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ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 What Next for Skills and Training in Scotland? #STFConf17 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 What next for skills and training in Scotland? www.stf.org.uk 02 STF ANNUAL CONFERENCE • WHAT NEXT FOR SKILLS AND TRAINING IN SCOTLAND? WELCOME On behalf of the Directors of the Scottish Training Federation (STF) and our sponsors, may I ofer you a warm welcome to the STF Annual Conference, Dinner and Awards Ceremony at Crief Hydro. I am pleased that the STF Conference has grown to become one of the key events on the training and skills development calendar. We have a valuable opportunity ahead of us to hear about new developments, to engage in discussion, and to catch up with industry friends and colleagues. I hope that you will make full use of the opportunity to visit the exhibitor stands, participate in the seminars and interactive networking sessions, and to network with the other delegates. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our speakers and seminar hosts - their input and time commitment is much appreciated. On behalf of the STF Directors, I would also like to thank our sponsors and exhibitors: - SQA (Main sponsor), Trainsure, MGT Training, Crief Hydro, Sibbald Training, Remarkable, City & Guilds, ILM, Rathbone, Fife Council, STAG Legacy, Genius People, SCQF Partnership, CogniSoft, OneFile, NUS Extra and Skills Development Scotland for their sponsorship and support. As I am sure everyone will appreciate, without their contribution, an event of this quality would not be possible. Finally, I would like to thank you for attending, and look forward to meeting you during the course of the Conference. Stuart G Leitch, Chair of STF A message from our sponsor The Scottish Qualifications In an ever-changing learning of other qualifications and Authority (SQA) is delighted and skills landscape, we value services in meeting a variety to be the Main Conference our strong relationships with of educational and workforce Sponsor of the Scottish Training STF members. Working together development challenges, Federation Annual Conference, we can deliver the right skills including customised awards – Dinner and Awards Ceremony for Scotland and change lives bespoke qualifications tailored 2017 at Crief Hydro. through learning. to your needs. SQA, Scotland’s national Our network of education We take great pride in ofering awarding and accreditation professionals and industry exceptional customer service body, works throughout the UK specialists support SQA which is acknowledged by and internationally. We help awarding operations, ensuring government organisations, individuals realise their potential our qualifications accurately businesses and individuals and achieve their ambitions reflect learners’ knowledge across the world. Speak to our by providing a wide range of and skills. And as leaders in team today! high quality, internationally assessment, we are determining recognised qualifications and the role we can play in the future associated services. of assessment through our Assessment Futures project. We are committed to the future of education, skills and training. SQA also awards a wide range www.sqa.org.uk THE VOICE OF TRAINING PROVIDERS IN SCOTLAND CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS 03 CONFERENCE The paddles are back! HIGHLIGHTS Stephen Jardine is your host! Top television and radio broadcaster, Stephen Jardine, returns to host the STF Conference for a second year – he last facilitated in 2012. Stephen hosts a weekly discussion programme on BBC Radio Scotland and had a prominent role in BBC Scotland’s General Election coverage earlier this year. As well as introducing the speakers and ensuring the programme runs smoothly, Stephen will be moving amongst the audience to encourage delegates to share their views and opinions Our back to basics voting technology about the current big issues in skills and training. – the voting paddle – is back again this year. No sophisticated software And on a lighter note, he will be asking delegates and speakers to share required for this system – just an what their first paid job was – and the first record they ever bought! So get auctioneer’s paddle with a `Yes’ on ready to confess if you were an Elvis, Elton or Madonna fan in your teens! one side and a `No’ on the other side. And the results are instant! Stephen Stephen will also be hosting the STF Awards Ceremony on Tuesday night has some questions lined-up – so get where seven winners will be announced from the 20 finalists. ready to vote! Conference welcome for Training Minister STF is delighted to welcome Minister for Employability and Individual Training Training, Jamie Hepburn MSP, back to the conference on Accounts Day 1. Members of the STF Board of Directors have met on several occasions with Mr Hepburn to discuss issues of importance to members, including the phased reduction of MA Contribution Rates , cuts to the Employability Fund and the impact of Brexit on skills and training. The Minister is expected to provide an update on recent Scottish Government initiatives in relation to skills and training. This is an excellent opportunity for members to quiz the Minister on the direction of travel of Scottish Government policy on skills – and on specific issues such as the future of the Employability Fund in Scotland and the contracting process for Foundation Apprenticeships and the new Flexible Workforce Development Fund. The Minister has agreed to take questions from the audience, so please make the most of this opportunity. Award winners to be announced For many, the highlight of the conference Individual Learning Accounts have will be the Awards Ceremony held in the been re-focussed as Individual evening of Day 1. Stephen will be in control Training Accounts (ITAs) to better and will give some background information meet the demands of the job market. about each of the finalists before the winner ITAs will be provided by Skills in each category is revealed. Development Scotland (SDS) and will continue to give people access to And Judith Ralston was such a big hit up to £200 per year for training and last year that we’ve invited her back – she skills development. And for the first will be mingling with the audience and finalists before and during the time each course will now result in ceremony to capture the excitement (and nerves!) of the occasion. an industry recognised qualification. Both SQA and SDS will be running Two of the categories – Apprentice of the Year and Employability Fund workshops with an ITA focus – see Achiever of the Year – will be announced in the late afternoon of Day 1, pages 12 & 13 for more details. with the rest being announced after the evening meal. www.stf.org.uk 04 STF ANNUAL CONFERENCE • WHAT NEXT FOR SKILLS AND TRAINING IN SCOTLAND? Sibbald Training is a family run business with over 40 years in the construction industry and experts in the feld of Plant Operator and Health & Safety training to industries such as Construction, Civil Engineering, Utilities, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Warehousing and Distribution. Sibbald are experts at providing training to benchmarking standards for many awarding bodies, including; CPCS, www.sibbaldtraining.com IOSH,NEBOSH, IPAF, CCNSG, SQA, RTITB. Sibbald Ltd | Shona’s Way, Sibbald Park, 01501 750900 Blackridge, West Lothian EH48 3BN [email protected] McCrae Training Ltd - Driving Excellence across the UK Water, Waste Water & Construction Sectors McCrae Training Limited is a professional training, assessment and consultancy business operating across the Water, Wastewater & Construction Sectors. The company has successfully developed and grown over the last five years through utilising experience from the sector, robust organisational structure and most importantly the delivery of high quality services to clients throughout the UK. The range of training, assessment and accreditation services that we offer include: Utility Sector MA Programmes from Sewerage and Drainage Diplomas NVQ / SVQ Level 2 to Water Treatment Process Operators NVQ / SVQ Level 3 National Water Hygiene (NWH) Scottish Water DOMS 1 – 13 Utility SHEA (Water, Wastewater, Waste Management and Telecoms) Water Industry Registration Scheme Operative and Supervisor Development Programmes NVQ / SVQ Water Industry Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Qualification in Network Construction Operations Water THE VOICE OF TRAINING PROVIDERS IN SCOTLAND CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS 05 BBC Judith supports CONFERENCE STF Awards 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Directors are colour-coded! The Directors of STF are keen to talk with members at the conference and hear about the issues that are important to them. The STF Awards 2017 were ofcially So please do not launched in Glasgow on 12 June 2017 hesitate to engage them by STF Chair, Stuart Leitch, and BBC in conversation and let weather presenter, Judith Ralston. them know your views. Joining them were members of the Judging Panel and STF Chief And to make it easier Executive, Stuart McKenna. to identify them, they will all be sporting a And three Modern Apprentices in green lanyard with Creative and Digital Media – from `STF Director’ written on it; all delegate lanyards are in blue. Pictures of all L&G Learning in Glasgow – produced Directors are printed on page 17 of this brochure. a short promo video to mark the occasion! The video can be viewed via the link on the STF web site at www. Dealing with disability in the workplace stf.org.uk With training providers being asked to think more about equalities issues, a seminar Awards on Day 1 – Dealing with disability in the Judging Panel workplace – is very timely. Hosted by Sarah Gilzean from Morton Fraser Lawyers, the session will look at employer’s legal responsibilities towards disabled employees and candidates, including: (1) How to decide if an employee is disabled; (2) When to make adjustments for a disabled person; (3) What qualifies as a reasonable adjustment; and (4) Dealing with disability related absence and those The Judging Panel for this year’s STF difcult conversations. Awards met in August to review the entries received.
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