What is the Work-force Development

Toolkit?

A toolkit to help institutions, faculties,

schools, depts and programme teams to:

• Better understand what "maturity" in

life-long learning (LLL) and work-force

development (WFD) looks like.

• Assess their maturity in LLL & WFD.

• Better inform strategies and plans for

LLL & WFD.

Why is it needed?

• Good practice in pedagogic models, use

of ICT, partnership working and how

best for institutions to “prepare for LLL-

WFD” is slowly emerging but not

widespread.

• Those institutions experienced in LLL-

WFD can distil their knowledge into a

maturity toolkit to help others.

• The HE/FE sectors have experience in

developing and using maturity toolkits

(e.g. the national e-learning

benchmarking initiative).

How will institutions benefits from using

the Toolkit?

Institutions will be able to identify:

• Appropriate organisational and business

approaches toward LLL-WFD, including

how best to measure impact, costs and

benefits.

• How to enhance learning, teaching &

assessment with WBL pedagogies and

use of blended learning techniques.

• How to update organisational processes

and systems e.g. QA-QE and support

processes.

• How to provide a quality experience for

staff and students e.g. through training

and support services.

What will the toolkit comprise?

• Criteria and level statements of

performance.

• Guide to using the toolkit.

• Resources.

• Creative Commons License.

Who are the development Partners?

• Universities of Bradford, Middlesex &

Westminster and UWIC.

• Craven College

• ELRAH (Edinburgh, Lothians , Fife and

Borders Regional Articulation Hub)

• JISC

• Peter Chatterton

How it will be used (the methodology):

Each institution will produce the following outputs:

• An assessment of their current performance

in LLL-WFD.

• A vision of where they would like to get to.

• Issues and barriers in achieving their vision.

• Recommendations for actions and change

management.

• Identify dimensions (slices) e.g. faculties. • Identify and co-opt stakeholders. • Develop project plan, including defined roles

• Hold meetings with stakeholders to gain buy-in and understanding.

• Adapt and amend criteria as appropriate.

• Identify evidence needed. • Identify methods for evidence gathering. • Develop plan for evidence gathering.

• Implement evidence collection plan. • Analyse evidence. • Distil evidence into usable reports.

• Review evidence. • Undertake “levelling” – assessing performance

against criteria/level statements; record

commentary i.e. issues, opportunities, vision.

• Analyse workshops and evidence. • Write report.

• Review and reflect on the report. • Develop a change management/action plan.

Working

in CAMEL Cohorts

Lifelong Learning and Work-force Development

Maturity Toolkit

Supporting the HE/FE sectors in

enhancing employer provision

adopting approaches used in the

national e-learning

benchmarking programme and

distilling lessons learnt from a

number of JISC programmes

(e.g. LLL-WFD, BCE, curriculum

design/delivery, e-portfolio)

This is a benefits realisation project funded by the JISC LLL-WFD

programme.

Contact Ibrar Butt for further info: I.Butt@Bradford.ac.uk