Higher Level Skills needs for London A Building Services Engineering perspective

Vince GloverLondon Operations Manager

London Foundation Degrees 10 Years on4 February 2010

Where are we now?

• Limited number of providers offer BSE related HE courses

• Foundation Degrees offered by both colleges and universities

• Better BSE HE offer in London than many other regions

• Students travel from other regions to London to access BSE courses

• Focus on Higher Level Skills needs via Sector Skills Agreement London Action Plan

• SummitSkills Foundation Degree Framework specification articulates what industry wants Fds to look like

BSE Foundation Degree development• Updating framework

specification to allow more flexibility for options to meet local needs

• Developing an endorsement scheme in conjunction with FdF for Fds that are in line with our framework specification

• Planned ‘community of practice’ for Foundation Degree providers

Where we want to be

• Providers work with employers to understand needs of industry and respond with appropriate solutions

• Employers automatically look to HE sector to address higher level skills needs

• Employers and individuals can access the training and education they need when and where they need

• Providers and Employers collaborate to address skills needs relating to current & future growth areas such as low carbon

Low Carbon Skills opportunities

• Qualifications and CPD opportunities mapped to NOS

• Proposal for a Green Skills National Skills Academy

• Innovation & Research involving HE, employers & manufacturers

• Effective collaboration between HE – Centre for Efficient & Renewable Energy in Buildings (City, Kingston and LSBU)

To find out more…• SummitSkills Foundation Degree web pages, including

the Foundation Degree framework specification: www.summitskills.org.uk/fds

• Vince Glover, Operations Manager London: vince.glover@summitskills.org.uk07834 868958

• Catherine Elliott, Development Manager with responsibility for HE and Foundation Degrees: catherine.elliott@summitskills.org.uk