1. The FE Workforce Strategy for England

2. FE and ACL Communities WFS – Partnership Working 157 Group, AoC, 6 th Form College Form: survey, consultation focus groups Holex / NIACE/ UCU survey, consultation focus groups

3. The Workforce Strategy Priorities 1.Understanding the nature of the workforce 2.Attracting and recruiting the best people 3.Retaining and developing the modern, professionalised workforce 4.Ensuring equality and diversity are at the heart of strategy, policy- making, planning and training

4. Priority 1: Understanding the nature of the Workforce Themes Gathering robust data on the workforce Using data to understand the workforce and improve future planning Using data to understand workforce diversity and target actions

5. Working as a governor – data use At your governor meetings how is data used: To inform workforce development? To inform legislative / contractual requirements regarding equalities issues?

6. Data Collection SIR OLAP SSA

7. Data and the OLAP tool: Evan Williams AoC ‘for the first time we will be able to understand what our workforce looks like in relation to the rest of the sector. It has the potential of being a useful planning tool and will also enable colleges to analyse their own information and make comparisons at local, regional and national level’

8. Priority 2: Attracting and recruiting the best people 1.Recruiting the people we need 2.Increasing the diversity of the workforce 3.Improving and promoting the workforce image

9. 1.Professionalising the workforce through relevant training and CPD 2.Identifying, planning and delivering the required skills needs of the workforce 3.Ensuring appropriate leadership and management development exists at all levels throughout the organisation 4.Ensuring there is a flexible, fair and supportive working environment for the workforce Priority 3: Retaining and developing the modern, professionalised workforce

10. Priority 4: Ensuring equality and diversity is at the heart of strategy, policy making, planning and training The ‘Core’ Priority Underpins and embedded in all themes

11. The Equalities Framework Pilot Members Dates & Timeline Initial Findings Structure

12. A Call to action: examples from the NATSPEC WFS Natspec will: Encourage ISCs to feedback issues on IfL via the ISC representative, in particular around categories of membership Promote further Equality and Diversity recruitment activities in collaboration with LSIS, linked to the Equalities Manifesto, and with Niace regarding improved employment opportunities for disabled staff Continue to offer a wide range of training events to members

13. Workshop Activity Identify the key support needs your college requires to ensure it has the workforce it requires over the next 3 years Who may be able to support colleges to meet their workforce development needs?

14. Watch out for … The refreshed FE Workforce Strategy document on the Lifelong Learning UK website The FE College Workforce Strategy - actions to make a difference