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Improve's Apprenticeship information

SASE - Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England.

The new Fish and Shellfish Apprenticeship - notes

 

  • Part of Improve's IPA framework;
  • IPA - Improve Proficiency Apprenticeship. Based on the IPQ;
  • IPQ - Improve Proficiency Qualification. A significant improvement over the old NVQ approach;
  • IPQ in Fish and Shellfish;
    • Level 2 qualification;
    • More than 60 units to pick from;
    • Includes some Level 3 theory units;
    • More information is here.

    Fish and shellfish IPQ - designed for the industry, able to incorporate key elements of the FME qualification, while retaining the unique benefits that seafood employers demand.

 

Contact the National Apprenticeship Service - 08000 150600

Telephone the NAS and they will arrange for an Advisor to contact you. They will help to find a suitable Fish and Shellfish Apprenticeship provider to support your apprentice. NAS support is for England only.

Please notify Seafish of your approach to the NAS and ask the NAS to contact Seafish. Where a suitable Fish and Shellfish Apprenticeship provider is not available, we will work with the NAS and Awarding Bodies to develop such providers.

We are able to work on your behalf to ensure you get the best outcome from the apprenticeship scheme.
The Library Guides - Apprenticeships
 

A series of Library Guides to getting the most out of the Seafood Training Academy. The Guides are prepared by Academy Librarians to meet the needs of particular groups Presentations DVDs and Videos Documents Information leaflets

Information leaflets Documents DVDs and Videos Presentations Apprenticeship News Items!

February 2012

- Improve Ltd start the review of Scottish seafood processing SVQ and the associated apprenticeship. Click here for more information.

Announcements made on apprenticeship funding for 19-24 yr olds in England. Employers leaflet and providers leaflet.

March 2012

- South West Apprenticeship Group - launch of the SW Fish and Shellfish Apprenticeship programme is 14th March 2012, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall ! See this leaflet and response postcard for more information.

 

Apprenticeship Resources

1. Fish and shellfish industry skills qualifications These qualifications will form the backbone of any seafood processing or fishmongering apprenticeship in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

2. Food and Drink Qualification (FDQ) Ltd are the lead awarding body for these qualifications and will offer the Improve Proficiency Qualification (IPQ)- a new, more flexible version of the traditional NVQ.

3. Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) will continue to offer traditional SVQs, including a Seafood SVQ until the end of 2012. More news expected soon.

4. Seafood and Fish & Shellfish Apprenticeships are based around these IPQs or SVQs.

  • We're looking into how we (the Seafood Training Academy) can actively support the delivery of apprenticeships in fish and shellfish throughout the UK.
  • Fish and Shellfish - the qualification of choice for all seafood businesses. Used in preference to Food Industry Skills or Food Manufacturing Excellence qualifications
  • We're already working with employers to set up apprenticeship programmes.
  • Improve Vocational Qualifications (VRQs) - an important new development in trainer based qualifications- see here for more information.

5. What can you do?

  • If you are a seafood employer with a real interest in apprenticeships or standards-based development then please email us (see below).
  • If you are an individual who is interested in a career in seafood and is prepared to undertake an apprenticeship programme then please contact Seafish and register your interest with them.

6. Apprenticeships Launched April 2011

For more information view this Improve Webpage.

 

Seafood Employer Contact details

Please email academy@seafish.co.uk with the following information:

Your full contact details including business name;

A brief explanation of your enquiry and how you would like the Seafood Academy or Seafish to help.

We'll get back to you as soon as we can.

 

Apprenticeship information for England and Wales - see also this Improve Ltd webpage

Improve is developing the Improve Proficiency Apprenticeship (IPA), which will meet the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE). Information on how this work is progressing can be found in the two draft documents given below.

This Apprenticeship Framework will incorporate the Improve Proficiency Qualifications (IPQs) and where relevant Improve Vocational Qualifications (VRQs). These qualifications sit on the Qualifications and Credit Frameworks (QCF) for England and Wales.

The Improve Proficiency Apprenticeship have been available from 1 January 2011. From this date the NVQ-based Frameworks were no longer to be offered although apprentices who have started by this date will be allowed to finish.

Improve has consulted widely with all types of stakeholders on the ‘flexibility’ within the SASE and outcomes where appropriate will be introduced into the new Framework

Apprenticeship information for Northern Ireland - see also this Improve Ltd webpage

The Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland (DELNI) is closely monitoring the changes taking place to Apprenticeships in England and Wales with the introduction of the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE) and the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for Wales (SASW).

Changes to the Apprenticeships Framework in Northern Ireland will incorporate the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and during 2010 Improve Proficiency Qualifications (IPQs) will become part of the Level 2 and Level 3 Apprenticeships.

The new Apprenticeship Framework for Northern Ireland will for a period of time run alongside the existing NVQ based Apprenticeship Framework.

Improve will consult with employers and other industry stakeholders when further information on the Framework for Northern Ireland is published. This will be available on the Apprenticeships Consultation section of this website and promoted in Improve's Food for Thought newsletter.

Apprenticeship information for Scotland - see also this Improve Ltd webpage

Improve has developed a Framework for Modern Apprenticeships for the food and drink industry in Scotland. This is based on the Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) in Food Manufacture, and offers employees and learners from across the industry the opportunity to follow one integrated programme of learning.

The SVQ in Food Manufacture is an integral part of the Modern Apprenticeship and has a number of flexible pathways, which give employers and learners the option to in a number of food and drink sectors.

During 2009, Improve worked with Scottish employers to be the first Sector Skills Council to have a Level 2 Modern Apprenticeship Framework in Scotland approved. We are now working with our partners to help further implement Modern Apprenticeships across the industry in Scotland.

The Framework is part of the overall qualifications reform strategy for the food and drink manufacturing industry, building on the flexibility offered by the SVQ.

Work to review and revise the Scottish seafood qualifications framework will start in April 2012 under the leadership of Improve Ltd and with the guidance of Seafish. Employers wishing to participate in this review are urged to contact academy@seafish.co.uk to register their interest.

 

 

 
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