Apprenticeships in Greater Manchester
Nic Hutchins
Head of Youth Initiatives, New Economy
[email protected]
0161 237 4041
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Apprenticeship Ambition in Greater Manchester
Apprenticeship drivers and landscape
Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Hub
Stimulating Demand projects
Why the Hidden Sector?
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Greater Manchester’s Ambition
Provide new, high quality learning and development opportunities
25% growth in the number of Apprenticeship opportunities over a 5 year period
More Advanced and Higher Level (including Degree) Apprenticeships for young people
(particularly post A-level) within GM’s priority sectors
Progression into and through apprenticeship levels.
Better employer involvement, engagement and understanding
Young people can make better informed decisions about their future careers understanding the
role apprenticeships can play in supporting them to achieve their ambitions
Pathways into Apprenticeships will be better understood and clearly mapped
Barriers faced by both employers and young people will be removed
Responding to changing drivers
National Drivers
Local Drivers
Devolution
Northern
Apprenticeship
reform /
and
the full shift Powerhouse
to
Devolution / Northern Powerhouse agendas
Trailblazers
standards by funding year 2017/18
GM /Identity
Greater Manchester Strategy – Stronger Together
Funding reform – current dual funding system for
Public Service Reform
frameworks and trailblazers and proposed
introduction of digital vouchers and apprenticeship
Participation Strategy
levy
Higher Level Skills Plan
Employer ownership- employer as client
CEIAG Strategy
Government targets (3m)
Sector development strategies – Manufacturing,
Universal credit / in work benefits
Digital, Low Carbon
November CSR and budget
Area based reviews
Significant capital investments such as Airport City,
HS2 and 3, Metrolink expansion, MediaCity, Corridor
Manchester, etc
Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Hub
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In the beginning….
Greater
Manchester
strategy
City Deal
funding – £6M
Set up GM App
Hub
Developed
delivery plan
Commissioned
activity
More recently….
Taken a stronger
strategic lead
Growth Deal
funding
Devolved AGE
grant - £5.1m
Future
devolution???
Role of the Hub
Identifying
priorities to
respond to
local needs
Leading and
driving strategy
Developing
delivery plan
Commissioning
activity
Objectives
Maximise employer take
up of apprenticeships in
GM’s key sectors
through
Improve information,
advice and guidance
services for young
people through
Develop the capacity of
providers ensuring
supply is matched to
demand through
• Deliver city-wide collaborative
activities to stimulate demand
for Apprenticeships and
increase the number of
vacancies and traineeship work
placements.
• Deliver targeted marketing and
communications activities.
• Support the public sector to
provide civic leadership on
Apprenticeship recruitment in
Greater Manchester.
• Build and support the capacity
of employers to recruit and
employ apprentices including
those progressing from
traineeships.
• Increase the proportion of 1618 year olds that participate in
learning through
Apprenticeships and
traineeships with a focus on
delivering better IAG.
• Increase the number of NEET
and unemployed young people
starting Apprenticeships and
traineeships.
• Tackle wider barriers to the
take up of Apprenticeships and
traineeships in GM with a
specific focus on transport.
• Development of market
intelligence to influence
provider activity.
• Develop provider capacity to
deliver Apprenticeships at level
3+ in key sectors.
• Improve the quality of
Apprenticeship provision
across GM.
• Build the capacity of the
provider base to present an
integrated offer to employers
and young people across GM,
e.g. workforce development,
employer engagement and
progressing young people into
Apprenticeships
Partners
10 x GM
local
authorities
SFA
GM
Chamber
of
Commerce
GM
Learning
Provider
Network
GM
Colleges
Group
North West
Business
Leadership
Team
Underpinned by project delivery by a huge range of partners and organisations
Managed, coordinated and facilitated by New Economy on behalf of GMCA
with Contract Manager and Policy Officer
Early activities
• Lots of IAG projects – Phase 1 and Phase 2
• Stimulating demand projects – Engineering, Digital, Third
sector
• Provider capacity building for higher apprenticeships
• Skills Review Service
• Evaluation commissioned and begun
Reshaped delivery
• Moved away from lots of small project commissioning
• ...and, made sure smaller projects were joining up
• Key themes with big hitting projects
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Research and Understanding
Marketing and Communications – www.theapprenticeshiphub.com
Pilots and Innovation
Employer Engagement
• GM AGE
• Trailblazer focus
Stimulating Demand Projects
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To target specific sectors that have specific needs
Projects for:
– Engineering – Engineering Futures
– U Tell Us – Digital Sector
– The Hidden Sector – VCSE
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Also other sector specific projects in the Digital Sector:
– The Hive Manchester
– Digital Advantage
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Why the Hidden Sector?
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Greater Manchester’s VCSE sector is a strong, vibrant and valuable sector in the
region
However, Apprenticeships are under-represented in the workforce
Huge opportunity to grow and add value (skilled staff, energy) to an organisation
• Feedback from the grant appraisal panel concluded:
“This is a great opportunity to try and develop Apprenticeships within this sector and
GMCVO were best placed to do it. It feels like the right thing to do”
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Get involved!
Apprenticeships in Greater Manchester
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