ConstructionSkills Update Construction Craft Quality Network Friday 11 th November 2011 Stephen...

ConstructionSkills Update

Construction Craft Quality Network

Friday 11th November 2011

Stephen Sheridan Scottish Careers and Qualification's Manager

Skills Development Scotland – Funded MAs

2010-2011 2009-2010

MA Framework VQ Title Grand Total Grand Total

SVQ level 3 Carpentry & Joinery 635 731

  Painting & Decorating 227 239

  Bricklaying 122 112

  Plant Maintenance 74 55

  Roof Slating & Tiling 68 88

  Floor Covering Occupations 53 0

  Plastering 39 49

  Stonemasonry 43 44

  Wall & Floor Tiling 14 13

  Controlling Lifts Operations 8 0

  Woodmachining 7 4

  Accessing Operations & Rigging 2 0

    1292 1335

Achievement Rates2010/2011 Modern Apprenticeships by Sector:

Construction 65%

Engineering Sector 80%

All Sectors 71%

2011 Skills Test Achievement – Overall 87% to date:

Wood Machining 100%

Wall & Floor Tiling 92%

Carpentry & Joinery 91%

Stonemasonry 91%

Bricklaying 87%

Plastering 83%

Roof Slating & Tiling 79%

Painting & Decorating 77%

What's Staying: Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland

● Skills Test here to stay. Part of new craft SVQ’s in August 2011

- Apprentices will be sitting skills tests in 2020

- important part of assessing competence

● Current Framework of SVQ, PDA and Core Skills

● Registration with Apprenticeship Council

What's Changing: Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland

● Sequence of Delivery – Off-the-Job Training, Years 1,2, 3 and 4.

This change is driven by :

- need to increase achievement rates

- inconsistent preparation for skills test

- lack of evidence gathered from the workplace

- In some cases there is limited experience on site

Change supported and signed off by Industry

What's Changing: Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland

● Evidence Recording

This change is driven by :

- lack of evidence gathered from the workplace

- robustness of evidence gathered

- In some cases there is limited experience on site

- pressure from regulator

- pressure from SSC

Change supported and signed off by Industry

What's Changing: Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland

● Content of PDA’s

This change is driven by :

- changes in industry practices

- legislation

- feedback from employers

Change supported by Industry, steering groups sign off