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INDUSTRY AND VETSpeaker: Sage Lal & Joseph Hanke(NESCOT, UK)

Moderator: Hans ten BrinkeSkills for a lifetime – towards a future proof VETMinistry of Education, Culture and Science

WHY?

Should Industry and VET work together?

YES …Inform VET managers

and decision makers of

curriculum design and programme of

study – fit for

purpose.

Prepare students for life after class, to

meet changing

business/Industry/sector

needs.

Develop skilled human

recourse, not just for

today but the future needs.

CONCEPTSVision…

What we learnt

How we created a balance between

Industry and VET

Impact of co-operation between

Industry and VET

Regional and Sectorial Co-

operation

Technology does not stand still

Awards, accolades,

Innovations

Final thoughts…

VISION

To ensure that our students have the skills and technical ability to meet employer/industry needs and ever increasing demands.

Hence offer practical, skills-based qualifications that work for employers, not just employees.

Provide progression pathways to HE and beyond…

Develop training programs for ambitious individuals, and the opportunity to achieve a qualification certification while developing hands on skills and experience in the work place.

WHAT WE LEARNT…

Basic skills

Soft skills

Skill shortages

and area(s) to develop?

What employabi

lity/soft skills are lacking in graduates

?

Teachercapabilitie

s and skills

How do we instil

these skills in

our students?

HOW?BALANCE BETWEEN FLEXIBILITY AND HIGH QUALITY VET Set up ABC Industry forum – now has 50 + Employers on board

Chaired by Sage Lal

Meet bi-annually as a group

Employers are aware of their sectors need and help shape the curriculum

Entire department involved in curriculum envisioning includes employers and exam boards and University partners.

IMPACT OF CO-OPERATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND VET Vendor status CPD for staff (FREE*) Guest speakers/ Tech-talks Industry led assessment and assignment briefs Industry led assessment methods – practical and applied approach Development of new Courses/Pilots i.eFdSc Business Accounting Technology Management (Endorsed by SAP & AAT)NEXTGEN Games, Animation and VFX (Endorsed by Designed by industry in collaboration with educators)

BAE Combat Systems Engineering Trailblazer (Defence)DNEG 2D Artist High Level Apprenticeship* BSc (Top-up) Network Security and Software development (developing G.A.VFX now)

LED TO SUCCESSFUL EMBEDDING

First college in England to run High Level Apprentices in Computing and Telecoms 2010 Increased number of enrolments More staff recruited and trainee teachers trained within the department to meet shortfall of computing teaching staff WeX/mini projects/Scholarship opportunities for students Co-developing a STEM strategy for NESCOT … focusing on STEAM…

REGIONAL AND SECTORIAL CO-OPERATION Don’t re-invent the wheel! Working with Sector Skills Councils in UK Working with SME/ Industry giants Working with other like minded leaders across the UK and abroad Working with exam boards such as Pearson, Edexcel and Aim, NEXTGEN, City & Guilds to develop new courses and write modules Research Active - Writing papers with PHD/Drs from around the UK from Universities.

TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT STAND STILL As a result, workforce skills and requirements have also changed. There are jobs today that didn’t exist 10 years ago — data scientist, social media manager, app developer — and in five more, there will be new roles with new requirements that don’t exist now. But while this has happened, one sector has lagged behind: Education

AWARDS::ACCOLADES::INNOVATIONS

BTEC Computing student of the Year 2013 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Female College of Excellence 2013 Pearson/BTEC student of the Year 2014 – 1 in a million! High level Apprentices – Trailblazer + 2012 and 2014 Highly Commended at National awards FdSc Business Accounting and Technology management endorsed by SAP and AAT Scholarship for students UK India Education Research Initiative (UKIERI) NEXTGEN VFX an Games and Animation level 3 Course launched Sept 2015 World skills UK – ranked No.1 in England 2014 and 2015 (Won 18 medals since 2011) World skills International – 3 team members to date, next competing in Abu Dhabi in 2017.

FINAL THOUGHTS… For multiple generations, education has successfully supported growth, economic development, and social change.

While the industry has never faced the magnitude of change and disruption it does today, the challenges also come with tremendous opportunity for institutions and their leaders to find new ways to deliver more value to students and the workforce.

By capitalising on new technologies and collaborating with industry forces to build a new model of education and create a supportive ecosystem, we can shape a new way of working and learning.

It’s time to reinvigorate our education system so students are adequately prepared to succeed in an evolving world.

Ref: Michael D. King Vice President and General Manager of IBM’s Global Education Industry

THANK YOU For further information or queries please contact

Sage Lal slal@nescot.ac.uk Head of Computing, Media, Games, Business Development and High Level Apprentices

Joseph Hanke jhanke@Nescot.ac.uk Deputy Head of Computing and Apprenticeship Lead

North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot)Reigate RoadEwell, EpsomSurreyKT17 3DSUnited Kingdom