Apprenticeship Council meeting Implementing the Action Plan to expand apprenticeship and traineeship 2016-2020 Q1 2017 Update Actions underway Areas for progress Apprenticeship Council meeting 15 February 2017

Targets – more than double number of places and programmes by 2020 31,000 apprenticeship places 2016-2020 67+ apprenticeship programmes

Target apprenticeship registrations by year

3,820 29 2016 apprenticeship figures apprentice registrations apprenticeship programmes

Industrial Electrical Engineering 2016 new apprenticeship programmes Insurance Practice Industrial Electrical Engineering

Partnership = key to success

Q1 2017 Actions underway & areas for progress 1 Continue roll out of new programmes (2015 Call) 2 Prepare for 2017 Call for proposals 3 Develop capacity within education & training system 4 Engage strategically with enterprise partners Establish evaluation framework 6 Launch promotional campaign (website hub = nb) 7 Develop traineeship critical path and roll out

1 Continue roll out of new programmes (2015 Call) Drawing on apprenticeships critical path: Launch 5 new apprenticeship programmes Q1 Approve 5+ programmes from Categories 2, 3 for development Further streamline statutory processes, funding arrangements, relationships industry, providers, consortia, statutory agencies

2 Prepare 2017 Call for proposals Gather reflections on 2015-2017 experience –shapes design of new Call Develop guidance document – areas of need, industry profile Explore expansion of apprenticeship into public service – eg ICT, caring occupations Enhance technology and IT platforms to support apprenticeship system, including 2017 Call

3 Develop capacity within education and training system Objective: Expert, smooth-running apprenticeship development and delivery processes – world-class Enhance skills identification, programme development expertise within system Roll-out technology-based supports and solutions Effectively combine regional and national infrastructure

4 Engage strategically with enterprise partners With D/JEI, agree with enterprise agencies practical steps to develop employer awareness and buy-in Reach SMEs who have never previously used apprenticeship, traineeship Regional skills fora promote & support expansion project

5 Establish evaluation framework Enhance data collection and analysis, outcomes via dedicated project Develop mechanisms to gather systematic feedback from apprentices and employers Monitor and improve access and participation pathways and trends Enhance horizon-scanning and forecasting of skills needs

6 Roll out promotional campaign Develop central hub for promotional activity – connecting employers, apprentices Explore use of CAO as a platform to promote ‘expression of interest’ in apprenticeship Draw on consortia as key partners in a co-ordinated national campaign, also enterprise agencies, regional skills fora Incorporate and promote traineeship as part of work-based learning innovation

7 Develop traineeship critical path & roll out Establish national steering group – SOLAS, ETBs Review and consolidate traineeship provision and development 1997-2017 Agree traineeship features and development process Ensure traineeship and apprenticeship complement each other