NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

External Verification Update and FeedbackMarch 2013

Dougie PondSenior EVTransport Logistics

NPA in Supply Chain Operations: Origins

Industry surveySecondary school interestIncrease in distribution hubsDevelopment of Modern Apprenticeships (MAs)

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

PurposeIntroduction for MABroaden career option knowledgeImprove perception of industryIncrease interest in industry as a career

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Initial Take Up

Rather a slow start Variety of centresVariety of learnersPrimarily central belt of ScotlandNo FE colleges

Supply Chain Operations:

Possible Reasons for Initial Take Up

MA get out of jailMajor FE College re-organisationCurriculum for Excellence (CfE) developmentsGeneral economic situation/downturn

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Development Visit Feedback

Some centres had not recruitedTeaching AssessmentWho are the clients?How should the NPA be delivered?

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

1st year feedback - Positives

Centres are moving forwardLearning materials are being developedDelivery is being tailored to the needs of clients1st cohort are nearing completionCentres are recruitingIn general, quality of delivery is good

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

1st year feedback - Negatives

Learner quality?Traditional delivery methods?Difficulty for group workWhat is the follow on?Is the e-assessment option being used?Issue with the driving Unit

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Highlighting Good Practice

Excellent simulation projectLinks with industry are growingInterest is being maintainedQuality materials being developedClient interest is growingCentres better at matching client to this NPA

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

The Future

First centres are to be congratulated on progress to dateNeed to develop delivery in more secondary schoolsThere are more centres now becoming interested in this NPA

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

The Future (cont)

A good base is being builtCentre delivery processes are developingCentres developing good experience with clients and this NPA

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Conclusion

PositiveTheres be no failures to dateNow building up a good store of quality materials and experience

NPA in Supply Chain Operations:

Conclusion

A big

THANK YOU

to the pioneer centres.

Andrew Millar Johnathan Tate

"Sadly, despite all the money that has been spent, standards are still woefully low in too many schools. Employers like us are often left to pick up the pieces." More than four-fifths of school leavers applying for apprenticeships are unemployable and some college courses are so bad they amount to state-sponsored babysitting, one of Scotlands largest companies has said. Tesco's Sir Terry Leahy

How a supply chain works (F4SX 11)Customers and suppliers in the supply chain (F4SY11)Distribution and storage of goods (F4T111)Personal development: self and work unitAdded value qualifications (First aid training, British safety council work place hazard awareness, mental toughness assessment MTQ48)

AG BarrTesco Supply Chain operationsPaterson Arran biscuitsLees foods

Supply chain in partnership with Paterson ArranPupils set up their own company and supply chainDesigned and manufactured Cookies from raw ingredients to finished productMarketed products Sold productsProduced a balance sheet/made a profit

Tesco site visitMock interviews and feedbackClassroom visit by Alan Daly Manufactured a model of the Tesco facility

http://www.skillsforlogistics.org/http://www.bathgateacademy.org.uk/www.paterson-arran.com/http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/58484.htmlhttp://www.madeinchinaresources.co.uk/enterprise_activity.htmlhttp://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/38793.html

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