1. UPSKILLING THE CLD WORKFORCE: Leadership Development
Seminar, CLDMS Conference, 2/6/09
Colin Ross, Learning Connections

2. The Upskilling Programme
Aim: to improve outcomes for individuals and communities through better CLD practice
Investment identified through SG spending review (for 09-11)
Deliver through partnership
National and local impact
Making investment sustainable

3. Priorities set in the spending review
Context: Skills for Scotland
Raise skills of CLD workforce to
Lead and manage in collaborative contexts
Facilitate learner journeys
Target and work with the most disadvantaged learners

4. Current position Report on findings of scoping exercise
Ministerial approval for outline of action plan
Detailed planning
Establishing delivery mechanisms

5. Project Plan includes…
National workforce development strategy and programme
Continuous learning framework
A coherent system of learning opportunities
A programme to develop collaborative leadership and management

6. The leadership dimension of the programme
A programme of courses and mentoring
Refining understanding of needs
Feedback from the national workforce development programme
Integrating learning for leadership and management within the programme
Further development of learning opportunities

7. Issues for discussion: 1. Longer-term Development
What needs to change?
Who are we trying to reach – priorities?
What sort of provision?
Credit-rating/levelling/assessment?
How do we include all partners?
What’s the scope for:
collaboration across sectors?
links with corporate training?

8. Issues for discussion: 2. Short-term Action
Priorities/targeting?
Those currently in leadership positions
Those aspiring to leadership positions
What is/are the best modes of delivery?
Credit-rating/levelling/assessment?
Including partners

9. Issues for discussion:
3. CLDMS Role?