Skills: shared outcomes framework

Shared Outcomes Framework – Collaborative Projects

24.The projects that form the Shared Outcomes Framework are a mix of new projects, tests of change and continuous improvements to established programmes, all of which are designed to improve Scotland’s skills offer for individuals and for employers for the benefit of Scotland’s economy and wider society.

25. These projects will contribute to the vision and outcomes illustrated in Figure 1. They comprise only part of the wider range of projects and programmes being undertaken by the agencies and other partners that will also support delivery of the outcomes

26. The Framework (Tables 1-4) seeks to identify the cumulative outcomes that we expect to achieve through delivery of these collaborative projects and how we will measure them.

27. These outcomes and measures, along with the vision, objectives, milestones and deliverables for each project set out in the project documentation, provide the means by which the Shared Outcomes Assurance Group will monitor progress and provide assurance to Ministers and the Chairs and Chief Executives of both agencies in advance of their 6 weekly joint Ministerial meeting.

Table 1: Outcomes and Indicative Measures for Individuals

Outcomes

Individuals have the skills to secure quality employment or entrepreneurial opportunities in the areas of need identified through the projects.

Indicative Measures[7]

• Foundation Apprenticeships successfully completed
• Holding measure: Over time, increased provision in areas of demand identified by the Pathfinders (2* Regional / Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan (CESAP) / Decarbonisation of Heating)
• Holding measure: Increased provision in upskilling and reskilling in areas identified by the Pathfinders

Outcomes

Individuals have the skills to progress in their careers.

Indicative Measures[7]

• Graduate Apprenticeships (GA) successfully completed
• Career progression rates (as evidenced through LEO)
• Percentage of workforce appropriately skilled for their roles (Scottish Employer Skills Survey)
• Holding measure: Over time, evidence of adaptation or expansion of provision in areas identified by the projects (these measures can only be agreed in detail once the Regional and CESAP Pathfinders have concluded their initial work to identify the baseline position and the evidence supports the change to be tracked over time)
• Holding measure: Adapting provision of upskilling and reskilling in areas identified by the projects (these measures can only be agreed in detail once the Regional and CESAP Pathfinders have concluded their initial work to identify the baseline position and the evidence supports the change to be tracked over time)

Table 2: Outcomes and Indicative Measures for Employers

Outcomes

Through the projects, employers are more active participants in shaping the delivery of skills provision.

Indicative Measures

• Evidence of enhanced employer engagement, alongside providers, in development of Apprenticeship Framework and Standards (through surveys by independent sources)
• Evidence of enhanced employer engagement in the development of FE / HE curriculum content. (through surveys by independent sources)

Outcomes

Employers can access skills provision that supports their growth and productivity.

Indicative Measures

• Reduced skills shortages in those areas of demand targeted by the projects (SESS plus additional surveys as required)

Table 3: Outcomes and Indicative Measures for Government and Agencies

Table 4: Outcomes and Indicative Measures for Economy and Society

Outcomes

Over time, a supply of talent based on a stronger focus on the outcomes of provision to meet areas of identified skills need.

Indicative Measures

• Evidence of reduction in skills shortages in areas of demand identified through the Pathfinders and targeted through FA and GA Frameworks
• Holding measure: Over time, evidence of adaptation or expansion of provision in areas identified by the projects (these measures can only be agreed in detail once the Regional and CESAP Pathfinders have concluded their initial work to identify the baseline position and the evidence supports the change to be tracked over time)
• Holding measure: Adapting provision of upskilling and reskilling in areas identified by the projects (these measures can only be agreed in detail once the Regional and CESAP Pathfinders have concluded their initial work to identify the baseline position and the evidence supports the change to be tracked over time)Holding measure: Increased provision in upskilling and reskilling in areas identified by the Pathfinders

Outcomes

Over time, we move towards a balanced portfolio of provision that aligns with economic and business needs

Indicative Measures

• Adapting provision in upskilling and reskilling in areas identified by the projects, based on evidence
• Over time, adapting provision in areas of demand identified by the projects, based on evidence
• Number of Apprenticeship Frameworks updated in areas of demand relating to the projects
• Number of FE / HE curriculum updated in areas of demand relating to the projects