult care, Healthcare and
Dental
Engineering and Manufacturing
Construction and Maintenance
Retail
Customer Service
Team Leading and Management
Improving the delivery of apprenticeship
standards….
Two ‘Advanced approaches for
delivering apprenticeship
standards’ one-day seminars with
key speakers and workshops on a
range of topics including innovative
curriculum planning and working
with employers to deliver
apprenticeship standards
Dates:
20th July (Coventry)
27th September (Manchester)
….Breakout Workshops
• Delivering apprenticeship standards
• Supporting SEND learners into apprenticeships delivery
• Innovative curriculum planning
• Building your business
• Preparing apprentices for gateway
• Teach Too/Outstanding Teaching, Learning and Assessment
• Working with employers to deliver apprenticeship standards
• The digital apprentice
End Point Assessment
Support for Assessors
• To help understand what makes a good assessor
• 3 large scale events featuring key note speakers, plenary and
workshop sessions
• Opportunity to meet AAOs and understand their requirements
• Access to online self-assessment to identify CPD needs and help
you choose workshop sessions to attend
Support for Organisations
Support for Organisations
• One day workshops to equip you to make practical preparations
for your organisation’s involvement in EPA
• Self-assessment decision making tool and action plan template
to map the process of either:
- Becoming an Apprenticeship Assessment Organisation (AAO),
or
- Collaborating with others to deliver End Point Assessment (EPA)
In House Support Events
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All courses advertised through Future Apprenticeships can
be delivered on a provider’s premises
2 day packages of support can be condensed into one day
Provider would be responsible for sourcing the venue and
all catering arrangements
Comprehensive pack of training materials is provided for
each delegate
Please email [email protected] for further information
and prices
Bursary Support for ITPs
• ETF bursary fund targeted at small ITPs who may face barriers
to accessing CPD support.
• Designed to improve access by offering discounts on course
fees, reducing the cost of travel and, in some circumstances,
paying for overnight accommodation
• ITPs must be on the ROTO and have 250 (or fewer) learners in
training)
• Please click here for complete details and on-line application
form
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
A free 2-hour course for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for
apprenticeship providers is available.
Following the new apprentice journey through 7 core modules.
Includes in-depth modules on mental health in apprenticeships:
• Building awareness, capacity & capability of practitioners;
• Effective models and examples of accessible and inclusive
apprenticeships
Future Apprenticeships Toolkit
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Contact details
Access support through courses, the provider
toolkit, webinars, resources and information
through the portal:
www.futureapprenticeships.org.uk
www.etfoundation.co.uk
[email protected]
@E_T_Foundation
Apprenticeship Reforms
Anne Milton – First speech to the sector at
the AELP National Conference
Six key announcements:
1) A guidance document has now been published regarding examples of
20% off-the-job training delivery.
2) Providers who made business cases following non-levy allocations will
receive a written response - 42 providers will have increased allocations.
3) Non-levy growth requests would begin in July 2017.
4) The non-levy tender, currently paused will be scrapped, in favour of 5) The introduction of a new non-levy tender in July 2017, for contracts
and allocations from January 2018-April 2019. However, this will only be
available to those already on the Register of Apprenticeship Training
Providers. (We await further details on this.)
6) There will be another opportunity to apply to be on RoATP, but it will be
limited to levy-funded provision only.
ESFA Publish AEB Funding Rules
• ESFA have published version 1 of the Adult Education
Budget funding rules 2017 to 2018, which are available
here. Please note this version does not contain the
performance management rules, which will be published in
version 2 when procurement results have been announced.
• Notifications of contract award will now be made at the
end July 2017. As a result, the ESFA will now be extending
the existing 2016/2017 contracts for Adult Education
Budget (AEB) services for a three-month period, until 31st
October 2017 (see note below)
IfA begin recruitment of Route Panels
The Institute wishes to recruit up to 150 new panel
members. This is a great opportunity for Employers and
experts from across different industries to take an active role
in shaping apprenticeships across England. The application
details can be found on this link with a closing date for
applications of midday on the 4th of August 2017.
The press release announcing the exercise can be found here.
Apprenticeship Recruitment Survey
AELP and GetMyFirstJob have launched a survey to get a
snapshot view of the recruitment market for apprentices
following the levy’s introduction.
Aimed at AELP members and training providers across the UK,
this survey will give an insight into the key challenges facing
training providers in recruiting new apprentices for
employers.
The Survey should only take a few minutes to complete and
can be accessed via http://bit.ly/2tCwPHi
AELP Regional Network Activity - Update
Initial meetings now held with North, Central, South and London
East and quarterly meeting dates have now been agreed for the
next 12 months.
An opportunity for the AELP Senior Management Team to give
and receive information directly to and from local regional
networks Chairs and management
Meetings will be attended by Mark Dawe, Jane Hickie or CPO
Simon Ashworth with secretariat support from an AELP
representative.
If you would like further information on this please speak to your
local network Chair.
Recent AELP Publications
Warwick research confirms government needs to act fast on
sharply falling apprenticeship numbers:
https://www.aelp.org.uk/news/pressReleases/details/warwickresearch-confirms-government-needs-to-act/
The Impacts of the Apprenticeship Levy: Findings from the
employer survey:
https://www.aelp.org.uk/news/general/details/the-impacts-ofthe-apprenticeship-levy-findings-fr/
AELP Briefing Paper No 47 Apprenticeship Levy: Questions and
Answers (May 2017 Update)
https://www.aelp.org.uk/news/submissions/details/aelpbriefing-paper-no-47-apprenticeship-levy-ques/