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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: [email protected] 868958
• Catherine Elliott, Development Manager with responsibility for HE and Foundation Degrees: [email protected]
