CMETB FET Strategic Priorities. CMETBs FET Strategy mirrors and supports the national Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2020. As such, it has five goals and aims and associated objectives and actions: ― Strategic Goal 1 - Raise the Standing of FET, with the aim to ensure recognition of FET as a valued learning path ― Strategic Goal 2 - Skills for the Economy, with the aim to address current and future needs of learners, jobseekers, employers and employees and contribute to national economic development ― Strategic Goal 3 - Integrated Planning and Funding, with the aim to ensure that CMETB FET provision is planned and implemented on the basis of objective analysis of need and delivers positive outcomes ― Strategic Goal 4 - Active Inclusion, with the aim that FET provision will support the inclusion of people of all abilities, with special reference to literacy and numeracy ― Strategic Goal 5 - Quality Provision, with the aim to ensure that CMETB FET Services provide high quality education and training programmes that meet national and international quality standards The strategic actions are designed to support the realisation of the high-level goals. Four Working Groups have been established to work towards the implementation of the actions. ― Teaching, Learning and Assessment ― Workforce Development ― FET Planning Integration and Co-ordination ― Quality Assurance, Active Inclusion and Reporting Each group comprises representation from the individual FET services and meets quarterly. Through these groups, strategic actions are being implemented and greater integration and co-ordination of FET services and activities is being realised. These actions will contribute towards the realisation of this Strategic Performance Agreement and they include priorities to improve FET provision and further enhance the learner experience.
