Training in the Workplace Andrew Wheeler Training in the Workplace BTEC National Level 3

The Skills Challenge Time

The Low Skills Equilibrium

Types of Training Long short Part-time Full-time In-house – Contracted out Qualification – Skill

The Housing Sector A video from Asset Skills Sector Skills Council A video from Asset Skills

How do we identify training needs What does the job require? What skills does the employee have? Think: 3 C’s. Might a qualification be important?

ApprenticeshipsPossible Action Website Action Food Processing Problem with perception of industry - compounded by the sector's preference for older people who adapt to the disciplined environment more easily. Hence the EU labour route for many employers. Discuss mature apprenticeships with e.g. Premier Foods; Produce World etc.. Develop a series of spotlights focusing on apprenticeship opportunities - must be specific and contact numbers need to lead to someone who is able to answer all queries. Construction Traditionally a key part of the sector's intake - less so now especially with increasing reliance on EU (already skilled) labour. Look at a series of meetings (FSB; Chamber etc..) to identify apprentice opportunities for small contractors. (High Value) Manufacturing Traditionally a bed rock for apprenticeships - less so these days and expensive to deliver. But still one of the leading sectors for apprenticeships - worth looking at in conjunction with GTAs and engineering specialisms. Contact some of the more active companies - from HVM report - and discuss possibility of apprenticeship. Life Sciences Debatable whether Life Science companies will 'buy into' apprenticeships. Possibly more relevant in larger companies which are able to offer a broader spread of roles. N.B. In Vivo Skills shortage. Identifying possibilities in this sector - especially on the Business Park basis - see below.

Leadership & Management Technical & FunctionalLegislative Productivity & Competitivene ss Apprenticeship sInternships Food Processing Bring together a mentoring supply chain involving large company mentors and smaller company entrepreneurs. Introduce a 'halfway house' simple acreditation process involving a local provider. Link in with other skills - and accreditation. Develop -as part of wider package of support Construction Get NCC and local colleges working together to deliver L&M. to smaller companies. Work with suppliers to create a low carbon materials course specifically for small businesses. Link in with other skills - and accreditation. (High Value) Manufacturing Develop specific support programmes for smaller businesses in this sector. Investigate potential for developing cost effective engineering learning centres? Investigate potential for greater involvement from the Welding Institute. Identify ways of bringing much smaller businesses into the productivity improvement equation. Investigate smaller specialist apprenticeship s - possibly filling a one off skill shortage problem. Life SciencesAs above New FE focus on skills sets for life science technicians? Possibly expand course offers to other sectors. Possibly piggyback off other sectors Great potential to expand this facility.

Levels of Organisation Hierarchies Training in the Workplace BTEC National Level 3 Departments Stress !

Division of work by product or service Figure 15.5

Division of work by location

Grouping considerations Decisions on the methods of grouping will be based on – The need for co-ordination The identification of clearly-defined divisions of work Economy The process of managing the activities Avoiding conflict The design of work organisation taking into account the nature of staff employed, their interests & job satisfaction

Role relationships & conflicts Figure 13.7 Source: Adapted from Miner, J.B., Management Theory, Macmillan (1971) p.47.

Read the Robert Owen Case Study - ignore the case questions at the bottom of the sheet. Answer the following questions. What sort of training requirements do you think Robert Owen’s company has? Are there any compliance issues that would concern you if this company was practising in the UK today? How well qualified do you think Owen’s employees are? Might there be a difference between the skills and the qualifications they possess?

Meaning of Employer Demand Transient Demand for skilled labour

..Challenges and Compromises…

Who’s Demand are we talking about? Student demand? Parent demand? Employer demand? Government demand?

Review Training in the Workplace BTEC National Level 3 Have you completed your questionnaire? Have you interviewed your partner and recorded their responses? Have you started to research the possibilities for training that your partner might want?