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Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report

Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report

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Recommendation

Local authorities, regional consortia and schools should:

  • R1 Remain up-to-date with all guidance and training materials produced by the Welsh Government and support staff to implement the additional learning needs reforms effectively

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Recommendations

Work-based learning providers should ensure that:

  • R1 All learners complete their qualification framework in a timely manner to improve successful completion rates
  • R2 All learners are on the correct higher apprenticeship programme to reduce the high number of early drop outs
  • R3 All learners have a mentor to support them in the work place
  • R4 Employers provide support for learners to attend workshops and off-the-job training sessions
  • R5 They engage with and recruit new employers to participate in training programmes to reduce the over-reliance on existing employers

The Welsh Government should:

  • R6 Make sure that all providers understand how learners’ existing qualifications can be accredited for essential skills qualifications
  • R7 Match the number of higher apprenticeships in different sector subject areas more closely to demand by employer and the economy of Wales

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Recommendations

Local authorities and YOTs should:

  • R1 Assess the progress that young people make in developing soft skills, such as confidence, social skills, and self-esteem, and in improving their literacy and numeracy skills
  • R2 Ensure that all services have a dedicated education, employment or training co-ordinator
  • R3 Ensure that young people receive their entitlement to education in a timely manner, and report to management boards the length of time that young people are not in education, employment or training (NEET)
  • R4 Develop effective strategies that support young people in developing literacy and numeracy skills
  • R5 Evaluate the quality, effectiveness and impact of their service better to improve quality, and inform strategic planning to enhance education, employment or training opportunities for young people
  • R6 Extend the range of non-statutory members of the management board to include key local education and training providers

Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report

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Recommendations

Local authorities should:

  • R1 Consult meaningfully with young people, so that they can influence the planning for and evaluation of the services available to them at a local level
  • R2 Provide safe spaces for young people in local areas so that they have access to services, and activities, which support their development as individuals, and as members of their local community
  • R3 Make sure that strategic plans have clear priorities informed by local intelligence for services that support young people
  • R4 Make sure that local authority departments and other bodies work in partnership to provide services for young people, which address their needs

Providers should:

  • R5 Make sure that their services enable young people to identify for themselves their interests, goals, and needs
  • R6 Work in partnership at a local and regional level to improve access to the range of services for young people
  • R7 Make sure that professional youth work standards and principles are used by workers in all youth support service projects

The Welsh Government should:

  • R8 Provide the policy basis through which youth work, as a way of working with young people, becomes embedded in all services
  • R9 Clarify the use of the terminology ‘youth work’, ‘youth service,’ and ‘youth support services’ in Wales in order to provide a universally understood language for policy development and delivery
  • R10 Establish ways of holding local authorities and their partners to account for the quality, range and types of youth support services they provide in their area
  • R11 Include the qualification, training and ongoing development of youth workers in the National Youth Work Strategy for Wales