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The Skills Show Regional Briefings

The Skills Show Regional Briefings. Angela Joyce Principal & Chief Executive Peterborough Regional College. David Cragg Deputy Chairman The Skills Show. The Skills Show Regional Briefings. Purpose. The S kills Show Evaluation of 2012 Lessons learnt/Areas for Improvement

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The Skills Show Regional Briefings

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  1. The Skills Show Regional Briefings

  2. Angela Joyce Principal & Chief Executive Peterborough Regional College

  3. David Cragg Deputy Chairman The Skills Show

  4. The Skills Show Regional Briefings

  5. Purpose • The Skills Show • Evaluation of 2012 • Lessons learnt/Areas for Improvement • Plans for 2013 • Local Programmes • Evaluation of 2012 programme • 2013/2014 programme

  6. 2012 Evaluation 6

  7. Evaluation of 2012 • Summary/Headlines • Analysis of individual areas of the Show

  8. Evaluation of 2012 • Summary/Headlines • Analysis of individual areas of the Show • Jeremy to enter 2 slides from Freshminds 8

  9. Insert evaluation slide with curve

  10. Areas for Improvement 10

  11. Areas for Improvement • FreshMinds • Better knowledge/understanding prior to the event • Consistent messages about purpose/selling points • Appeal to parents • Specific times or routes for particular groups • Increasing the appeal of skills competitions • commentators or interactive guides • better “education” of visitors 11

  12. Continued… • Increasing appeal of careers advice • visual attraction • scope for integration with interactive elements • Develop/promote Spotlights • setting • published programming enabling visitors to plan • At event logistics • greater provision of material to assist planning 12

  13. Continued… • managing overcrowding • volunteer training/preparation • Skills Equipment Fund • improving awareness • exploiting longer lead times 13

  14. Plans for 2013 14

  15. Plans for 2013 • Maximising impact of Skills Competitions • Improvements for visitor registration • Improving visitor experience • helping schools and colleges/providers plan better • helping students ‘manage’ their visit • Separate offer(s) to teachers • CPD programme for careers professionals • Marketing to employers 15

  16. Continued…. • More industry features – “real people, real jobs” • Special programme for expert practitioners/specialist networks • Showcasing employer/provider partnerships • Improved package for colleges/providers • Sponsorship [FE Sponsor Group] • Have a Go package • Exhibition space 16

  17. Any questions?

  18. 2012 Local Programme Evaluation Evaluation of 2012 Local Programmes 18

  19. Evaluation of 2012 Local Programmes • Have a Go • “A game changer” • “Try before you buy” • National banner/brand • Financed with support from the European Social Fund • Improving school and college/provider relationships • Reducing the competitive threat • Schools asking for more 19

  20. Continued… • Improving the quality of choices • Potential new role for FE/providers networks in careers education • Significant increase in collaboration between colleges/providers changing the overall profile of vocational education/training • Raising the profile of ESF including the involvement of over 40 ESF providers 20

  21. Areas for Improvement • Employer engagement • Marketing materials • ESF support on compliance 2012 Case Study 21

  22. Claire Nicholson-Clinch ACER

  23. How using The Skills Show model works!

  24. Delivery Partners 2012/13 New college Stamford City College Norwich College of West Anglia Peterborough Regional College Cambridge Regional College Huntingdonshire Regional College West Suffolk College Bedford College Colchester Institute Oaklands College Colchester sixth form college South Essex College SEEVIC

  25. Open Days in Colleges

  26. Have a Go in Schools

  27. Student events in college

  28. Achievements • 20374 opportunities undertaken in 6 months • 99% enjoyed their activity. • 95% found the activity useful • 87% were inspired by their activity to either consider a training course or enter a career in one of the career pathways experienced

  29. Applications have more than doubled. It gave us an insight into new ways to promote the college It’s a good way to start a conversation on careers It allowed local students to receive impartial IAG and experience college life Its had a positive impact internally

  30. Contact Details Claire Nicholson-Clinch Regional Projects Manager, Association of College in the East of England Tel: +44 (0) 7590 453418 email: Claire.Nicholson-Clinch@acer.ac.uk

  31. Lara Jodin Cambridge Regional College

  32. Cambridge Regional College • We delivered • Over 2000 Have a Go opportunities • At 8 different events • Engaging over 1000 people • And received £9,337 in funding

  33. Cambridge Regional College • Have a Go activities at Open Days • Each subject area delivers have a go activity • Activities and sponsors are promoted heavily throughout college and in advertising in run up to event • Funding has allowed us to increase interactive element at open days • Positive visitor feedback

  34. Have a Go at … Open Day 35

  35. Cambridge Regional College • Other Have a Go events • Apprenticeship Careers Fairs in partnership with Job Centre Plus and Employers • Targeted Subject Events eg STEM Days • Community Events with local partners

  36. Apprenticeship Careers Fair

  37. STEM Day at CRC

  38. Cambridge Regional College • Monitoring & Evaluation • Open Day registration to include Have a Go registration • Tally sheets for each activity • Staff register • Incentivised evaluation sheets for participants • Event photographs

  39. Contact Details Lara Jodin, Marketing Manager Cambridge Regional College Tel:01223 418772 email: ljodin@camre.ac.uk www.camre.ac.uk

  40. Any questions?

  41. The Local Programme 2013/2014 42

  42. Structure/Criteria • Partnerships • Core delivery partners: colleges/providers including ESF providers • Chamber of Commerce/other employer organisations • School/Academies’ Trusts • LEPs/Local authorities • National Careers Service/Jobcentre Plus • Single contractor on behalf of partnership • Financed with support from the European Social Fund 43

  43. Continued… • Co-investment – Skills Show support dependent on wider local/regional programme • Programme to December 2014 linked to 2013 and 2014 show 44

  44. Programme • Replicating successful features of The Skills Show • Have a Go • Spotlight sessions • Careers Advice and Guidance • A major event or series of smaller scale local events • Have a Go in the workplace • Opportunities to link to other events (e.g. VQ Day) 45

  45. Continued… • Potential to integrate skills competitions • Operational and venue support from The Skills Show • Clear core concept/consistent branding but maximum scope on innovation • Improving awareness of ESF • Funding targeted on events • Clearer process for meeting ESF requirements • Contingent on co-investment/wider programme 46

  46. Next Steps • Tender deadline 28 June • Award of contracts 31 July • Project management team briefings 20 & 22 August • Start of events 1 September 47

  47. Any questions?

  48. Contact Details The Skills Show 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 9SP Tel: +44 (0)20 3603 5127 email: localprogramme@theskillsshow.com www.theskillsshow.com 49

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