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Regional Learning Partnership

Regional Strategic Planning ~ Local Delivery

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Regional Strategic Planning,

Local Delivery

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RLP Partners

Local Government

Higher Education

Further Education

Third Sector

Private Sector / Work Based Training

Across 6 County Areas

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Partnership Ambitions

Provide package of support for the learner and better progression routes

Promote equality of access and quality standards

Improve linkages with employers / regeneration partnerships / sector skills council and the ability to share market intelligence

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Partnership Ambitions

Enable the RLP to develop a holistic plan focusing on specific sectors within the region

Greatly enhanced planning, leading to shared services and delivery giving better value for money

Increased responsiveness to regional needs

Allow

training

providers

to specialise in what they do best

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What does the RLP do?

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3 Key Pillars

Partnership, Brokerage & Development

Regional Learning & Skills ObservatoryRegional E-PortalRegional Strategic Planning ~ Local Delivery

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Pillar 1

Partnership Brokerage & Development

The partnership’s collective response to the region’s skills challenges

Regional Approach to the development and delivery of ACL

HE / FE Regional Strategy

Engagement with Sector Skills Councils

Regional Apprenticeship Mapping

Regional Economic Regeneration Strategies

Convergence Funded Projects

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Regional Strategic Planning ~ Local DeliveryApprenticeships Report

Current picture of Apprenticeships in the region

Historical data

Current provision

Projection data

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Pillar 2

Regional Learning & Skills Observatory

Continues to be a central interactive online information system providing data and intelligence to support evidence based policy and improved decision making in the areas of regeneration and education

Focus on learning and skills, employment and economic development

Aspiration to evolve from a repository of data to an intelligence unit

providing analysis and interpretation of data

populated with additional data sets and intelligence

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Data Sources

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Adding local data into existing national setsLocal, Regional and National data sources e.g.

Census

ONSNOMISStatsWalesWelsh GovernmentUploaded to RLSO on releaseAdditional data sources egForecasting Data - Cambridge EconometricsEducation DataBRESCensus 2011

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At a Glance Fact SheetsRegional Strategic Planning ~ Local Delivery

‘At a Glance’ fact sheets providing the latest core indicators focusing on learning, skills and the labour market for the region and by county

‘At a Glance’ fact sheets for each sector are also planned

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LMI Reports

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Pillar 3

Regional E-Portal

Pilot in Swansea (Swansea Regeneration Area)

One Stop Shop for skills, employment and education matters

Future rollout regionally

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…Trans

form

ing training, skills and employment

Inform

Swansea contains

information

on where an individual can find courses, jobs, apprenticeships and

volunteering opportunities.

 

Inform Swansea allows

an individual to

find all the advice they need in one

location as

opposed to searching though many different websites or via a generic internet search.

The request training feature allows for direct interaction between Advisers and

Training

Providers which ensures that the

right training is delivered in the right place at the right time

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www.informswansea.co.uk

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Moving forward

Funding secured to December 2015 via the Welsh

Government’s Regional Collaboration Fund

Continue to deliver the 3 pillars

Facilitate the development of a Regional Delivery Plan for Employment and Skills for South West and Central WalesThe Plan will be developed to implement Strategic Aim 2 of the SWW Economic Regeneration Strategy and also align to priorities in the Ceredigion and Powys strategiesRegional Strategic Planning ~ Local Delivery

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Welsh Government Employment and Skills Delivery 2014 – 2020Integrated portfolio of projects responding to identified and evidenced need

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DfES Footprint Consultation Document

July 2013 – DfES circulated a discussion document outlining the WG’s strategic approach to the delivery of employment and skills support for both individuals and businesses which will provide a basis for future utilisation of European Structural Funds

3 key drivers behind developments (i.e. more simplified model of delivery; articulation of ‘footprint delivery’; need for a more integrated referral service for businesses and individuals)  

3 Tier Approach – National, Regional and Local

Document outlines a suggestion of the anticipated delivery arrangements and associated activities across the three tiersViews and input on the Footprint document are sought

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Provision

National

Tier – WG DfES

For example

ApprenticeshipsJobs Growth WalesRegional Tier - RLPProvision commissioned that complements national schemes but that responds to specific regional economic conditions and prioritiesBased on evidence of regional skills and employment needsLocal Tier

Niche and gap filling provision targeted at a very local

level e.g. specific programmes for the hardest to help and most disadvantaged

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Regional Delivery Plan for Employment & Skills

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Employment & Skills South West Wales Pilot

Steering GroupCo-ordinated and facilitated by

DfESRemit: Gather evidence to support business case

Employment & Skills South West Wales Pilot

Operational GroupCo-ordinated and facilitated by RLPRemit: Research of existing ESF projects

Welsh Government (

DfES

)Structure of Regional Delivery Plan Development

Regional Delivery Plan for Employment & Skills

South West & Central Wales

Task & Finish Group

Co-ordinated and facilitated by RLP

Remit: Facilitate the development of the Regional Development Plan

Swansea Bay City Region Economic Regeneration Strategy

Powys Regeneration Strategy

Ceredigion Economic Regeneration Strategy

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The plan will aim to address the following issues:

Baseline assessment of the region

Identification of gaps in provision

Proposed activities to address the above

Consideration of sectors

All levels of provision

Partnership control and oversight of activity in the region

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Policy Considerations

National – WEFO’s Economic Prioritisation Framework & DfES’ “National Footprint Document”

Regional –Swansea Bay City Region

Powys and Ceredigion Regeneration Strategies

 

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Practical Considerations

Strategic priorities of the respective regional economic regeneration strategies

Strategic local priorities around skills and employment

Wider stakeholder representation and engagement Partner ‘buy in’

Role of other networks and sectors

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Presenters

Elid Morris

emorris@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Bridget Moseley

bridget.moseley@colegsirgar.ac.ukNick McNeillesfpolicybranch@wales.gsi.gov.uk

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Do the contents of the document align with current

sectoral thinking / developments?

Is there anything specific to the region’s needs that should be factored in / included at this stage?

How can we ensure that the Delivery Plan is developed with the full engagement and influence of key stakeholders, especially considering the diversity and geographical spread of this network?How will the wider stakeholders practically engage in the process?

Discussion