EMFEC

This Terms of Reference formalises the forward activities an existing working group exploring opportunities to enhance the value and delivery of skills for the energy sectors from the FE sector in the East Midlands.

Scope

The energy sectors are diverse and interact in complex ways, incorporate separate supply chains and market places and are at various stages of This Terms of Reference formalises the forward activities an existing working group exploring opportunities to enhance the value and delivery of skills for the energy sectors from the FE sector in the East Midlands.
deployment and commercialisation.

However, they do share a large proportion of common skills including engineering, technical and management skills and they are all part of a new and rapidly expanding carbon sensitive market place within the UK and globally.

There is mounting evidence that the industry needs centre around skills levels 3 to 4 although overall needs include the broader continuum.

Aim

To make the East Midlands’ FE sector synonymous with an exemplary and comprehensive approach to delivering new energy skills to industry and driving the transition towards a low carbon economy.

Objectives

The following objectives will be used to set the framework to pursuing this Aim:

1. Develop a coordinated and evidence-based approach to the delivery of energy skills across all of the energy sectors
2. Develop regional support for the FE community to share experience and expertise
3. Focus activity around three principles;
   1. Addressing barriers to progression through the skills continuum
   2. Targeting Level 3 skills provision
   3. Increasing "volume"
4. Develop complementary elements of provision in terms of facilities, competencies and facilities across the region and support integration and collaboration in delivering regional skills and services
5. Encourage where appropriate the development of  centres of excellence that offer specialist provision in particular technologies, skills or sectors

These Objectives will be delivered via a Work Plan, initially 12 months, that set out specific activities that the Task Group prioritise.

Work Plan

1. Convene Task Group
   1. Agree draft
   2. Invite members
   3. Endorse ToR & Action Plan
   4. Instigate and T&F groups
2. Evidence of Offer
   1. Gather evidence of energy skills currently on offer; volumes, technologies, levels
   2. Identifying “core” or common offer, complementarity, partnerships etc
   3. Future plans and provision
3. Business Models
   1. Making sense of the regional offer
   2. Identifying innovation in delivery
   3. Centres of excellence (co-excellence)
   4. NSA, SSC ,industry relationships
   5. Collaboration and coordination options/models
   6. Financial assessments
4. Curriculum Development
   1. Mapping "products"
      1. Existing quals and materials
      2. Leadership in other regions etc
   2. Gather employer “view” or needs
      1. From NSA evidence, SSAs plus new work etc
   3. Overlay products against needs
      1. Gaps
      2. Define "CORE"
      3. Identify/define specialisms in provision and products
   4. Produce development plan