Enterprise Advisers Let's Talk CIoS

Published by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in the September/October copy of 'The Professional Engineer', was the article 'Learning Curve: employers must to more to support lifelong learning'.

It was brought to our attention by our esteemed colleague and Enterprise Adviser, John Challenger.

John is passionate about his sector and has expressed concerns about the need to engage with more young people to fulfil the demand in skilled labour.

John said, "The analysis clearly points to a number of issues but what is clear is the scope and content of education in the county is in general not adequate to meet the requirements of the developing and important industries. It is extremely important that experienced professionals and companies start to engage with young people both in primary and secondary education to explain the very wide and well-paid opportunities in all engineering and technology sectors. We also need to include the parents in any dialogue, since they can also have a big impact on this issue.”

The Engineering and Manufacturing sector makes up 11% of the Cornish economy and it is estimated that about 60% of engineering companies in Cornwall except to have shortages (Cornwall Manufacturers Group).

More information about the local economy.

The Employer Standards for careers education provides a rigorous framework that enables businesses to understand what good careers education outreach looks like. Self-assessing against the framework will enable you to plan and structure engagement, ask the right questions, connect and share peer expertise and engage effectively with young people in schools, special schools and colleges. It will also allow you to benchmark yourself against others and access resources to support you progress.

Further information about the standards will be circulated in due course but in the interim please visit - Employer Standards on the Resource Directory | CEC Resource Directory (careersandenterprise.co.uk)

The Skillsbuilder Framework is a trusted and strategic skills framework that is now well established in the education and business sector. There are tools and resources to support your organisation and below is a copy of the latest communication from the partnership following the Trailblazer launch this month. We have added the report to the documents area on the right.

Dear all,

Thanks for your support of the Trailblazers Report launch last week. We were pleased to see such a lot of interest in this work, and the energy behind putting the ideas and insights to work. It’s fantastic to now have such strong evidence of the power of investing in essential skills to support outreach, recruitment and staff development. Thank you to our speakers on the day for bringing their experience to life.

I’m pleased to be able to share a link to the summary blog and the full report here.

I’m also glad to share two other opportunities that are coming up that I thought would be of interest:

Open Workshop: We have an open virtual workshop coming up on Thursday 6 October which explores how employers can boost new talent employability. With 75% of UK secondary and college students having a touchpoint with Skills Builder Partnership, the Skills Builder Framework can be used by employers to ensure that young people have clarity around job roles and workplace expectations. We will share practical advice, guidance and some quick wins on how to achieve this within your organisation. You can sign up here.

Skills Builder Handbook: We have recently launched our Skills Builder Handbook for Educators which allows teachers and trainers to build their learners’ essential skills. You can buy it now in paperback or eBook from Amazon or Waterstones.

With all best wishes

Tom

Tom Ravenscroft

Founder & CEO

The Skills Builder Partnership brings together a global network of educators, employers, and impact organisations to equip everyone with the essential skills to succeed.

Join us at skillsbuilder.org

Enabling Enterprise trading as the Skills Builder Partnership

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Office Tel: 020 7183 6292

There's some upcoming events for Enterprise Advisers that the CEC will have emailed to you. You should have hopefully completed an online induction with the digital hub and if not, it will prompt you when you first log in.

Events this week!

Good Careers Guidance: the Next Ten Years 0900-1000 am - Friday 28th April

To log in and access the Hub please use this page.

Young Enterprise are a well respected organisation who have done great things in local schools. If you or anyone else would like to be involved we have added some fliers into the documents section.

HERE.

The CEC produce some fantastic resources and on this page there's resources we recommend you take a look at.

You can also encourage your careers leaders to consider their own approach to running events. We have created a few resources that can be used for this purpose and can be accessed HERE. Maybe you have a few of your own resources you could recommend? Please let us know.

If you would like to reach out to your networks please share our 'Give an Hour' flier.

We have collated careers acitivities from schools across the county and created posters for the Mid, East and West of the county. To share them with your networks please visit this page for access.

CIoS Digital Skills Partnership created a guide to help informing children and young people about tech learning and careers opportunities in Cornwall. Click here to access

Interest in further diving into the local digital skills landscape? Check out this report!

Employers often express an interest in engaging with young people who have Special Educational Needs and /or disabilities but sometimes tell us they worry about getting the language wrong. Here's a helpful article that explains the difference between SEN and SEND plus shares some of the helpful language to use. Autistic Spectrum Condition is a much more positive and accurate word than disorder for example. https://www.brightheart.co.uk/what-do-sen-and-send-mean