1. E-SKILLS: THE NATIONAL RESPONSE …developing e-skills for inclusion and productivity. Michael Stark Head of Skills and Workforce Development Learning & Skills Council E-Skills Summit, 28 May 2002

2. E-skills for inclusion and productivity 1: National strategy for adult skills 2: E-skills for professionals and users 3: E-learning and e-assessment 4: Some big issues.

3. E-skills for inclusion and productivity 1: National strategy for adult skills 2: E-skills for professionals and users 3: E-learning and e-assessment 4: Some big issues.

4. LSC vision By 2010, young people and adults in England will have knowledge and productive skills matching the best in the world.

5. Percentage of the population aged 16-65 by document literacy level 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Sweden Netherlands Belgium (Fl.) Germany Canada Australia Switz. (French) Switz. (German) USUK New Zealand Ireland Poland Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4/5 Source: IALS, 1995

6. Participation Participation in education & training within England by age 0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 17-19 years20-24 years25-34 years35-44 years45-54 years55-64 years Age Population Estimates, 2000Participation Rates, 1999 70 % 50 % 47 % 41% 30% Source: Mid Year Population Estimates, ONS 2000 Participation in Education and Training by Age Groups: Sargant, (2000) 81 %

7. Adult achievement Target: to raise achievement for adults By 2004: 73% to Level 2 (2000: 69%) – up 1.2 million 52% at Level 3 (2000: 47%) – up 1.5 million

8. Employer engagement Target: To raise employer engagement in workforce development Measure: an index of key indicators Measured by: self-assessment and survey.

9. Workforce Development – LSC and PIU Apr 01: LSC created Nov 01: Cabinet Office (PIU) report Apr 02: LSC Workforce Dev’t strategy (draft) Jul 02: LSC strategy & PIU final report – linked to new funding/ entitlements/ regulation /incentives?

10. LSC workforce development strategy A radical approach to upskilling adults Creating a demand-led system: –Focus on employers – productivity and competitiveness –Focus on employees – jobs and progression Improving supply and building capacity Shared measures of progress. Download from: http://www.lsc.gov.uk/documents_list.cfm?categoryId=3

11. A: Creating a demand-led system We will have stimulated demand from well-informed customers by: a.raising individual and employer demand by systematic action (national, regional and sectoral) b.developing a demand-led fees and funding system c.focusing on business support /training needs analysis for smaller employers. By 2005:

12. B: Improving training supply We will have improved the training supply by: building capacity improving quality increasing flexibility and relevance. By 2005:

13. C: Establishing the framework By 2005: We will have established a better framework by: improving labour market information and analysis improving the match between qualifications offered, and employer and individual needs.

14. D: Measuring progress We will have established common measures of success by: developing a shared measure of employer engagement developing common objectives and targets across Government, agencies and key partners. By 2005:

15. Funding adult learning Colleges/other FE - £2 billion Work-based learning 19-24: £300 million Adult and community - £200 million. LSC spends £2.5b through block grant to providers: But employers spend 10 times as much. How could LSC spend its money differently to link the two better?

16. E-skills for inclusion and productivity 1: National strategy for adult skills 2: E-skills for professionals and users 3: E-learning and e-assessment 4: Some big issues.

17. E-skills for professionals and users Aims to align vendor and public qualifications Works with real cases – assesses individual competence and gaps Aims to re-align –qualifications –assessment –Funding Links to Microsoft Mouse/ OCR agreement. LSC and E-Skills UK ICT qualifications project:

18. E-skills for professionals and users Aiming for large increase in take-up Firmly within new ICT qualifications framework Employer/ employability focus Develop and disseminate learning materials (BBC Webwise, learndirect, other) Reduce costs, improve completion rates, establish consistency and relevance. Project to extend Level 2 user qualifications:

19. E-skills for inclusion and productivity 1: National strategy for adult skills 2: E-skills for professionals and users 3: E-learning and e-assessment 4: Some big issues.

20. E-learning and e-assessment National Learning Network (alongside JANET and NGfL) 300 hours of excellent learning materials eg –Communications (Level 1) –Management (Level 4) Support for employer e-networks eg automotive, finance, health Aligning vendor certificates with qualifications LSC e-learning strategy to support formal and informal e-learning:

21. E-learning and e-assessment “Paperfree” approaches Trialing on- and off-line e-assessment Contextualising basic and key skills testing Testing within adult apprenticeships Learning from vendor/ other experience. E-assessment: NVQs and apprenticeships

22. Employer demand Viewing training as a derived business need Measuring / increasing bottom line benefits Government incentives, loan finance Company/community learning accounts Rewarding employer engagement.

23. Individual demand School 14-19 agenda Entitlements Information, advice and guidance Government incentives – from loan to reward Demonstrating rates of return Rewarding achievement.

24. E-skills for inclusion and productivity 1: National strategy for adult skills 2: E-skills for professionals and users 3: E-learning and e-assessment 4: Some big issues.

25. Six big issues Who should pay for e-learning and e-assessment? How to align qualifications? Quality / consistency without stifling innovation? Subsidies without deadweight Strategic direction within a free market Measuring and increasing employer engagement.