A very modern model
EDUCATION WORKING FOR ALL
The commission led by Sir Ian Wood was set up by the Scottish government in 2013 in response to concerns regarding youth unemployment and Scotland’s need for a better qualified, well motivated, work-ready workforce. With youth unemployment currently running at 18.8 per cent, the commission calls for action on a number of fronts:
• School leavers better prepared for the world of work
• College education focused on
employment and progression in learning
• Modern apprenticeships
focused on higher level skills and industry needs
• More employers engaging with education and employing more young people
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cated but user friendly digital portfolios for presenting and quality assuring assessment evidence. This entire orchestra will be conducted by experienced work based learning programme leaders, teamed up with subject tutors, company mentors and trainers drawn from various sources according to their expertise, all working together to help aquaculture learners achieve their aims.
The learner experience Most importantly of all, I see work based learners on the farms, highly motivated by their learning experience and support from a respon- sive delivery team, progressing rapidly towards the achievement of a work based qualification that is understood and respected by all of the employers within their industry. Through the creation of an innovative aquacul-
ture work based learning system and a cohesive and supportive delivery team, the new future for high quality work based learning will have been realised. If you would like to explore some of the points raised above further, feel free to visit the Pisces
Learning.com website, email me at info@
pisceslearning.com or call 01387 840697. FF
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Above: Farm based training
The formation and nurturing of a new partnership between young people, schools, employers and colleges will be central to the mission for many in the secondary and tertiary education sectors to develop Scotland’s vocational education system. A lost generation may then be saved and important sectors of the Scottish economic strategy revitalised
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