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Learning and Development Programme

The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland have been working over the last three months to set in place a range of learning opportunities for the Sector Skills Councils and their staff. We aim to give opportunities for all levels of staff working within the Sector Skills Councils to engage with stakeholders here in Scotland and to build capacity within the network around shared learning from within the Scottish policy context. We will support Leadership and Management through mentoring training and updating relevant to the National Occupational Standards and focus on helping SSCs realise their aims of improved employer engagement,delivering authoritative sectoral Labour Market Information, articulating the employer voice within qualifications design and working successfully through partnerships. For more information on the programme please contact Paul Powrie the Scottish Development Manager on 0131226 7726 or e mail him on: Alliance.Events@Ssascot.org.uk

 

Date, Venue and overview
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 Presenter
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  •  When: Thursday 4th December, 1pm to 4.30 pm
  • Where: Alliance Scotland, 28 Castle St, Edinburgh, EH2 3HT
  • Who: Leads in Scotland Development Managers
  • What: Information & workshop
  • Why: Opportunity for Scottish leads to discuss qualifications with City & Guilds

This event has been held. Thank you to City & Guilds for their very interesting up date and thanks to the SSCs who attended and contributed. You can view the power point presentation from John Robertson here and you can contact him by e mails on: john.robertson@cityandguilds.com  

 

John Robertson, Development Manager City and Guilds in Scotland

 Qualifications

  •  When: 8th December, 9.30am to 4.30pm
  • Where: Alliance Scotland, 28 Castle St, Edinburgh, EH2 3HT. 
  • Who: New staff and those who want an update on SQA
  • What: Information event which will cover Validation process in SQA and up date on new structure within SQA
  • Why: Information for people who may not have worked with SQA

 SQA Qualifications Update for SSCs

Outline of the New SQA Structure and Validation Process. This event has now taken place. The presentation will be available here shortly.

 

 

 SQA – Anne Mearns & Gordon Rogers

Partnerships and Qualifications

  •  When: Wed 14th January, 1 pm to 4.30pm 
  • Where: Alliance Scotland, 28 Castle St, Edinburgh, EH2 3HT.
  • What: Session on the programme and plenary on engaging with colleges and HE in the Network.
  • Who: Network staff and development staff on good practice 
  • Why: Information event on work done by Skillset working with HE and Colleges.
 Working With Colleges and HE 

Good Practise Event; showcasing effective working with Skillset,  Colleges and HE  in a Screen and Media Academy

 

 

  

Alasdair Smith

Skillset Director Scotland and Northern Ireland

Skillset Screen and Media Academy successful working across the College and Higher Education qualification process

Qualifications

  •  When: Friday 16th January 2009, 9.30 am to 4.30pm
  • Where: Alliance Scotland, 28 Castle St, Edinburgh, EH2 3HT.
  • Who: Scottish Leads and Senior Staff
  • What: Influencing links for Scottish Leads
The Scottish Parliament - Make It Work Better For Your SSC

Overview of key areas within the Scottish Parliament for Sector Skill Councils to engage with.

 

 

 Christine May, Former MSP

Partnerships

  • When: Thursday 22nd January, 1pm to 4.30pm
  • Where: Alliance Scotland, 28 Castle St, Edinburgh, EH2 3HT 
  • Who: Scottish Leads and Development Managers
  • What: Presentation and discussion
  • Why: Opportunity for Leads to hear from Training Federation which represents Public and private training providers.
Scottish Training Federation - Update On Training Providers

 Overview Of Training Provision and up date on opportunities for SSCs to look at training options for employers

 

 

 

Stuart G Leitch Chair of STF and Vincent Bontanti Development Manager at STF

Partnerships and Qualifications

 

  • When: 28th January
  • Where: Hilton Hotel,  Glasgow
  • Who: Alliance And Scottish Leads.
  • What: National Conference
People, Performance, Productivity- Reforming Scotland's Public Sector

This high level conference will look at changes which can be made in the public sector to improve efficiency

 Alliance and Public Sector SSCs

Partnerships & employer engagement

  • When: 6th  February, 1 pm to 4.30pm
  • Where: Alliance Scotland, 28 Castle St, Edinburgh, EH2 3HT.
  • Who: SSC Staff 
  • What: Outline of Frameworks and articulations
European, UK And Scottish Qualifications Frameworks Explained

 Outline of the articulation between the new European framework and the UK and Scottish frameworks

Julie Cavanagh from SCQF

Qualifications

 

  • When: 23rd February, 1 pm to 4.30pm
  • Where: Alliance Scotland, 28 Castle St, Edinburgh, EH2 3HT.
  • Who: Scottish Leads and Development Managers
  • What: Workshop
  • Why: Forum for leads to discuss issues working with SQA
SQA Agreement Update

 

 

 SQA - Anne Mearns and

Gordon Rogers

Qualifications

  •  When: Friday 27th of February, 1pm to 5pm
  • Where: The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils Scotland, 28 Castle St, Edinburgh, EH2 3HT.
  • Who: Scottish Leads
  • What: Workshop on Managing change in an organisational context
Leadership To Make A Difference In An Environment Of Change?

Gill Connelly, Managing Director
Talent To Task

Employer engagement and Partnership working

  • When: 26th March, 9.30am to 4.30pm
  • Where: Alliance Scotland, 28 Castle St, Edinburgh, EH2 3HT
  • Who: Scottish Leads
  • What: Interactive workshop with presentations
  • Why: To build capacity in the Alliance in Scotland for mentoring work
Building Capacity For A Mentoring Network Within The Scottish SSC Leads

This skills and process based workshop will be to enhance current skills and introduce the process of Mentoring.

 

 

 Garth Associates

Partnerships