Gweithdy 3Workshop 3

Tuag at Weithlu Proffesiynol – Paratoi ar gyfer y Cofrestru

Towards a Professional Workforce – Preparations for registration

Hayden Llewellyn, Cyngor y Gweithlu Addysg / Education Workforce Council

THE EDUCATION WORKFORCE COUNCIL AND THE REGISTRATION OF WORK BASED

LEARNING PRACTITIONERS

Hayden Llewellyn Chief Executive, EWCBerni Tyler, Managing Director, ISA Training

SESSION OVERVIEW

• Establishment of EWC and its responsibilities

• Work Based Learning Practitioners– Who will need to register– Draft definition (early WG thinking)– Arrangements to register staff

• Staying informed

REGISTRATION OF EDUCATION WORKFORCE IN WALES

Group From

School teachers 2001

FE lecturers 1st April 2015

School and FE learning support workers 1st April 2016

WBL and Youth Workers 1st April 2017

• GTCW renamed as the Education Workforce Council (EWC) on 1st April 2015

WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF THE EWC?

• To contribute to improving standards of teaching and quality of learning in Wales

• To maintain and improve standards of professional conduct amongst teachers and others who support teaching and learning in Wales

• To maintain public trust, confidence and to safeguard the interests of learners, parents and general public

FUNCTIONS OF THE EWC

1. Register of persons deemed suitable to practice within the education workforce

2. Investigate and hear cases against registered persons involving professional misconduct, incompetence or criminal offences

3. Code of Professional Conduct and Practice4. Advice to WG about registrant groups and teaching & learning 5. Hold and provide information about the education workforce6. Keep itself informed about the Induction of registrants and hear

appeals7. Promotion careers in the registrant professions (if directed by

WG)8. Additional work on behalf of the Welsh Government

PROPOSED ENHANCED ROLES FOR EWC

• Set professional standards – from entry to the profession, through career milestones and into headship

• Accrediting programmes of Initial Teacher Training

• A system for quality assuring professional learning opportunities. Offer support and guidance to the workforce on what constitutes effective professional learning

2012 WELSH GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONPROPOSALS TO EXTEND REGISTRATION TO

THE WIDER EDUCATION WORKFORCE

• Respondents were in favour of registration.• Respondents felt that it would offer parity of

esteem between FE and Work Based Learning practitioners.

• Recognising the contribution WBL practitioners make to our economy - getting thousands of young people into training, supporting our businesses in increasing productivity and improving social mobility.

VIEW OF WELSH GOVERNMENT

• Registering WBL practitioners will strengthen the profile of the profession in ways that are supportive

• We will be recognising the value of practitioners and the contribution that they make in the lives of young people

• We will also be recognise their role in supporting young people to successfully remain engaged in, and progress through, their formal education and training

PROPOSAL UNDER CONSIDERATION

• Registration will only apply to employees of Welsh Government contracted Work Based Learning Providers.Specific rolesTrainerAssessorLearning CoachesMentors

DEFINITION OF A WBL PRACTITIONER (EARLY THINKING)

An employee of a Welsh Government contracted Work-based Learning provider, partially or wholly involved in the provision of Work Based Learning; if the following conditions are met. Provision of services(s):• delivering tailored or bespoke training that is funded by the Welsh Government

though any level of contractual arrangement;• direct interaction with the learner, providing training, assessment, coaching and

mentoring activities.• enabling or assisting a learner to participate in education;• supporting a learner’s independence, achievement or progression;• reporting on the development, progress and attainment of a learner• delivered on a wide variety of premises, including a further education college,

purpose-built centres, hired premises and the employer’s premises. “delivering” includes delivery via distance learning or computer aided techniques

• EWC will work with employers from June 2016 onwards to agree data take on of existing staff

• EWC will use employer data to register existing WBL practitioners in readiness for April 2017 and ensure first fee is deducted from salary

• Any WBL practitioners seeking employment after 1st April 2017 will need to complete an application form and pay first fee directly

• EWC will engage actively with WBL sector once definition has been finalised

REGISTERING WBL PRACTITIONERS FOR THE FIRST TIME

• Fee for WBL practitioners to be confirmed• WG consultation closed 7th November. • 2015-16 - £45 School teachers, £45 FE lecturers

(part subsidised)• 2016-17 - £15 Learning support workers• Annual salary deduction• Low compared to other professions

REGISTRATION FEES

REGISTRATION FEESUK Regulatory Body Profession Registration Fee

Care Council for Wales (CCW) Social workers / social care managers £30

GTCW, GTCS & GTCNI Teachers £45, £50, £44

The Teaching Council (Ireland) Teachers in the Republic of Ireland 90 Euros (approx £75)

Health Professions Council (HPC) 15 professions e.g. Physiotherapists, Speech Therapists, Chiropodists

£90

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Nurses / Midwives £120

The Institute of Engineering and Technology Engineers and Technicians £150 - £192 depending on level of qualification

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Pharmacists £192

General Optical Council (GOC) Opticians £290

Royal Society of Veterinary Surgeons VetsVeterinary Nurses

£299£112

General Medical Council (GMC) Doctors £420

General Osteopathic Council Osteopaths £570

General Chiropractic Council Chiropractors £750 first registration / £800 renewal

Solicitors Regulation Authority Solicitors £836 first registration

General Dental Council (GDC) DentistsDental care professionals e.g. dental nurse, hygienists, technician

Dentists £890Dental care professionals £116

• Presentations about EWC work– Registration of WBL practitioners– Code of Professional Conduct & Practice– Fitness to Practice issues, e.g. appropriate use of social media– Professional Learning Passport

• Briefing note and web information for WBL practitioners• Website

– Information about registrants, FAQs, Blog (Sôn), PLP, good practice guides, use of the Code, profile of professions, new responsibilities

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STAY INFORMED

CONTACT DETAILS

Telephone 029 2046 0099

E-mail hayden.llewellyn@ewc.wales

Website www.ewc.wales

Twitter @ewc_cga

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