presentation on lsis hairnet regional response project teresa mullin

HAIR-NETRegional Response Fund

by Teresa Mullin

Supporting apprentice e-learning in the workplace

The Hairdressing and Beauty Sector -Overview

•An estimated 35,000 hairdressing and barber salons account for a quarter of a million UK workers (0.87 % of total UK employment).•Hairdressing training is predominantly work-based.•The workforce has a high proportion of young people (aged 16-24)•The government are currently funding 75K additional apprenticeship -the heart of the government skills strategy.•ICT use has risen since 2003 and is higher in medium to larger salons where it is used for managing bookings, relationships with customers and access fashion trends.

Cutting Edge or Cut Loose? Teresa Mullin LSIS RDF, 2011

• Is technology in the workplace justified or is it ‘oversold and underused’ (Cuban, 2001)

• Research findings show:1. Apprentices acknowledge

e-learning and e-assessment can help ‘speed up’ their course

2. E-learning can provide expansive learning opportunities but requires learners to ‘show and interest’ and engage.

3. Hard to balance e-learning and work responsibilities at work

4. E-learning can build bridges between experienced and novice staff

5. Communities of practice can both negative and positive- i.e.facebook

6. E-learning occurs best when it is accessible and task-driven.

7. Need for tutor support

Who contributes to the LSIS HairNet?

LSIS HAIRNET AIMS AND ACTIVITIES

Improve Sector Practice

Collaborate

JPD is Not prescriptive

HairNet Members Themes• Impact of Government

policies in relation to SASE and e-learning

• The role of the teacher and e-learning in apprenticeships- CPD

• Using Webinars to communicate within a provider network

• E-portfolios Their use within the

sector in practiceSafeguarding case

study

• On-line resources

A suggested model for use of e-learning in apprenticeships

Question/ Reflection Timelsishairnet@yahoo.co.uk

• This presentation was part of the JISC RSC East Midlands Work Based Learning Forum held on 20th May 2011

• More details available at http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=8