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STF AGM Presentation: Foundation Apprenticeship Development Update

Foundation Apprenticeships: Progress and Ambition

“By the end of 2019, 5,000 new start Foundation Apprenticeships will be available in Scotland’s schools, raising the attainment bar in vocational education and giving all our young people equal chances and choices to succeed at school and to succeed in life.”

Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney, March 2017

Our work on work-based learning

Why Foundation Apprenticeships?

Benefits to pupils

More informed decision about future Enhanced Job Readiness Meta skills development Insight to world of work Contextualised Learning Potential early access to employment

Benefits to employers

Strategic pipeline for future skills Long interview (‘try before you buy’) Supporting industry development Inbuilt Closing Industry/Education Gap Shape future skills

Benefits to Providers

Learning aligned to future skills New Market opportunity Strengthened portfolio of services Enhanced MA performance Partnership development Participant pipeline development

FA Learners: Critical Skills Gained

Base: 63

FA Learners: Meta skills gained

Realising the 2019 Ambition: Opportunity

5,000 young people across Scottish schools can:

All schools across Scotland offering FAs within the senior phase curriculum Employers across Scotland engaging with schools to build a future talent pipeline and gaining real benefits from young people working in their business

FA Recipe for Success

 Integrated to Senior Phase offer

 Active employer engagement  Work Ready pipeline progression – MA  Collaborative Learner Partner delivery models

Ambitious Expansion

• John Swinney – a commitment to up to 5,000 young people

starting Foundation Apprenticeships by the end of 2019

• Expansion ambition – SDS seeking to commission circa 6,500

starts within the 19-21 FA delivery programme to achieve DFM commitment of 5000

• Procurement process for 2019 - 21 delivery – fundamentally

designed to support expansion in line with regional demand

• Procurement – open for submissions to lead bidders from:
• Colleges
• Training providers
• Local authorities
• Building on experience & lessons learned:
• Expanding use of regional consortia through regional

partnerships

• Commencing and concluding commissioning early to maximise

the pupil recruitment window in advance of option choices.

• Procurement Documents – structured differently from previous

years

Phase 2 Procurement Process

• Strategic partnerships which enable FA expansion
• FA delivery partnerships/consortia
• Employer engagement – questions on this have a minimum scoring

threshold

• Learner experience including recruitment and learner journey
• Advancing equalities
• Target group – senior phase pupils – which local authorities and

schools you are engaging with

• Recruitment
• Contract milestone requirements
• Response documents – questions have specific criteria for evaluation

purposes

Key Considerations

Event Date

Tenders Issued 8 November 2018 Deadline for queries 5 September 2018 – 12 Noon Response deadline to queries 29 November 2018 - 12 Noon Tender Return deadline 10 December 2018- 12 Noon Issue of Intention to Award Notification Standstill period 7 January 2019 Award of Contract* 18 January 2019 Note: The timelines were revised after the supplier events, this slide has been amended to reflect the change.

Timelines

• Join FA supplier event webinars w/c 26 November

2018

• Develop partnerships
• Submit your bid

Next Steps

Thank you

Questions