The major activities under the professional and Skills strand is to promote partnerships
between UK and Indian Further Education Centres of
Excellence to develop collaborative projects, exchanges and work placements. The two major focus areas are Financial
Skills sectors including banking, insurance, securities and actuarial services; and Creative
Industry sectors including fashion, textiles and film/television and animation. Other such areas may be identified in collaboration with corporate
partners.
The Professional and Technical Skills strand involves:
- development of high-value skills training and education partnerships in the field of professional
and technical skills;
- development of specialist provision, for example
short courses in new and emerging sectors of the
selected industries or to tackle high priority skills
shortages;
- participation of businesses and other stakeholders
and opportunity for them in the capacity of employers
to influence the development of standards and programmes
to ensure that their needs are met effectively;
- opportunities for partner educational institutions
to gain benefits from shared curriculum, innovative
approaches to delivery and staff exchanges and development;
- opportunities for students to undertake industrial
placements.
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KPMG, The Keystone Partner in the Financial Services Skills Exchange:
KPMG was associated with UKIERI as the keystone partner for Financial Services Skills Exchange, from 2006-2009 . They contributed funding and in-kind support like strategic expertise and staff engagement on the Professional & Technical Skills strand . A financial services oriented partnership between the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and City College , Norwich was sponsored and mentored by them . As a part of their contribution to UKIERI, they also conducted an extensive bi-lateral research survey on skill gaps in financial services , which was launched in Mumbai in 2007 by the Lord Mayor of the City of London .
Outcomes from the projects under the PTS, by 2011 will include:
- 8 new partnerships in Financial Services and Creative
Industries sectors.
- Involvement of up to 3 institutions each from India
and UK in every partnership.
- 100 faculty members to benefit through staff exchanges,
developmental seminars and research work;
- 500 students benefiting through new courses, student
exchanges and work placements.
Case Studies:
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Read more about the success of collaboration between Bradford College and Whistling Woods International.
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