1. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level Pioneering Change: Making UK Management and Leadership Skills World Class by 2020

2. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level Introducing the Management Standards Centre (MSC) By Dr Kion Ahadi Head of MSC

3. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level OUTLINE The Purpose of Today Management and Leadership in Context The Role of MSC Update on the National Occupational Standards The Management and Leadership Learning and Qualification Strategy

4. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level Why are we here today? To publicise the work of the MSC To highlight revisions to the NOS To start a dialogue and pioneer change

5. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level The Key Purpose of Management and Leadership is to… Provide direction, gain commitment, facilitate change and achieve results through the efficient, creative and responsible deployment of people and other resources.

6. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level Management and Leadership in context 4.2m Managers/Leaders in the UK 1.75m employed in SMEs 15% of the total working population 35% of Managers are female 6% of Managers from ethnic minorities

7. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level Management and Leadership in context II Between now and 2020 890,000 new managers are needed. Less than 20% of managers qualified in management. Productivity of UK managers lags behind France, Germany and the US.

8. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level Management and Leadership in context III Historical lack of investment in training of managers and leaders Problems of moving into management roles Lack of diversity in senior management New management & leadership skills are required!

9. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level MSCs Role Guardians of the Management and Leadership NOS To publicise and promote the Management and Leadership Learning and Qualifications Strategy. Manage and certificate the Management Apprenticeship programmes Oversee and facilitate the Management & Leadership Qualifications Forum. Work with the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils to champion M&L across the network.

10. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level The Management and Leadership NOS Gaps identified with 2004 standards. Extensive review between 2006 – 2008. 27 New standards – built on feedback. Work undertaken on presentation. Better suited to adoption by sectors.

11. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level The Management and Leadership Learning and Qualifications Strategy. Managers and leaders seize relevant and attractive opportunities to develop their knowledge, skills and performance to national and international standards, and have their achievements recognised through qualifications of real value.

12. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level Principles 1. Managers and leaders continuously develop their knowledge, skills and performance as part of their professional and contractual commitments 2. Organisations and their managers accurately pinpoint their learning and development priorities 3. Learning and qualifications deliver real benefits for managers and their organisations 4. Learning and qualifications are based on National Occupational Standards as the common currency 5. Learning can be accessed when managers require it, in bite-sized chunks which offer credit towards meaningful qualifications 6. Extended learning programmes develop the knowledge and skills of unqualified and aspirant managers and those wishing to progress their careers 7. Learning and qualifications are delivered in diverse formats which meet individual managers learning needs and styles 8. Learning and qualifications are portable and support managers career progression 9. Learning and qualifications are accessible and easily understood by employers, managers and leaders 10. Learning and qualifications are credible and inspire confidence in employers, managers and leaders

13. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level GAP ANALYSIS

14. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level Alliance of Sector Skills Councils M&LLQS Large Medium Small Micro Self-employed Entrepreneurs Senior Middle First-line Team Leaders Aspiring Employers, Managers, Leaders & Entrepreneurs Management Representative Bodies, WMC, MLN etc Employer Representative Bodies, CoC, EEF, FSB etc Management Professional Bodies Other Professional Bodies Representative & Professional Bodies Business Links Business Eye Skills Brokers Professional Services Consultants Intermediaries Awarding Bodies HEIs Business Schools FE Secondary Schools Private Providers Learning & Qualification Providers Government Departments Specialist Agencies, SSDA, LSC etc Regulatory Bodies Regional Development Agencies Funding Agencies Government Stakeholders

15. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level M&LLQS Key Actions Get more managers qualified, not more qualifications Ensure more qualifications meet principles Promote existing qualifications and raise numbers for apprenticeships Promote greater diversity and equality in Management by working with NBP and WiMN

16. Taking Management & Leadership to the Next Level Pioneering Change: Making UK Management and Leadership Skills World Class by 2020