The Impacts of Raising the Participation Age 8 May 2013 Verity Hancock Principal Leicester College Leicester College 26000 learners Age range 1393 5800 learners aged 1618 20000 learners aged 19 ID: 438050
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Youth Employment Convention:The Impacts of Raising the Participation Age
8 May 2013
Verity Hancock, Principal, Leicester CollegeSlide2
Leicester College
26,000 learners
Age range 13-93
5,800 learners aged 16-18
20,000 learners aged 19+
660 Higher Education learners
2,000 apprentices
3,750
ESOL learners
2,000 employer customers
3 main sites, 80 outreach
centres
1,500 staffSlide3
Benefits of RPA
Young people are better prepared for employment, further or higher education
Study programmes that are personalised and meet specific need
More time for young people to find the right route
More time for young people to develop their skills Slide4
Implications
Colleges:
Meeting expectations – young people and employers
Increase in potential cohort size
1,650 NEETs
Leic
/
Leics
Competition and relationships with schools
Getting impartial advice to young people and their families
Importance of a really good offer and routes from age 14/16Traineeships, Study programmes, Tech Bacc?
Young People:
Understanding the benefits of ‘staying on’
Understanding that ‘staying on’ can mean moving to another institution
Having and awareness of aspirational and achievable career paths
Navigating through the choice of:
Providers
Offer
Identifying appropriate support Slide5
Challenges for colleges and providers
Managing competition
Impartial and early IAG
Getting it right for the individual young person
Preference for academic over vocational
Developing a diverse and flexible offer
Supporting people who make the ‘wrong’ choices
Impact of adult funding policy – getting it right first time becomes more critical?