Emerging Higher: Securing Science and Innovation for the Future Dr Caroline D Sudworth Science and Higher Level Skills Development Manager

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Emerging Higher Securing Science and
Innovation for the FutureDr Caroline D
SudworthScience and Higher Level Skills
Development Manager

• Cogent Sector Skills Council Limited

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Global, Strategic, Value Added, Skills Intensive

• UK Gov 2007-082
• Health 105bn
• Education 78bn

Sector Turnover 163bn

• Cogent Skills
• High Level
• Science based
• Engineering using
• Adult skills

Sector GVA 50bn

• UK Gov 2007-082
• Corporation tax 47bn

Source CSR 2007, HMT
Source ABI 2006
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SKILLS HIGH LEVEL
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Relevance of Higher Level Skills

• More, and more employable, graduates
• Raise the skills and capacity for innovation and
  enterprise of those already in the workforce
• Focus on graduates in science, technology,
  engineering and mathematics (STEM)
• Universities becoming a key player in
  local/regional problem solving

• Cogent workforce relies heavily on higher level
  (Level 4) skills
• Right skills and education employer-led vision
• Upskilling of the Cogent workforce
• Getting the right education in the right sectors
• Emphasis on industry - relevant subjects
• Skills gaps need addressing to move regional and
  UK business forward

Our employers use these skills to drive forward
business and innovation
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Skills Levels for Nuclear Sector
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Civil Nuclear Workforce Supply and Demand
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Retirement Profile
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Retirement Profile in the Future
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Nuclear Sector Employment Issues

• Ageing workforce
• Need for highly skilled and trained managers,
  researchers, engineers and technicians
• Need to up-skill/re-skill existing workforce to
  replace retirees
• Recruitment difficulties, especially skilled and
  experienced personnel
• Increasing impact of legislation
• Focus on environmental impact of industry
• Competence assurance requirements

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Higher Level Skills Environment

• Leitch Higher Level (and STEM) Skills
• Higher Ambitions (November 2009)
• Skills Strategy (November 2009)
• Emphasis on Up-skilling and Re-skilling of
  Existing Workforce
• Innovation and Enterprise
• Emerging Technologies (April and September 2009)
• New Industry, New Jobs
• Jobs for the Future

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Cogent Higher Level Skills Strategy

• Higher level skills research
• Frameworks for future skills
• Placements
• Professional Recognition, Benchmarking
• Innovation and STEM
• Policy and funding
• Cross Sector Partnerships
• Published version due December 2009

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Higher Level Skills Research

• Sector Research
• STEM Research
• Higher Level Skills
• Supply/Demand
• Graduate data
• Destinations data
• Trend Data
• Provision
• Bespoke research
• Salary Surveys
• Higher Level Skills
• Government Policy/Response
• Recession Monitoring
• Employability and Careers
• Global Competition

Total STEM supply 4,000 p.a.
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Frameworks for Future Skills Provision

• Short courses with bite-sized credit accumulation
• Modular, flexible and blended delivery
  (e-learning, academic and workplace learning)
• Accreditation of bespoke programmes, prior
  learning, and in-house training
• Professional recognition
• Clearer presentation of the costs

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Provision

• Undergraduate
• Foundation Degrees through Working Higher
• Higher Level Apprenticeships
• Professional recognition at e.g. EngTech/IEng
  levels
• Higher Education in Further Education
• Working with partners in FE/HE
• Emerging Technologies
• Postgraduate
• Flexible Masters Provision by Sector Industrial
  MBAs
• Emerging Technologies
• Graduate Training
• Professional recognition

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Placements, Internships and Exchange Programmes

• STEM Placements
• Undergraduate levels
• Employability and On the Job training
• Increase uptake and participation
• National scheme in development

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Industrial Placements

• Sectoral approach across the UK
• Starting with pharmaceuticals sector
• Undergraduate Year in Industry Model
• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• Attraction of best candidates
• Increase the uptake/ease of access
• Students
• Universities
• Employers
• Lever and access funding

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Benchmarking

• Graduate Benchmarking
• STEM and employability skills for sector
• Manage employer expectations of graduates
• Manage student and university expectations
• Establish clear training frameworks
• Linking Gold Standard/Job Contexts
• Linking Professional Recognition

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Graduate Benchmark Statements

• Sector relevant statements
• Based on suitable undergraduate/postgraduate
  subjects areas
• Linked to ideal employment skills
• What an ideal graduate recruit looks like
• Informed through thorough sector based research
• Rolled out with Universities with examples of
  good practice

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Professional Development for Graduates

• Graduates/Post Graduates have the prime
  responsibility for their professional development
• Employers have the responsibility to provide
  support, encouragement, feedback and resources to
  enable graduate development
• Graduates/Post Graduates are allocated to
  managers and mentors who are interested in
  developing the next generation of professionals
• Graduates/Post Graduates are given challenging
  and relevant assignments which are regarded as
  essential to business success
• Professional development is achieved through a
  mix of broadening experiences, variety of roles,
  skills training and further education
• Professional development is based around
  graduates/post graduates planning their learning
  and then learning from experience

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Funding Leverage

• Foundation Degree Framework
• 3M HEFCE Working Higher Project started in May
  2009
• National Funding
• Higher Ambitions and Skills Strategy
• Emerging Technologies
• Placements
• Knowledge Transfer
• Lever Regional Development Agency funding
• North West Partnership Funding
• Energy and Environment/Biomedical/Advanced
  Materials

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Influencing Policy

• Employer voice to Government on Higher Level
  Skills
• Higher Ambitions
• Skills Strategy
• Influence Funding and Uptake of Suitable
  Provision
• Value on Knowledge and Learning Outcomes
• Value on Employability Skills
• Influence Provision in Emerging Technology Areas

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Cross SSC Activity

• Cogent leading on HE across STEM
• Cross-Sector Research
• Life Science and Pharmaceuticals
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Low Carbon
• Regional Aspects
• Emphasis on working across RDAs to streamline
  skills priorities
• Emphasis on priority sectors

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