1. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Employers Meeting Bournemouth and Poole College 10 th February 2011

2. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Prepare….Prepare…. Prepare….!

3. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Mission ‘The Semta Group help UK businesses achieve global competitiveness by improving skills’ Vision The right person The right skills The right time

4. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Changes to the South West Landscape

5. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Spending Review In the South West: Capital investment programmes in the South West will “concentrate new investment on infrastructure underpinning economic growth: Yeovil - £32 million support for Augusta Westland civil rotorcraft design & manufacture Works to the M4/M5 – to relieve congestion and improve journey time reliability by hard shoulder running and variable speed limits north of Bristol Weymouth 2012 package – delivering an integrated transport package in time for the Olympics The Poole Bridge construction

6. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk National Composite Centre National Composite Centre (NCC) – bringing together companies and academics to develop new technologies for design and rapid manufacture of advanced composites Being built at SPark - Bristol and Bath Science Park – 8500sq m centre - £25m investment Planned opening Summer 2011  Facilities – Workshop Space  Dedicated Composite research areas  Teaching facilities Enabling:  Open innovation environment enabling Knowledge and Technology Transfer  Cost effective access for collaborative or private work  Strong links with Universities Membership opportunities exist for small, medium and large employers www.nationalcompositescentre.co.uk

7. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Spending Review - UPDATE A new industry-led group has been created to ensure that high value skills in the defence sector can be effectively redeployed as a result of the Spending Review The Skills and Jobs Retention Group will be chaired by Allan Cook, current chairman of SEMTA The remit will be to explore how skilled workers can be retained in the advanced manufacturing sector, by working with industry to redeploy affected employees to other sectors. The group will comprise of a small team of senior industrialists with experience in defence, advanced engineering and manufacturing.

8. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Local Enterprise Partnerships To provide the strategic leadership in their area and set out local economic priorities and play a pivotal role in helping rebalance the economy towards the private sector. Partnerships To create the right environment for business and growth - tackling issues such as: planning and housing local transport and infrastructure priorities employment and enterprise the transition to the low carbon economy Governance That business and civic leaders work together - an equal representation on the boards and chaired by a prominent business leader Size To reflect the functional economic area

9. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Local Enterprise Partnership applications from the South West: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Swindon West of England Somerset Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Devon, Torbay & Plymouth East Devon and South Somerset Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly

10. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk South West Activity Employer engagement – including joint activity with other agencies Provided specific advice and guidance – example - new Apprenticeship frameworks. Articles in the next Semta Matters linked to the South West Attendance at: Plymouth Manufacturing Group Gloucestershire Engineering Employers Babcock (Appledore) Learning Centre South Gloucestershire Economic Network TUC Skills for the Future Exhibitions/ conferences – examples - Southampton Boat show & Mach 2010 Engineering Awarding Organisations – Forum meetings Electric Vehicle National Occupational Standards - Steering Group Presentation / Input: South West STEM Conference Marine Energy consultation with the RDA Low Carbon alliance Representation: West of England LEP – Advanced Manufacturing and Bioscience consultation Careers events

11. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Percentage of Visits by Sector

12. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Semta support for the Composites workforce Semta have recently taken responsibility for the composites workforce to address the UK’s skills needs New Composite Sector Strategy Group (SSG) established Chaired by Ken Wappat, Chairman of the National Composites Network Includes over 30 employers from the aerospace, automotive, marine and composite materials manufacturing sectors, plus other stakeholders including Cogent SSC The group’s main priority will be to lead on the development of the skills and capacity of the current and future composites workforce. It will work together to secure the delivery of necessary skills through a network of training providers approved by the national skills academies

13. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Review of Composite NOS and Qualifications NOS are the fundamental building block for the design and development of vocational qualifications 40 suites of sector specific/sector wide NOS including the Marine Sector Over 2000 NOS, developed with employers One to one relationship with NVQs and SVQ units across all Awarding Organisations Highest levels of take up of N/SVQs since we started to collect registration and certification data in 1997

14. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk SSG Action Plan Review of Composite NOS and Qualifications Semta/Cogent to map their existing suites of NOS to identify overlaps/duplication and sectoral differences Produce NOS and carry out a consultation with Semta/Cogent employers to ensure that the proposed NOS are fit for purpose and up to date (technical content) Semta/Cogent map current NOS/VQ provision (competences and knowledge) to available LMI report, occupational/functional maps and demand priorities for VQs Semta/Cogent produce a NOS/ VQ Development Plan in partnership with employers, Awarding Organisations and 4 Nation Qualification Regulators

15. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Review of Composite NOS and Qualifications Proposed draft NOS titles agreed by the Composite SSG Producing composite components/mouldings using Wet lay up techniques Producing composite components/mouldings using Pre-preg lamination techniques Producing composite components/mouldings using Resin Infusion techniques Producing composite components/mouldings using Acrylic Moulding Producing composite components/mouldings using Vacuum Forming Trimming composite components/mouldings using hand tools Identifying defects in composite components/mouldings Carrying out repairs to composite components/mouldings Applying surface finishes to composite components/mouldings Bonding composite components/mouldings Producing composite assemblies NOS for NDT and automated processes being considered

16. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk STRESSED OUT!!

17. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk HELP AND SUPPORT

18. www.nsa-m.co.uk T: 0845 643 9001 www.semta.org.uk Paul A. Morgan Semta Business Partner – England South West SEMTA Wynyard Park House Wynyard Billingham TS22 5TB Mobile No. 0787 2376221 E-mail pmorgan@semta.org.ukpmorgan@semta.org.uk

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