INDUSTRY PLACEMENTS IN THE DIGITAL SKILLS AREAS September 2020
WELCOME
Meet the workforce of the future T Levels are new Each T Level is two-year Designed with equivalent to 3 A qualifications for employers Levels 16 to 19 year olds T Levels develop At the heart of Gives you early knowledge, each T Level is a access to the attitude and 45-day Industry brightest talent practical skills Placement
AGENDA 1 Gillian Keegan Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills 2 T Levels and industry placements 3 Employer insights 4 Panel session / Q & A 5 Next steps / support available
TODAY’S TEAM Colin Bentwood Louise Doyle Kathryn Baddeley Atif Khan Webinar Chair Webinar Facilitator Employer Panelist Panel expert Director Industry Placement Team CISCO Pearson SDN SDN
GILLIAN KEEGAN Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
WHAT ARE T LEVELS?
THREE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPTIONS, POST-GCSE T LEVELS APPRENTICESHIP A LEVELS 2-year technical programmes at Level 2/3 Local colleges, schools, training providers Subject-based 80% classroom based qualifications at least 12 months 20% in a placement work-based training two years Includes Industry Placements at local college or 80% on the job school to build attitudes and behaviours 20% off the job and to develop practical skills Followed by possible progression to : Higher level Skilled Higher Apprenticeship / Education Employment technical training
THE T LEVEL PROGRAMME English and Core maths 80% TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION Up to 1400 2 years hours Occupational Other requirements specialism 20% Technical skills and Practical skills for Meaningful knowledge employment contribution in the At least workplace 315 hours 350 hours INDUSTRY PLACEMENT average
WHICH T LEVELS WILL THERE BE, AND WHEN? AUTUMN 2020 AUTUMN 2022 • • Design, surveying and planning for construction Accounting • • Digital production, design and development Design, development for engineering and manufacturing • Education and childcare • Engineering, manufacturing processing and control • Finance • Maintenance, installation and repair for engineering AUTUMN 2021 and construction • Building services engineering for construction • Management and administration • Digital business services AUTUMN 2023 • Digital support and services • Animal care and management • Health • Agriculture, land management and production • Healthcare science • Catering • Onsite construction • Craft and design • Science • Hair, beauty and aesthetics • Human resources • Legal • Media, broadcast and production
WHAT ARE INDUSTRY PLACEMENTS?
WHAT ARE INDUSTRY PLACEMENTS? • Time spent by a 16-19 year old student, learning and working in an organisation • In a real environment – with an employer making a meaningful contribution to the organisation • Minimum of 315 hours (approx. 45 working days) • Occupationally-specific – developing students’ practical and technical skills
POLL Which of these have you had in your organisation (tick all that apply)? * industry placements * work experience * apprenticeships * traineeships * internships
WHY OFFER AN INDUSTRY PLACEMENT? • A solution for entry-level jobs Smarter • Cost-effective recruitment recruitment • Bring young people into the industry • Management and mentoring skills Support • Fresh perspective your staff • Extra help with projects • Improve diversity Support • Create shared value in your community your community • Enhance image and profile
WHAT DO I NEED TO OFFER? • Projects and tasks for students that will help them to learn practical and technical skills • A safe work environment • Equipment and resources for the work • Induction • Someone to supervise and someone to mentor • Feedback and review
EXAMPLES OF WEB SITE DESIGNER SUITABLE • Interpret website designs and conduct internet to find content • INDUSTRY Review branding, interface design and user experience • Create website user acceptance testing plans and templates PLACEMENT • Analyse and present website traffic data using analytics TASKS IT HELP DESK TEAM MEMBER • Respond to user hardware and software DATA ANALYST issues and faults • Data mining, collection, formatting and saving datasets • Troubleshooting and practical problem solving • Merge datasets from multiple sources for advanced • Provide simple technical briefings to staff on analysis new technology • Clean data, find faults, and test data integrity • Record user support interventions, outcomes and feedback • Use data analysis tools and basic statistical techniques to identify trends and patterns • Set up and maintain devices, testing network connections and security
INDUSTRY PLACEMENTS MODELS AND OPTIONS
WHICH PLACEMENT MODELS MIGHT WORK FOR YOU? MODEL When this model might work Example roles • Where regular support would be useful as your pattern of work is steady and regular IT Help Desk DAY • Where you have a variety of tasks that need doing regularly, RELEASE IT Support Team • Where the mentor or line manager would prefer to limit their supervision time during a given week • Where concentrated work over an extended period is needed to achieve project deadlines Software BLOCK • Where students can be aligned to projects, events or annual development business processes • To allow managers to schedule and plan for groups of students • Where a student’s course becomes more specialized Social media • Where regular and project activities can make up a placement MIXED production • Where there are several workplaces within a single employer allowing the student to experience more than one
WON’T WE BE EXPOSING WHAT IF WE HAVE BUSINESS-CRITICAL UNPREDICTABLE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS? DEVELOPMENT CYCLES? WHAT ARE EMPLOYERS ASKING ABOUT INDUSTRY PLACEMENTS? WHAT IF I HAVE TO PAY FOR WHAT IF WE OPERATE EXTRA SPACE AND OUTSIDE OF NORMAL EQUIPMENT FOR A WORKING HOURS? PLACEMENT STUDENT?
PRACTICALITIES Such as... • Safeguarding in a live digital environment • Accessibility • Non-Disclosure Agreements and confidentiality • Data security • Age
T Levels and Talent strategy Model Industry Placements EMPLOYER INSIGHT from CISCO Practical Advice for Planning ahead considerations employers
PANEL Q&A
NEXT STEPS AND SUPPORT
IF YOU’RE READY TO TAKE ON A STUDENT… For help finding local students for industry placements: NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SERVICE 08000 150 600 (choose option 4) tlevel.placement@education.gov.uk YOU MIGHT ALSO TALK TO: • Local colleges or schools • Business organisations • Other businesses
WEB-PORTAL employerindustryplacements.co.uk • Where tools, resources and case studies are hosted • Where you can book onto workshops / webinars • Where you can access hands-on support
THANK YOU employerindustryplacements.co.uk Disclaimer This advice is general guidance and is not legal advice. It should not be acted on without a full understanding of your current situation. You can access the latest government guidance on industry placements at www.tlevels.gov.uk. SDN Enterprises Ltd (trading as SDN) has tried to ensure that the information and advice we give is accurate. However, SDN will not accept liability for any loss, damage or inconvenience arising as a consequence of any use of or the inability to use any information or advice given.
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