SPORT AND ACTIVE LEISURE

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National Skills Academy & SkillsActive

• SkillsActive & National Skills Academy

• Skills Active's work in Higher Education along with other initiatives

• Workforce development needs for the sector

• National Skills Academy – How to get involved

SkillsActive• Increasing demand for skills

• Create a culture where both employers and individual employees recognise the need for professional development and improved skills.

• Identify and predict skills needs in the sector and advise employers on recruitment and retention

• Drive effective investment from policy makers and funding agencies.

• Improving the supply of solutions

• SkillsActive is working with funding agencies, training providers and policy makers to maintain and improve qualifications, apprenticeships and vocational programmes.

• Working to secure new funding as well as to ensure that existing funding is directed where it is needed.

• Striving to ensure that quality standards are integrated and maintained throughout the sector.

SkillsActive

• Building effective partnerships

• SkillsActive is in the unique position that it can work as the central link between all active leisure and learning sector partners:-

- Government agencies

- Sector specific:- Sport Coach UK, County Sport Partnerships, National Governing Bodies of Sport, employers, Sport England, trusts, LAS etc

• And represent the needs of the sector to the government, maintain communications with awarding bodies, service providers, funding agencies and policy makers, as well as building international links.

SkillsActive

• Foundation Degree Framework

• Guide to employer engagement in Foundation Degrees

• www.skillsactive.com/foundationdegrees

• Partnership with Foundation Degree Forward

• Endorsement scheme

SkillsActive & HE: Foundation degrees

• HE Academy Subject Centre– Hospitality, Leisure, Sport, Tourism

• Lifelong Learning Networks

• Foundation Degree Forward

• UVAC

• British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES)

• British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS)

SkillsActive & HE Partnerships

• Frameworks

• Events

• Consultancy

• Validation Events

• Endorsement

• Employer links

• Work placements

• Careers Advice

• Progression to HE

• Affiliate membership

• National Skills Academy

• Co-ordinating sector voice to HE

SkillsActive & HE: Developing a core offer

• Develop Advanced Apprenticeship In Sporting Excellence (AASE) for elite perfomers

• Coaching Bursary development in various regions

• 2012 Personal Best initiative

• Developments with County Sport Partnerships, Get Qualified in the NW

Other Examples of Our Work

RESEARCH TO DATE:-

- Sector Skills Agreement Nationally and Regionally produced 2006 and action plan updated for 2008-2009

- (Sport and Active Leisure Skills & Productivity Alliance, SALSPA)

- NWDA Sport Strategy and Action Plan

- County Sport Partnership Workforce Development Plan research 2007

Workforce Development needs for our sector

- Further Experian data

- Focused employer and industry consultations including National Skills Academy

Research Continued

• Technical training for coaches, teaches and instructors ( 66% reported need)

• Business Support and training for sport clubs including management and leadership training

• Management & Leadership – Project Management, marketing, communications and line management etc

• Contextualised HE Sport Science programmes delivered as training linking in with NGBS

• Higher level skills for Physical Activity linking in with the health sector (cognitive skills) and government policy (Change 4 Life)

Some Findings although not exclusive

• Contextualised work-based learning linked to HE, graduate apprenticeships, ‘adopt a club’ approach

• Capacity Building – tutors, verifiers, trainers to upskill and train coaches/instructors

• Mentor training in various sub-sectors

• Practical use of level 4 National Occupation Standards in Physical Activity

Skill Gap analysis example for LAS for Sport Development

• Leadership and executive skills

• Writing of sports policy

• Influencing clubs to focus

• Facility development

• Engaging hard to reach communities

• Dealing with conflict

• Communication skills at different levels

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THE VISION OF THE NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY

85,000 learning opportunities per year by 2012, with a quality training offer expressed in three ways: 

1.working with the best training providers;

2.offering programmes of learning recognised and valued by employers; and

3.providing new and innovative learning opportunities for the sector.

To revolutionise the UK sport

and active leisure industry by

providing one, single coherent

approach to the very best skills

training in the sector

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THE NATIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY

A Network of Nine Regions

2009•London

•Yorkshire & Humber

•The South East (New!)

•The North West

Nationally directed, locally delivered, quality badged training.

One single, coherent approach.

Innovation, a virtual portal as our NSA’s ‘front door’.

Platform for funding application and delivery

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THE OBJECTIVES OF THE REGIONAL NETWORK

We’re looking for our Regional Network to deliver the following:

Innovation and excellenceVocational qualifications and trainingQuality, demand-led training provisionAccessible, inclusive and flexible learningRoutes to work/volunteeringInformation, advice and guidanceProfessional development opportunities

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SPORT AND ACTIVE LEISURE THEMES- NW

• Health and Fitness

• Leisure Ops and Management

• Sports Development

• Events and Stewarding

• The Outdoors

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THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN APPROVED PROVIDER

Routes to market – an opportunity for

providers to develop existing and target

new customers

Employer Engagement – access to a

range of employers from the sport and

active leisure market who require training

and development services

High quality network – recognition as

one of the premium training providers for

the sector; a key branding tool for

business growth and marketing

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THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN APPROVED PROVIDER

Raising standards in learning – providers

at the cutting edge of training provision and

increasing the professionalism throughout

the sector

Cost Efficiencies – by aggregating need,

attendance on courses can be maximised

Additional Income – by working in

partnership with the NSA in meeting the

needs of employers, selected CoE’s and AP’s

will be able to develop new commercial

streams

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Katie ChalonerRegional Business Development Manager (NSA)Katie.chaloner@sportactivensa.co.uk

Dian ShawRegional Development Manager (Skills Active)Dian.Shaw@skillsactive.com