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Why is the Land-based Engineering Training and Education Committee (LE-TEC) Involved in LBSE Apprenticeships? The level 2 land-based engineering Service Engineer and level 3 Service Technician apprenticeship standards exist due to collaboration between the AEA, BAGMA and IAgrE who come together to form LE-TEC. Without this collaboration and commitment to provide an industry platform it is unlikely that land-based engineering would have industry specific apprenticeship standards to offer. The LE-TEC Apprenticeship Working Group came into being in 2014 and formulated the industry apprenticeship standards currently in use. The working group is currently working on a three year review of apprenticeship standards. With the need to review the apprenticeship standards approaching it is necessary to compile a fresh industry representative working group to fully consider all aspects of the apprenticeships to ensure they are representative of and relevant to industry needs.
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE) have embarked upon a staged programme of reviewing all apprenticeship standards. The objective of this exercise is to ensure that apprenticeship standards meet industry requirements, that all apprenticeship standards are formatted to meet the latest guidance and to ensure that funding bands represent value to those managing the funding budget.
Mandated reviews have already started in several industry sectors with the Agriculture, Land Management and Production sector being no exception. However the land-based engineering apprenticeship standards have not been mandated for review. Our turn will come at a time not yet disclosed.
The level 2 land-based engineering Service Engineer and level 3 land-based engineering Service Technician standards approved in 2017 have been in place for 3 years. During this period apprentices have undertaken and completed the apprenticeships thereby facilitating industry’s opportunity to review and evaluate what is good and what is not about the apprenticeship standards.
What will be expected of me as a working group member?
The time commitment will vary depending on the formulation of the group, as the requirements are established sub groups or industry sector specialist groups may be added to feed into the core working group. Working group members depending on their task and assignment will have differing workload commitments.
Video conferences will be utilised and where possible limited to 2 hours per session. It is not envisaged that the working group will physically meet unless absolutely necessary. Meeting frequency will be established as progress is made but an estimated minimum commitment will be a monthly conference to ensure that progress does not stall.
Other time commitments will include:
- E-mail communication
- The reading of guidance notes
- Apprenticeship standards and assessment plans
- Reading, amending and approving draft documentation
- Task and assignment work collection and reporting of data
- Resources Required by Working Group Members
- Access to video conference facilities
The Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IFATE) stipulate that a minimum of 50% of working group members must be employers in the sector using the apprenticeship standard. The remaining members representing parties having a vested interest in fit for purpose apprenticeships.
These may include but are not limited to:- quality assurance, training provision, manufacturer’s apprenticeship schemes, industry sector specialists, assessment and apprentices who have undertaken the apprenticeship. Working group members do not have to have an association with LE-TEC or the three founding organisations.