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

! UP#SKILLING*FOR*TODAY’S*&*TOMORROW’S* FORESTRY*AND*TIMBER*TECHNOLOGIES* SECTOR* !

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

• ! 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!

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

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!

Colleges! Schools! Employer!

The!FTT!ILG!Skills!Group!seeks!to! agree*collecIve*acIon*across*industry*and*key*agencies* on *priority*skills*issues .! The! Skills*AcIon*Plan* will!provide!a!focus!for!this!ac>vity! Demand*#*LMI* • • Career*informaIon*&*pathways* Develop/Expand*more*flexible*MA* • (communica4on%&%marke4ng%–% Schemes* (Review%MA%frameworks/NOS)% professional%development%pathways)% • SImulate*employer*engagement*in*MA’s* Talent! New!Entrants! Ambassador*Programmes*(ICF)* • Innovate*Machine*Operator*partnerships* AWrac>on! • Liaise*with*Regional*DYW*groups* • (training%resource/opportunity%v%industry% (engagement%with%schools) ! contribu4on)% • Source*alternaIve/innovaIve*funding* models* • Support/develop*industry**CPD*iniIaIves* Curriculum! Workforce! • Unified*qualificaIons*(SQA*embedded* Review! Development! • Engage/UIlise*tacit*knowledge* (increase) courses)* Provider/Assessor)capacity)) • Broader*(relevant)*training*por_olio* • Increase*Provider/Assessor*capacity*