Post on 16-Apr-2017
Shaping the future
Dawn BuzzardLearning Technology Adviser
Dawn BuzzardLearning Technology Adviser
The Education and Training Foundation
About Us Founded by
Association of Colleges (AoC), Association of Employment an
d Learning Providers (AELP),
Association of Adult Education and Training Organisations (AAETO), operating through the Holex and LEAFEA networks.
The Education and Training Foundation
Strategies to realise transformation
About Learning Futures• £ 1.1 Million sector led
programme• Supporting governing bodies
and boards, leadership teams and managers
• Enhancing teachers’, trainers’ and assessors’ confidence and expertise
Programme Design• Address lessons from past
technology project • Respond to sector think
tank challenges• Outwardly facing
Lesson Learnt• Champions need to challenge &
support• Mentors innovate & bring change• The sector is not used to looking
outwards• Communities take at least 3 months to
build• Expert help led to improved quality• Future programmes should include
instructional design
• Finding innovative effective practice is challenging
• Competition brings ownership• Support for tendering is essential in
attracting new organisations• Action research requires a flexible
approach and acceptance of risk• Employers think differently, be
prepared for this
Core CPD Modules
• Jenny Craig – Assistant Principal, Abingdon and Witney College
• James Lott – Working Knowledge
Dawn BuzzardLearning Technology Adviserdawn.buzzard@etfoundation.co.ukt: 020 3740 8280
Link Into Your Professional FutureJenny CraigJames Lott
Link Into Your Professional Future
A collaborative project between Abingdon Witney College, Aylesbury College, Working Knowledge and External Employers
Jenny Craig James Lott
Did you know?
60% of all job roles are never advertised formally?
What was the project aim?• Project aimed to upskill the teachers and students to develop strong
professional networks using LinkedIn• Ultimate aim is to improve the students’ line of sight to work and
their chances of securing meaningful careers
Who’s whoAbingdon and Witney
College – staff and students
Aylesbury College – staff and students
Working Knowledge
Employers (Salesforce UK, JSA Landscape
Group, Caprese Ltd, Edmund Hart)
High Level Project PlanMarch - April
Identify staff and studentsSelf assess student / staff starting points‘Onboarding’ sessions to excite and engage
April - June
Trialling 4 stages of LinkedIn coaching with staff and students• Profile• Grow• Research• BehaveVirtual and physical delivery
July - September
Developing blended learning resources in supportReview and evaluation of impact and scalability
Action Research – 2 slightly different approaches
Abingdon and Witney College
Working Knowledge working with tutors to develop their skills and confidence in using
LinkedIn with their students – training sessions supplemented by coaching
Tutors teaching their students in tutorial sessions to use LinkedIn with the help of e-book
resources
Working Knowledge facilitating ‘off-boarding’ event with students and business experts
Aylesbury College
Working Knowledge working with tutors to develop their skills and confidence in using
LinkedIn with their students – training sessions supplemented by coaching
Working Knowledge facilitating virtual sessions with students to develop their LinkedIn skills –
supported by tutors and business experts
Employer Stats
27 Businesses involved
37 Business Volunteers involved
113 total number of hours volunteered
View from staff and students
Approach• Upskilling teaching staff one
week ahead of delivery to students
• Virtual learning environment for staff supported by checklists
• Blended learning for students supported by e-book
Emerging Outcomes• Wider employer networks
established by staff resulting in guest speakers invited into classes
• Connections made with alumni to link in with current students
• Students already offered work experience and/or employment as a result of connections established within the project
Learning Points•On boarding days key with compulsory attendance for both staff and students – sufficient time allocated
•Allocate sufficient time for staff and students as part of study programmes
•Staff and students need to be supported to follow programme at own pace
•Induction/ beginning of programme more appropriate time of year.
Longer term ImpactTeachers•Adept at using social media to engage effectively with employers•Broader and more meaningful network of relevant employers•More relevant and responsive curriculum shaped by employers and responding to their needs
Students•Increased line of sight to work•Broader and more meaningful network of relevant employers•Increased access to relevant work experience and longer term job opportunities
Employers•Sustainable relationship with education and training providers•Stronger and wider recruitment pool•Ability to shape curriculum design and content to ensure longer term relevance and responsiveness