NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

External Verification Update and Feedback

March 2013

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

External Verification Update and Feedback

March 2013

Dougie Pond

Senior EV

Transport Logistics

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Origins

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Origins

Industry surveySecondary school interestIncrease in distribution hubsDevelopment of Modern

Apprenticeships (MAs)

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Purpose

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Purpose

Introduction for MABroaden career option knowledgeImprove perception of industryIncrease interest in industry as a

career

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Initial Take Up

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Initial Take Up

Rather a slow start Variety of centresVariety of learnersPrimarily central belt of ScotlandNo FE colleges

Supply Chain Operations:

Possible Reasons for Initial Take Up

Supply Chain Operations:

Possible Reasons for Initial Take Up

MA ‘get out of jail’ Major FE College re-organisation Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) developments General economic situation/downturn

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Development Visit Feedback

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Development Visit Feedback

Some centres had not recruited ‘Teaching’ – ‘Assessment’ Who are the clients? How should the NPA be delivered?

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

1st year feedback - Positives

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

1st year feedback - Positives

Centres are moving forward Learning materials are being developed Delivery is being tailored to the needs of clients 1st cohort are nearing completion Centres are recruiting In general, quality of delivery is good

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

1st year feedback - Negatives

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

1st year feedback - Negatives

Learner quality? Traditional delivery methods? Difficulty for ‘group’ work What is the follow on? Is the e-assessment option being used? Issue with the ‘driving’ Unit

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Highlighting Good Practice

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Highlighting Good Practice

Excellent simulation project Links with industry are growing Interest is being maintained Quality materials being developed ‘Client’ interest is growing Centres better at matching client

to this NPA

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

The Future

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

The Future

First centres are to be congratulated on progress to date

Need to develop delivery in more secondary schools

There are more centres now becoming interested in this NPA

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

The Future (cont)

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

The Future (cont)

A good base is being built Centre delivery processes are developing Centres developing good experience with

clients and this NPA

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Conclusion

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Conclusion

Positive There’s be no ‘failures’ to date Now building up a good store of quality materials

and experience

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Conclusion

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Conclusion

A big

THANK YOU

to the pioneer centres.

Andrew Millar Johnathan Tate

"Sadly, despite all the money that has been spent, standards are still woefully low in too many schools. Employers like us are often left to pick up the pieces."

More than four-fifths of school leavers applying for apprenticeships are “unemployable” and some college courses are so bad they amount to “state-sponsored babysitting”, one of Scotland’s largest companies has said.

Tesco's Sir Terry Leahy

How a supply chain works (F4SX 11) Customers and suppliers in the supply chain (F4SY11) Distribution and storage of goods (F4T111) Personal development: self and work unit Added value qualifications (First aid training,

British safety council work place hazard awareness, mental toughness assessment MTQ48)

AG Barr Tesco Supply Chain operations Paterson Arran biscuits Lees foods

Supply chain in partnership with Paterson Arran

Pupils set up their own company and supply chain

Designed and manufactured Cookies from raw ingredients to finished product

Marketed products Sold products Produced a balance sheet/made a profit

Tesco site visit Mock interviews and feedback Classroom visit by Alan Daly Manufactured a model of the Tesco

facility

http://www.skillsforlogistics.org/ http://www.bathgateacademy.org.uk/ www.paterson-arran.com/ http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/58484.html http://www.madeinchinaresources.co.uk/

enterprise_activity.html http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/38793.html