! UP#SKILLING*FOR*TODAYS*&*TOMORROWS* - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

!UP#SKILLING*FOR*TODAY’S*&*TOMORROW’S*

FORESTRY*AND*TIMBER*TECHNOLOGIES* SECTOR*!

The!four!strategic!aims!were!:!

• Grow*and*communicate*the*Forest*&*Timber*Industries*

contribuIon*to*Scotland*

• Grow*the*area*of*new*producIve*forest*planIng*
• Grow*the*market*share*and*value*of*Scotland’s*forest*

products*

• Grow*the*skills*and*capacity*of*our*people*

‘!Roots!for!Future!Growth!!201192014’!–!ambi>ous!&! strategic!vision!for!the!ScoCsh!FTT!industry.!

• !FTT!ILG!Skills!Group!–!Terms!of!Reference!
• Results!of!the!Commissioned!Research!into!Skills!&!Training!in!the!FTT!

industries!

• Update!on!the!FTT!Industry!Leadership!Group’s!Skills!Ac>on!Plan!

agree*collecIve*acIon!across!industry!and!key!agencies!on!priority!skills!issues.!The!Skills!Ac>on!Plan!in! development!and!future!delivery!provides!a!focus*for*this*acIvity.! Ac>vity!will!focus!on!the!following!broad!themes:! Improving/promoIng*the*image!of!the!sector!and!aRracIng*new*talent* Workforce*Development** Leadership*and*Management!(ambi>on,!confidence!and!skills)! Skills*Planning* FE/HE*Provision*

FTT*ILG*–*Skills*Group*:*Terms*of*Reference!

The*group’s*objecIve*is!to!be!a!collec>ve!voice!across!the!sector!on!skills:! SupporIng*the*delivery*of!the!Skills!Ac>on!Plan!! Challenge!and!encourage!industry*to*take*the*lead*with!the!skills!agenda! Iden>fy!knowledge!gaps,!skills!needs!and!steer*resources*where!possible!to!support!the!sector! Inform*and*influence*on*skills*issues*including!qualifica>on!development!and!support!the!Skills!Planning!Model!! Where!necessary,!make*representaIon*on*skills*issues*on!behalf!of!the!sector!in!Scotland!

ScoWsh*Forest* and*Timber* Technologies* sector:* Skills*&*training* scoping*study!

Dr*Bianca*Ambrose#Oji* Dr*Elizabeth*Barron#Majerik**

ScoWsh*Forestry*&*Timber*Technologies*Industry***

Against!the!backdrop!of!:!Growing*the*skills*and*capacity*of*our*people** Key*Findings*:*

• An!ageing!Workforce!(NOT%very%diverse)%
• The!need!to!aWract!and!recruit!suitable!!trained!candidates!
• Retaining!and!developing!exis>ng!employees!

Sector*Needs*:*

• Skilled!technical!forestry!workers!
• Forest!Operators!!
• Forest!managers!and!professional!occupa>ons!!
• Forest!workers!and!contractors!able!to!operate!to!quality!standards.!
• Workers!required!along!the!value!chain!!
• Evidence!of!training!need!in!sawing!/!milling!sector!!
• Conflic>ng!evidence!re!the!size!of!demand!

• Reducing!numbers!of!students!on!FTT!courses!(despite!increase!in!students!in!Higher!Educa>on!generally)!
• Educa>on!providers!have!moved!away!from!part9>me!courses!in!favour!of!full9>me!
• Short!part9>me!FTT!courses,!run!by!colleges,!have!become!very!important,!stable!&!increasing!
• Fragmented!industry!structure!leads!to!liWle!capacity!for!employer!provided!training!(par>cularly!machine!operators)!
• Significant!barriers!to!employers!and!providers!delivering!the!Modern!Appren>ceship!
• An!Industry!percep>on!that!exis>ng!courses!do!not!meet!industry!needs!
• Confusing!CPD,!Cer>fica>on,!training!op>ons!and!pathways!(for!students!and!employers)!
• Poor!understanding!of!career!progression!(new!entrants/!students)!
• Training!provider!loca>ons!!rela>ve!to!industry/students!

Employer! Schools! Colleges!

The!FTT!ILG!Skills!Group!seeks!to!agree*collecIve*acIon*across*industry*and*key*agencies*

• n*priority*skills*issues.!

The!Skills*AcIon*Plan*will!provide!a!focus!for!this!ac>vity!

Talent! AWrac>on! New!Entrants! Curriculum! Review! Workforce! Development!

• Demand*#*LMI*
• Career*informaIon*&*pathways*

(communica4on%&%marke4ng%–% professional%development%pathways)%

• Ambassador*Programmes*(ICF)*
• Liaise*with*Regional*DYW*groups*

(engagement%with%schools)!

• Develop/Expand*more*flexible*MA*

Schemes*(Review%MA%frameworks/NOS)%

• SImulate*employer*engagement*in*MA’s*
• Innovate*Machine*Operator*partnerships*

(training%resource/opportunity%v%industry% contribu4on)%

• Support/develop*industry**CPD*iniIaIves*
• Engage/UIlise*tacit*knowledge*(increase)

Provider/Assessor)capacity))

• Source*alternaIve/innovaIve*funding*

models*

• Unified*qualificaIons*(SQA*embedded*

courses)*

• Broader*(relevant)*training*por_olio*
• Increase*Provider/Assessor*capacity*