From Crazy Paving to Navigating Leitch Land

Gill Scott – GMSA

John Sanders – Aimhigher Greater Manchester

Adele Edgar – GMSA

Roger Clark – JISC Projects Director

No One Way – IAG & Learner Support

Questions1. How can LLN’s add value to existing and

developing IAG services in the context of Leitch?

2. How can LLNs help support more learners through increasingly complex higher education opportunities?

3. Providing clear coherent information on part time higher education that makes sense – how?

LLN Project Outcomes• Develop & design with Aimhigher clear progression

maps

• Provide a“One Stop Shop”hub – to provider access to IAG for learners, advisors and employers

• Provide information for employers including brokerage services

• Staff development & ongoing updates

• PDP & systems to support life long learners

GMSA Learners?

Vocational Learners – Level 3 programmes progressing into and through appropriate H E– Btec National– Apprentices– 14-19 Diplomas

Those in the workplace – potential to progress into appropriate higher education ?

Changing Landscape

• IAG Review – Full review of adult guidance service – uncertainty

• Leitch – 40% of those in work need higher level skills – focus on adults

• Employer led (& funded) provision

• 14-19 Diplomas & 14-19 prospectus

• HLSP – train to gain in HE pilot

IAG Advisory Group

• Aimhigher

• Learndirect

• Connexions

• Next Step

• TUC Unionlearn

• JobCentre+

•HE Advisors – admissions & careers•FE Advisors•LSC•Vocational tutors?•SSCs ?

Working in Partnership Adding Value……

• Coherent current information on part time flexible Higher Education that makes sense to learners, advisors, employers

• Clear pathways for progression from vocational programmes

• Supporting learners into and through increasingly complex and flexible higher education

• Local, sub regional/regional information beyond the national perspective

Uni4Me Clearing

Universities and colleges will help with your enquiry and may even offer you a place(subject to confirmation of grades)

Input your grades to search Degree level courses across Greater Manchester

to Higher Education

Pathways

CLICK HERE

GMSA Portal - supported by -paper based materials & staff development

Employers

Advisors

Learners

Tutors

ModCAT

Focus on employers & employees

Flexible work based learning to build to bigger awards

HE Pathways

Focus on learners level 3 vocational courses

Progression

Vocational Course Catalogue

For all looking for part time flexible higher education

The Way Forward…….2007-8

Special Projects

Progression

Special Projects

ModCAT

Aimhigher GM / GMSA14-19 Progression to HE Forum

• 10 GM Boroughs • 6 HEIs• FE in HE representative• Connexions representative• Aimhigher GM• GMSA• LSC

• This document is designed to map the range of broad progression opportunities into higher education potentially available from the first five Level 3 Diplomas which will start to be delivered across Greater Manchester from September 2008.

• The opportunities in HE described are those offered by the following universities: University of Bolton, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Manchester, University of Salford. Those students able to travel beyond Greater Manchester will find other options available.

14-19 Level 3 Diplomas Commencing 2008

14-19 Level 3 Diplomas Key Features - Overview

At least 10 days work experience Roughly comparable

with 3 A levels

1080 guided learning

hours

Principal Learning

Sector relevant knowledge, understanding

& skills

Endorsed by industry

Generic learning

Functional skills: Maths, English, ICT

Personal learning & thinking skills

Project

Additional/Specialised Learning

Including GCSEs & A Levels

Level 4 Courses for the most able

Level 3 Diploma Progression Opportunities in Higher Education

Combined/Joint Degrees

Study Abroad Sandwich Degree

Part time and distance

learning options

Full time Degree

Level 3 Diploma

Diplomas are expected to attract high achievers and therefore they will be equipped to access the most

challenging programmes

Level 3 Diploma Progression Opportunities in Higher Education

Courses using generic skills

Courses closely related to principal or additional/ specialised learning elements of the Diploma

Courses related to interests developed

as part of the extended project

element of the Diploma

Other unrelated courses with no specific entry requirements

Level 3

Diploma

Creative and Media Diploma – Sample Progression Opportunities at Greater Manchester Universities

Photography

GraphicDesign

GamesDesign

Visual Arts

DigitalMedia

Textiles

Film &Media

Design

CreativeTechnologies

Animation

Digital Technologies

Level 3 Creative and Media

Diploma

Creative and Media Diploma - SampleProgression Opportunities at Salford University

Advertising Design

GraphicDesign

GamesDesign

Visual Arts

Digital3D Design

Textiles

Media

Fashion

Interior Design

Animation

Design

Level 3 Creative and Media

Diploma

Creative and Media Diploma - Sample Progression Opportunities at Stockport College

Textile for Fashion&

Interiors

PhotographyMedia

Production

Graphic Design

Design &

Visual Arts

Level 3 Creative and Media

Diploma

SOLVSSupporting Ongoing Learning

in Vocational Settings

Adele Edgar

SOLVS

SOLVS

SOLVS

SOLVS

SOLVS

Not another web site please!

• Because there are too many places to look at already

• My home/college/business operates in several regions

• We need coherent approaches that allow unlimited customisation – like ordnance survey

• Other portals or websites can embed and localise the services within their own facilities

A portal built on standardised services

• Intention is a service-based portal• The “services” will address issues that

most LLNs see as fundamental and draw on national expertise

• The approaches taken extend previous work (JISC programmes) and could serve as a model nationally

• Other portals or websites can embed the services within their own facilities

Example: Course Information services

• Course browse and search• Progression routes at a detailed local

provision level• Continuous professional development• Modular credit accumulation scheme• Skills and competency searches

xcri | example implementation

LearnersSearch theAggregator

Institutions PublishXCRI XML

Portal features: more than a website

• Adapts to your role: learner, employer, advisor etc

• Individualised for logged-in users

• Two-way traffic of information– Business intelligence, Skills gaps

– IAG experts growing a resource

• Services deployable from other entry points e.g. Wigan & Leigh college website

• Co-operative, national development of services