Presented at the Frimley Health & Care Integrated Care System Apprenticeships Conference 2023 on Wednesday 8 February 2023 at Ascot Racecourse. A reflection on where the UK skills system has come from and some ideas for great ways to engage and impact on the local skills system - the DICE model. Also a look ahead - where could skills be going?

1. SKILLS FOR LIFE:
reflections and future gazing
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Dr. Jamie Mackay, Skills Strategy Manager

3. SINCE 1990…

4. https://www.linkedin.com/in/doctormackay/

5. JAMIE’S REFLECTIONS ON SKILLS
D Directions
C Collaboration
I Inspiration
E Engagement

6. SKILLS | DIRECTIONS
What a ‘career’ looks like? What a ‘career’ actually looks like.

7. SKILLS
|
DIRECTIONS
Education and
Training pathways
Ways of learning
Labour Market
Information (LMI)
Different
'workplaces'

8. SKILLS | INSPIRATION
Image source: https://www.cscatsg.org/post/pride-of-britain-lifetime-achievementdame-elizabeth-anionwu

9. SKILLS | COLLABORATION
“If you want your organization to be more
collaborative, technology alone isn’t enough… Just
like using Microsoft Word doesn’t make you a
writer, technology that supports collaboration
doesn’t make your organization collaborative.”
Mike Guerrieri, DelCor Technology Solutions

10. SKILLS | COLLABORATION (1/4)
EM3 Skills Advisory Panel
§ A go-to forum for employers
§ Aligning local skills provision
closer to labour market needs
§ Focus on actions
Find out more: https://enterprisem3.org.uk/hub/skills-businesses

11. SKILLS | COLLABORATION (2/4)
College Sabbaticals Project
§ Finalists in AoC Beacon
Awards 2022/23
§ 140 academic staff
§ Responsive courses
Find out more: https://www.collegeawards.co.uk/

12. SKILLS | COLLABORATION (3/4)
Strategic Development Fund
§ 8 FE colleges across Hampshire
and Surrey
§ Vital investment in Green and
Digital technologies
§ Modernising skillsets
Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-development-fund-awards-2022-to-2023

13. SKILLS | COLLABORATION (4/4)
Local Skills Improvement Plan
§ Putting employers at heart of
the local skills system
§ Focus on post-16 technical skills
§ Set out key skills priorities and
actions
Find out more: https://www.surrey-chambers.co.uk/future-skills-hub/

14. SKILLS | ENGAGEMENT
§ …
Collaboration
Government Agencies
(JCP, Youth Hubs)
UniConnect
Employers
Providers
ASK
National Careers Service
LEPs
Offering
Bringing institutes together
Next best steps for students
Targeted Projects
1-2-1 support
Funded CL training
Knowledge sharing
Sign posting
Priorities
Skills Needs
Local Priorities
Targeted Interventions/Opportunities
90+ Schools
(Mainstream, Special Education
Needs, Alternative Provisions
& Pupil Referral Units) and
Colleges

15. SKILLS | ENGAGEMENT
Establish a local digital
skills partnership
Establish a network of training
provision for retrofitting
Apprenticeship and Skills Hub, specialising
in technical skills for low carbon
Care Skills Training Suite –
Guildford College
Aerospace Research & Innovation
Centre (ARIC) - FCoT
QM eSports Arena –
Queen Mary’s College

16. FUTURE EMPLOYMENT & SKILLS TRENDS?
§ Employers focusing on ‘Retention’
§ Innovative recruitment strategies
§ More flexible working
§ Prioritisation of employee well-
being
§ Continued focus on Skills over Jobs

17. QUESTIONS.