Wales SSC Funded Training Programmes Oct 11

Asset Skills

Training Programme Synopsis Further Criteria Contact E-mail Tel

Developing Qualifications

Delivery for Built

Environment

Aims to pilot delivery of a new range of apprenticeships and

qualifications across Wales and establish a network of providers to

ensure sustainability after the period of intervention. To achieve

this goal the Project will:

Allen

Williams [email protected]

Promote the learning programmes to employers and learning

providers

Implement a procurement process through which providers

tender for funding to deliver the pilot programmes.

Recruit candidates

Recruit and train assessors

Manage the delivery partners

Support training providers in the delivery of the apprenticeships /

NVQs to 230 candidates / employees

mailto:[email protected]

Cogent

Training Programme Synopsis Further Criteria Contact E-mail TelSector Priority Fund Pilot Programme (SPFP)-

Implementing the Gold Standard in Wales

The project aims to implement the Cogent Gold Standard with

pilot groups of employers in South Wales, including assessment

of employers’ needs to bring their workforce’s skills up to the

Standards,The following will be delivered:

• Petrochemical technical training

• Pharmaceutical Technical training

• Managing Operations & Resource Efficiency

• Safety, Health & Environmental

Available to chemical, pharmaceutical,

petrochemical companies in South Wales. The

training is subsidised at 50% for large SME's and

70% for smaller SME's (less than 250 employees).

Programme available to Dec 2011

Andrew Evans, Wales Manager [email protected] 07795

505350

Sector Priority Fund Pilot Programme - Tailor

Made Training for Welsh Manufacturers (Semta in

collaboration with Cogent and Proskills) Please

see Semta section for full details

Cogent - Women and Work Programme A UK wide successful and established initiative for the science -

using industries to support the skills development of women,

particularly into non-traditional technical roles. Employers are

encouraged to review the skills development needs of their

business and where a skills gap or a career progression

opportunity is identified among female staff they may be eligible

for a maximum £600 grant (per person) for their development.

It is not targeted at any particular qualification, but supports any

skills intervention that will add value to the company bottom

line and promote the development of women in the workforce.

Employers must make a 50%

contribution to the ‘total’ costs of

training - including in kind costs such as

mentoring and time off for training

• 15% of the total cost must be paid by

the employer to a provider/accreditor

of training or, other training delivery

expenses

• In house training is eligible but must

have an element of accreditation to

aid future learner development

• Statutory training obligations are not

supported Programme

available to March 2012

Julia Bennett - Cogent [email protected] 01925

515 232


Construction Skills


Sector Priority Fund Pilot (SPFP)

Delivering Low Carbon Training

The Sector Skills Councils have identified the

following areas for pilot training delivery.

• Domestic Energy Advice

• Commercial Building Energy Advice

• Bolt-on in Sustainable Construction for

Construction Apprentices

• Sustainable Construction Top-up for existing

workforce

• Solid Wall Insulation

• Heritage Skills

• New Build and Modern Methods of Construction

• Qualifications and up-skilling in Wind Turbine

Operation & Maintenance

• Environmental Technologies, including Solar

Thermal, Solar Photovoltaic and Heat Pump

qualifications.

Maria Golightly [email protected] 0300 456 5729

Creative & Cultural Skills

Training

Programme Synopsis Further Criteria Contact E-mail Tel

Creative

Apprenticeships

(SPFP)Creative Apprenticeships

provides, for the first time,

high quality, paid, work-

based qualifications at

entry and supervisory

levels (Level 2 and Level 3)

in technical and specialist

skills areas where 42% of

Welsh Creative and

Cultural sector employers

have identified current

and future skill needs.

There are currently 5

Apprenticeship routes

available:

• Live Events and

Promotions

• Cultural Venue

Operations

• Community Arts

Administration and

Management

• Technical Theatre

(Sound, Light and Stage)

• Costume and Wardrobe

All apprentices must

be employed status.

Simon Dancey,

Nations and

International

Director

Simon.Dancey

@ccskills.org.

uk

02920

444195




Training Programme Synopsis Further

Criteria

Contact E-mail Tel

Energy and Utility skills


Sector Priority Fund Pilot Programme (SPFP)-

Women and Work Upskilling

Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills) is working to

develop the skill and abilities of women working in

the sector across Wales. They will work with

employers to identify the development needs of

women and allow them to access a suite of training

courses focusing on industry specific skills and

knowledge for women working in the sector. The

suite of courses included in the programme will be

available to 150 women in the pilot, who will

individually select which courses they need to

attend to help develop their career within the

energy and utilities sector.

Nigel Williams, [email protected] 07730 529801

Sector Priority Fund Pilot Programme (SPFP)-

Waste Management and Health & Safety

This project aims to pilot and deliver essential

health and safety skills and knowledge training to

the waste management industry in Wales

For both the above training employers

will be required to contribute towards

30% of the costs (for SME's) and 50%

of the costs (for large employers)

Nigel Williams, [email protected] 07730 529801



Financial Services Skills


Recognising learning within

the CQFW

Working with Islamic Banking

& Finance Centre, Islamic

Bank of Britain, HSBC, and IFA

Networks Sesame, Pink and

Lighthouse. Awarding body to

be confirmed.

To accredit the qualifications

framework for a training programme

covering all aspects of Islamic

Finance. These cover levels 2 & 3 for

an apprenticeship programme and

level 4, aligned to FSA regulated

requirements.

Content will include Basic Principles of

Islamic Finance; The basics of Islamic

Law of contracts and business

transactions; Trading and Sales

contracts in Islamic Finance; Loans and

Debt in Islamic Finance; Uses of

Murabaha in Islamic Finance; Basics of

forward sales agrrements in Islamic

Banking; Basics of leasing in Islamic

Finance; Musharakah and Mudarabah

as Islamic finance and business

structures; Sukuk and securitisation of

Islamic financial instruments; Takaful

as Sharia’s compliant insurance

Jenny Barber

Head of Education and Careers

[email protected] 0845 618 2373


IMI


Maintaining Competitive in Emerging Technologies Upskilling 150 Automotive Technicians

(80 Employers) pan Wales in Emerging

Technologies; Level 2 Award in Hybrid

Electric Vehicle Operation &

Maintenance Level 3 Award in

Automotive Air Refrigerant Handling

Available to SME's

All Wales

Colin Williams, IMI Wales Manager [email protected] 07824 481332


Improve

Training Programme Synopsis Further Criteria Contact E-mail TelSPFP Food & Drink Project See entry in Lantra for Details Huw Rees

Lantra


Women in Work Programme 2011- 2012 The purpose of the project is to promote

career progression and new career pathways

to 500 women in businesses within certain

land-based and environmental sectors,

throughout England, Wales, Scotland and

Northern Ireland where they are under-

represented in leadership, supervisory,

management, technical, specialist and

professionally skilled positions. The project will

target employed women or volunteers

supported by an employer, working full time

or part time, who wish to work or progress in

non-traditional occupational areas.

women should be employed in a full-

time or part time position or

volunteering within one of the

following industries:

Agricultural crops, Fisheries

management,

Agricultural livestock, Game and

wildlife, Aquaculture, Horticulture,

landscaping and sports turf,

Environmental conservation, Land-

based engineering, Farriery,

Production horticulture, Fencing,

Trees and timber. The grant

contribution will range from £300 -

£400 depending on type of training.

Programme available until March

2012

Phillipa Gough [email protected] 01982

552646

SPFP Food & Drink Project The aim of this project is to harmonise the

approach to skills development across the

whole food supply chain. This will include a

detailed analysis of the size and shape of the

food supply chain in Wales, a SWOT analysis of

current provision, development of new

qualifications (a process that will include

significant employer engagement and focus

upon the requirements of SPF (FE) from 2011)

and capacity building for existing providers. A

key part of the project will be to critically

evaluate both existing provision and the new

qualifications developed. All research coming

out of the in depth employer engagement will

feed into revising the Sector Qualifications

Strategies for the sectors and new

qualifications will be mapped into the Credit

and Qualifications Framework Wales (CQFW).

The main outcome of the project will be

enhanced and coordinated access to provision,

relevant and in line with current and future

employer needs. The Sector Skills Councils will

form networks for responsive provision of

skills in Wales.

Kevin Thomas

National Director

Wales

[email protected] 01982

552646



People 1st

Training Programme Synopsis Further Criteria Contact E-mail TelSPFP Excellence in Hospitality

project

Phil Raynsford

SPFP Food & Drink Project See entry in Lantra for Details Bryan Roderick

Proskills


Criteria

Contact E-mail Tel

Sector Priority Fund Pilot Programme - Tailor Made Training for

Welsh Manufacturers (Semta in collaboration with Cogent and

Proskills) Please see Semta section for full details

Training

Program

me Synopsis Further CriteriaContact E-mail Tel

Skillset


Apprenticeship in

Creative and Digital

Media (SPFP) The Creative Media

Apprenticeship is a brand new

way for people to find their

way into the exciting world of

the Creative Media.

Apprenticeships are available

in a range of areas within

creative media including

Production, Interactive Media,

Camerawork, Editing for

Sound and Video, Interactive

Multi-Media, Web Authoring,

Animation and Digital Content.

The training element of these

apprenticeships is fully funded

All apprentices must be

employed status

Faye Hannah, Cymru Project

Coordinator



Skillsmart Retail


SPFP Network of Skills Shops in

Wales

Janet Read

Project Manager


SPFP Food & Drink Project See entry in Lantra for Details Phil Mosely


Training

Program


Training

Program


Semta


Sector Priority Fund Pilot Programme - Tailor Made Training for Welsh

Manufacturers (in collaboration with Cogent and Proskills)

To support the design, development and delivery of

bespoke accredited training programmes that can then be

delivered to the right person at the right time. This could

help address your need as an employer for new technology

skills and improved productivity within your workforce.

The funding allows 50% for large companies and 70% for SME’s of

the total costs of training for all manufacturing companies (excluding

food). Available to Dec 2011

Bill Peaper or

Dianne Morris

at Semta

[email protected];

[email protected]

01923 652431

Semta - Women and Work Career Investment Programme The aim of the Career Investment & Progression

Programme is to help employees within the

advanced manufacturing sector recognise their true

career ambitions and potential through the creation

of a Career Development Plan which incorporates

development, career goals and training needs.As an

employee you may benefit from one of the following

main strands of the programme;

• One day workshops - Are available to both male and female

employees at a cost of £100 per candidate. •

Funding can be supported for female employees to a maximum of

£400 per candidate. Available to March 2012

Dianne Morris [email protected] 01923 652431

High Performance Company Project Semta has received backing from the Welsh

Government to establish a group of Management

and Leadership specialists that will be able to lead

and support Senior Managers to use the

characteristics of High Performance Companies as

the basis for Strategic Workforce Planning.

Dianne Morris [email protected] 01923 652431

Project Objectives

• To provide a suite of 5 training workshops on High

performance Company criteria that will enable

management and leadership specialists to train and

mentor companies implementing the drivers of High

Performance Companies.

• To enable the providers to shadow Semta while

working with manufacturing companies in the

development of company specific strategic workforce

plans.



Training

Program



Criteria

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Summit Skills

Training

Programme Synopsis Further CriteriaContact E-mail Tel

Delivering Low

Carbon Skills

See Entry under Construction

Skills

Kathryn

Hopkins

Morgan

Kathryn.morgan@s

ummitskills.org.uk



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Wales SSC Funded Training Programmes Oct 11