Engineering Forum - 21st October 2014

1. Wider Student Outcomes
and
Apprenticeship Funding Update
Adrian Martin
Director of Apprenticeships

2. Employablity Vision
1. For full time courses within the college to be
approved and updated by employers - done
2. For all full time students to take part in work
experience – 85% to date
3. For all lecturers to go back into industry to update
their practise – launched this year
4. For all current and new courses to be linked to skills
gaps rather than student demand - done
5. For all full time students to have access to
employability skills training and career opportunities
– done (1,800 jobs found to date)
6. For our most employable students to be highlighted
to industry – launched this year

6. "By radically reforming the funding system
we will allow employers to agree with
training providers the content and price
of training ensuring greater competition
both on quality and on price."
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock 2013

7. Present – Sept 2014
Phase 1
Trailblazer Invite
The government will approach 10 businesses per
curriculum area, with the opportunity to become a pilot
study “trail blazer”. These businesses will agree to adopt
the funding in 2014 and help design an “Employer Test”
Sept 2014 – Sept 2015
Phase 2
Trailblazer Pilot
delayed
Trailblazers will receive funding direct from September and
pay their training provider. They will also form advisory
panels to design the end test for all apprentices within
those curriculum areas.
Sept 2015 – Sept 2017
Phase 3
Initial Funding Switch
delayed
If a curriculum area pilot has been deemed as successful
and the Employer Test is in place, funding direct to training
providers will cease.
Sept 2017 Onwards
Phase 5
Total Funding Switch
All curriculum areas and therefore every new apprentice
will now be funded through their employer. Funding to
colleges will now cease and they will be required to bid for
training fees from employers.

9. Colleges Response
1. To develop flexible training packages that
allow employers to decide the level and
extent of training required
2. To focus on 16-18 training through either
traineeships or full time qualifications so that
we become the place to go for a pre-trained
apprentice
3. To become the “test centre” for the county in
multiple curriculum areas

10. Colleges Response
1. To develop flexible training packages that
allow employers to decide the level and
extent of training required
2. To focus on 16-18 training through either
traineeships or full time qualifications so that
we become the place to go for a pre-trained
apprentice
3. To become the “test centre” for the county in
multiple curriculum areas