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The Logistics Skills Alliance (LSA ) James Billingham (TLE)

The Logistics Skills Alliance (LSA ) James Billingham (TLE). Logistics Skills Alliance. A brief History of time What is the LSA Offer? Why Would employers join? What will the LSA look like and how will it operate? What next? . Brief History of Time. February 2013 - Event today.

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The Logistics Skills Alliance (LSA ) James Billingham (TLE)

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  1. The Logistics Skills Alliance (LSA) James Billingham (TLE)

  2. Logistics Skills Alliance • A brief History of time • What is the LSAOffer? Why Would employers join? • What will the LSA look like and how will it operate? • What next?

  3. Brief History of Time February 2013 - Event today November 2012 – Employer Event • July 2012 • Skills for Logistics – project • West Thames area identified • LMI / projections Dec – Jan 2013: Registering of company Governance – Chamber / Mixed Freight

  4. LSA = A GTA? ‘The Answer to the Skills Gap?’ • Government want an employer driven skills system • Recommended as central to plans for economic growth, increasing stocks of technicians, higher level skills & improvement of Apprenticeships • Potential for funding to be channelled to GTA’s as strategic partners • Call for establishment of GTA’s in new sectors • Opportunity to become the First Logistics GTA!

  5. What are the aims of the Logistics Skills Alliance? • ‘Logistics Employers driving’ • Quality • Relevance • Accessibility • Sustainability

  6. Bringing the LSATogether ? Governance Partner Organisations – College Government Bodies Logistics Employers

  7. What are the aims of the LSA? GTA Governance Partner Organisations – College CILT Government Bodies Logistics Employers AN INTEGRATED & RELEVANT OFFER FOR LOCAL EMPLOYERS

  8. What will it look like? Logistics Skills Alliance based upon partnerships & Collaboration

  9. Why become a member & What will it offer?

  10. What are the biggest local Skills Challenges? • Driver Shortages: • Recruitment of young, motivated local people • Funded solutions to meet skills needs – Plan to • meet members needs

  11. Why type of Skills & Training would the GTA offer? • Pre – Employment Training • Apprenticeships • Higher Level Skills • Statutory & Legislative Training • Opportunity to develop bespoke training programmes – Employers in the Driving Seat

  12. Pre Employment Training • Sector specific –pre employment training • i.e Logistics Route way – W&S • Competency Matching Logistics LSA member job roles to pre –employment training programmes • Providing job ready, pre-trained individuals for LSA members to interview

  13. Apprenticeships • Logistic Apprenticeship

  14. Apprenticeships • Ancillary Function Apprenticeships

  15. Higher Level Skills • Logistics Foundation Degrees • CILT Logistics & Management Programmes • In house ‘mentor & training programmes’ i.e. Instructor Training • Tailored Management programmes • Logistics project management (Higher Level) • LSA input into Higher Level Apprenticeships

  16. Statutory & Legislative Training • Operator & Driver CPC • Fork Lift Truck Training (Reach / Counterbalance / Bendi/ Refresher) • Manual Handling/ Working at Heights / Health & Safety / First Aid • BIFA training programmes – Air Cargo / Freight Forwarding / Aviation Security / Customs Procedures • IOSH / NEBOSH

  17. What will members have to commit to? Commitment to Apprenticeships - Use GTA to source apprenticeship vacancies - Input into quality apprenticeship development Levels of Membership - Different levels of Membership? Input views into consultations - Development of new, relevant sector specific skills programmes • A Commitment to set of core • Values • - Promotion of Apprenticeships, skills development • Committed to raising the quality of skills development • - Commitment to sharing Best practice

  18. Stages in our journey? • Initial Consultation • Define the Logistics GTA • - Company Name • Aims / Objectives • - Governance • -Articles of Association • - Nominated Trustee’s • - Business Plan Company Incorporated Identify additional Trustees • Submit application to GTA England • - Marketing Plan • - Membership Target Quarterly Focus Groups to Review progress against Business Plan A Fully Operational Logistics GTA

  19. 12 Months • registered company with growing membership • Offering a real local voice for employers • The LSA providing quality skills training, advice and qualifications across all levels - ‘ a Holistic Offer to local, logistics companies’ • Bidding for Capital funding to sustain and upgrade facilities • Operational with strong governance and proactive members • Potential expansion of SLA into other areas / services

  20. Next Steps • Meet to sign off Articles of Association • And confirm Board of Trustees • Propose quarterly meetings of board? • Board to agree to Business plan and local employer priorities • Official Launch Event

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