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