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Continuing the strategic conversation … Key areas for exploration: The Hertfordshire FE response

Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership  Collaboration  Specialisms  Basic and employability skills  Greater employer engagement  Meeting anticipated demand

Hertfordshire County Council  Gaps in provision  Closer collaboration with schools  Vocational options for young people aged 14-16  Traineeships  More specialist provision for students with Special Educational Needs

Introducing the Hertfordshire colleges Skills priorities for growth The Hertfordshire FE response

Geographical reach across key growth corridors

Strong fundamentals  A college in every major town across Hertfordshire  Broad curriculum relevant to Hertfordshire’s mixed mainstream economy  Established and increasing specialisation targeting niche skills for productivity in growth areas  Modern estate/facilities and redevelopment plans in place  Serving young people, adults and employers

Key objectives  Level 3 and above: the gateway to higher earning potential  Qualifications coupled with strong employability skills inc English/maths  High quality advice and guidance  All colleges MATRIX accredited

Serving Hertfordshire’s mixed mainstream economy

16-19 Students – by NVQ Levels 1-3 16-19 EFA-Funded Provider Summary (All Provision) Hertford Regional College North Hertfordshire College Oaklands College West Herts College 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Entry Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4+

Adult Students by NVQ Levels 1-3 Adults Provider Summary (All Provision) Hertford Regional College North Hertfordshire College Oaklands College West Herts College 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Entry Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Rooted in mainstream employment sectors Health, Public Engineering and Construction, Information & Retail and Leisure, Arts, Media Preparation Business, Services and Manufacturing Planning & Communication Commercial Travel and and for Life and Administration Care Technology Built Environ Tech Enterprise Tourism Publishing Work and Law HRC √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NHC √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ OC √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ WHC √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Curriculum and qualification development priorities Science and and Finance Technology Accounting Social Care Health and High-end Logistics Film and Key Areas for Growth Media Retail Sales Hertford Regional College North Hertfordshire College Developing and expanding provision Oaklands College West Herts College

Working in partnership with employers Skills priorities for growth The Hertfordshire FE response

Employer engagement priorities  Work experience opportunities for young people across a broad range of employment sectors  Employer-led motivational talks to inspire young people …including into priority sectors and occupations  Quality assurance activities – maintaining high standards and meeting expectations  Curriculum design – keeping up with changing requirements

NORTH EAST HERTS West CENTRAL EAST Hemel Hempstead and south to M25 and Watford Welwyn Garden City, St Albans and south to M25 Ware and south to M25 Centred on Stevenage Known cluster area for: Larger businesses have a significant presence in Welwyn Knowledge-based businesses in ascendancy, Knowledge-based businesses, with strong  with professional, scientific and technical (specifically ECONOMIC Screen industries / digitial: Garden City and surrounding area. professional, scientific and technical stream across Warner Bros Studios and Elstree Studios, plus electrotechnical) growing in significance. TRENDS & defence, engineering and life sciences. supply chains and wider halo of digital SMEs GROWTH SECTORS Area idenitfied with:   Real estate, property development and residential Sustainabillity and enviro tech: Telecommunications and computing related sectors Economic focus is national as well we London- RES, BRE, Rothamstead  construction also growing. Manufacturing endures and is reinventing itself based, with strong national/international transport links, plus influence of tech/science-based Greater Public administration and retail in decline but still large Growth sectors: Growth sectors: Cambridgeshire  sectors. Business and admin  Business and admin  Professional, scientific and technical  Construction Growth sectors:  Growth sectors: Retail  Professional, scientific, technical  Business admin and related •  Business Administration / Financial Services Health  Health and social work activities  Professional, scientific and technical • Professional, Scientific and Technical  Retail • Hospitality  Health and Social Care • Health & Social Care Facilities/engineering/architecture: Aerospace / engineering: Larger businesses centred in Stevenage, the major Retail:   • Marks and Spencer SIGNIFCANT/ , Vinci, Skanska Mitsubishi Electric Europe Ltd business district in North East Herts, which more • Sainsbury’s PLC Hospitality: Care: LARGER widely has strong semi-rural features.  •  Tesco (relocating to Welwyn Garden City) EMPLOYERS The Grove, JD Weatherspoon, Quantum Care Pizza Hut Construction: (signified by Stevenage is location for regional/national HQs for a  Manufacturing: Leisure: TSG Building Services HQs being significant range of major employers: •   Merk Sharp and Dohme Ltd Bourne Leisure Taylor Wimpey based locally) •  McMullen & Sons Ltd Pharma: Morgan Sindall Aerospace / engineering   BRE (amongst others) Bristol Laboratories • Airbus Construction: Facilities/engineering/architecture: Retail: • Astrium •  Volkerwessels UK Ltd  AECOM, Dixons Carphone, Brighthouse, Majestic Wine, • MBDA  Mothercare, TK Maxx Pinnacle Consulting • BAE Care: HQ location Soft drinks / snacks manufacture: • • EADS CareTech Holdings PLC   Britvic, Tesco Science/engineering Technology: ICT / Electronics: • Dupont Finance:   Imagination Technologies Computacenter PLC • Unitum Ltd Logistics  Deutsche Telekom (UK) Ltd • Shield Group Investments Ltd • Beattie Brothers  T-Mobile UK ICT / Electronics Life sciences: Utilities: • Fujitsu Services  Roche • Green Energy (UK) PLC •  AVC Digital Eisai  Pharmaceutical Schering-Plough Other: • GSK Online retail: • Park Plaza (world’s largest print plant – News  Other Ocado International) • Soft drinks / snacks manufacture: Initial Cleaning Services  • Premier Foods, Burtons Biscuit Co., Magnite PR Water utilities: Other  Affinity Water Norwich Union • Server Choice • Wine Society

Meeting the needs of students with high needs Skills priorities for growth The Hertfordshire FE response

High Needs provision 2016/17 • 68% of high Hertford Regional College 63 needs students North Hertfordshire College 74 accessing Hertfordshire Oaklands College 208 colleges West Herts College 96 441 Total College places • Internships • 5-day specialist Mainstream sixth forms 14 provision Special schools 197 Total places 652 • Transition to independent living and work

The Care Quality Commission/OFSTED Inspection: Hertfordshire 2016 Extract from Inspection Report 2016:

Progression pathways Skills priorities for growth The Hertfordshire FE response

Free movement for students  Seamless post-14 skills escalator from Level 1 to Level 7 in a broad range of sectors across the colleges and University of Hertfordshire  Step-off points clearly linked to employment potential and apprenticeships  Broad base of Level 3 courses with high levels of attainment – with full Level 3 qualifications equipping students for higher level learning

A platform for higher-level learning  Geography counts: localism for core curriculum offers  Increased mobility accessing higher-level provision  40% of college leavers access higher level learning – the highest in East of England  Some free-trade agreements levels 4-7

The higher-level learning offer Research shows: At the Colleges:  Foundation Degrees • Higher-level skills critical to  Higher National Diplomas individual prosperity and  Higher-level Apprenticeships economic growth • At University: • Increasing  Honours Degrees requirement for higher-level skills  Master Degrees due to expansion in housing and  Degree Apprenticeships employment

Collaboration across higher-level learning Skills priorities for growth The Hertfordshire FE response

The University of Hertfordshire and Further Education College Consortium  Promoted as a family of institutions across the Hertfordshire region  Access to 35 full and part-time courses and qualifications  Approximately 600 students access higher education qualifications via the Consortium each year – plus other college-led provision  Priority subjects including: science, engineering, health and social care, business and professional services