The University of Salford ILM Guide

THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD’S INDIVIDUAL LEARNING MODEL (ILM)

INTRODUCTION Supporting apprentices to successfully complete their apprenticeship is at the heart of everything we do at the University of Salford. To ensure we fulfil our promise we have developed our Individual Learning Model (ILM). This guide gives an overview of our ILM: / The ILM helps you to identify your strengths and areas for development / You will set SMART goals to help you achieve your ambitions / Your employer and the university commit to supporting you with your ILM / The ILM enables you to get the right support at the right time from the right people / The ILM also identifies when additional challenge and stretch are needed

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING MODEL (ILM) THE ILM CONSISTS OF:

1. An individual learning plan (ILP) 2. Individual SMART goals 3. Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP) (where required) 4. Individual progress status (RAGB) 5. Supportive Action Plan (SAP) (where required) 6. Progress Review Meetings (PRMs) 7. Review of ILP

1. INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN (ILP) A. INDIVIDUAL STARTING POINTS

Skills scan against the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) Prior learning Prior experience Additional learning needs BKSB maths and English results B. SIX FUNDAMENTALS C. TARGET FOR THE APPRENTICESHIP (EPA)

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING MODEL (ILM)

2. INDIVIDUAL SMART GOALS 3. REASONABLE ADJUSTMENT PLAN (RAP) 4. PROGRESS STATUS (RAGB) 5. SUPPORTIVE ACTION PLAN (SAP) 6. PROGRESS REVIEW MEETINGS (PRMs) 7. REVIEW OF ILP FOR NEXT LEVEL OF STUDY

HOW THE ILM PIECES TOGETHER / During onboarding you will complete a skills scan of the KSBs which will reflect your prior experience and qualifications and a maths and English assessment to identify your strengths and areas for development. You will also set yourself an overall target for your apprenticeship. We call this your ‘starting points’ / Your starting points will help you, with support from the university, to create your individual learning plan (ILP) which is agreed with your employer at the first Progress Review Meeting (PRM) / You will have a PRM at least every 12 weeks to review your progress

/ You will set individual SMART goals that you will work on between PRMs / Apprentices that need additional support with their learning may have a Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP). For more information see RAP section below / We track apprentices progress using (See Tracking Progress section below) / Any apprentice not progressing as expected will have a Supportive Action Plan (SAP) put in place / You will redo some of the onboarding assessments each time you move to a different level of study. You will also update your ILP

PRM 1 (INITIAL) GOALS PRM 2 GOALS PRM 3 GOALS PRM 4

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN UPDATED FOR LEVEL 5 STUDY

Supportive Action Plan (SAP)

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN (IPL)

Progress status (RAGB)

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN

STARTING POINTS

Reasonable adjustment plan (rap) and/or optimum plan

YEAR 1

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN (ILP) The ILP is created within the first 12 weeks of your apprenticeship and is created using an online template based on your: A. STARTING POINTS B. SIX FUNDAMENTALS C. TARGET FOR THE APPRENTICESHIP

A. STARTING POINTS THERE ARE 5 THINGS THAT CREATE YOUR STARTING POINTS WHICH YOU COMPLETE DURING ONBOARDING:

1. Skills scan against the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) of the apprenticeship standard.

2. BKSB maths and English assessments – these provide an assessment of your current ability.

3. Any relevant prior learning.

4. Any relevant prior experience.

5. Any additional learning needs you may have e.g. psychological and/or physical health needs, disability including neurodiversity such as dyslexia, dyspraxia.

Prior learning

Learning needs

Self assessment (KSBs)

STARTING POINTS

Maths and English

Prior experience

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN (ILP)

B. SIX FUNDAMENTALS / There are six key areas to guide your through your apprenticeship, we call these the Six Fundamentals / Each of the Six Fundamentals are designed to support you to successfully complete your apprenticeship and enhance your career opportunities / As part of your induction you will need to complete some e-learning on the Six Fundamentals and a module on safeguarding / The Six Fundamentals are embedded within your apprenticeship and your engagement will be discussed at your Progress Review Meetings (PRMs) / For more information see the Six Fundamentals on the Apprentice Hub site

Safeguarding & Prevent Health, wellbeing & enrichment

Careers & employability Six Fundamentals End Point Assessment (EPA)

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Maths, English & digital

C. YOUR TARGET FOR THE APPRENTICESHIP / At the end of each apprenticeship programme there is an End Point Assessment (EPA) / Each apprenticeship standard has a unique EPA / The EPA is either completed as part of your academic programme (integrated) or afterwards (non-integrated) / The outcomes of the EPA include Pass, Merit or Distinction but not all EPAs have all outcomes – e.g. some are just Pass/Fail / You will be prepared for your EPA throughout your apprenticeship / You will decide what your individual target is for the EPA

SMART GOALS Between each Progress Review Meeting (PRM) you will use your ILP to set SMART goals to further develop the Six Fundamentals, achieve the KSBs and your apprenticeship target. Your Learning and Development Coach (LDC) will help you with this.

SPECIFIC

MAKE YOUR GOAL SPECIFIC AND CLEAR FOR MORE EFFECTIVE PLANNING

MEASURABLE

MAKE SURE YOUR GOAL AND PROGRESS ARE MEASURABLE

ACHIEVABLE

MAKE SURE YOU CAN REASONABLY ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOAL WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME

RELEVANT

YOUR GOAL SHOULD ALIGN WITH YOUR VALUES AND LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES

TIME-BASED

SET A REALISTIC BUT AMBITIOUS END DATE TO CLARIFY TASK PRIORITISATION AND INCREASE MOTIVATION

TRACKING PROGRESS (RAGB) / Apprenticeships can be challenging so making sure you progress as expected is important to ensure you achieve your apprenticeship / We monitor progress with academic learning and work based learning using RAGB / You will have a RAGB status based on your progress which mean: Red

Apprentice is not progressing as expected

Amber

Apprentice is at risk of not progressing as expected

Green

Apprentice is progressing as expected

Blue

Apprentice is exceeding expectations

/ Apprentices with a Red or Amber status are provided with a Supportive Action Plan (SAP) / The SAP and progress is tracked at PRMs and the RAGB status is reviewed and amended regularly

SUPPORTIVE ACTION PLANS (SAPS) / Supportive Action Plans (SAPs) are provided to ensure any apprentice at risk of or not progressing as expected is supported to get back on track / A SAP may be in place if you, your employer or university are not fulfilling the agreement of the apprenticeship and this is impacting on your progress / Depending on the reasons for the SAP, actions may be identified for you, your employer or the university / SAPs can be extremely useful in ensuring you get the right support at the right time and from the right person / SAPs are reviewed in PRMs which enables continuous progress monitoring

REASONABLE ADJUSTMENT PLANS (RAPS) / At the University of Salford we are committed to ensuring all apprentices have fair and equal access to education / Sometimes there are factors that mean you need adjustments put in place to support you with your studies e.g. neurodivergence, long-term condition or specific learning difficulty / Our Disability Inclusion Service are here to help you and can provide you with a Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP) / RAPs identify barriers to learning and outline adjustments to support learning, such as: adapting learning environments and/or assessments / Find out more about our Disability Inclusion Service here: Disability Inclusion Service | University of Salford / Sometimes it can take time to put reasonable adjustments in place so the sooner you make contact the sooner we can help, or speak to your Learning and Development Coach

SUPPORT AND FURTHER INFORMATION The University of Salford’s Individual Learning Model and Six Fundamentals Apprenticeship Guides are on the Apprentice Hub site along with lots of other useful information: testlivesalfordac.sharepoint.com/sites/Apprenticeships/ All of our student services can be found at AskUS including Disability and Learner Support and Wellbeing and Counselling: salford.ac.uk/askus The Student Union has lots of clubs, societies and activities to get involved in: salfordstudents.com/your-union Check out our first class sports facilities: salford.ac.uk/sports-centre The Library’s Skills website offers a wide range of study skills training. If you need to improve your IT skills, learn how to find information for your assignments or improve your study skills this is a great place to start: salford.ac.uk/skills To complement specialist Library support we also provide free online English, maths and digital support: Wordscope for help with common writing issues salford.ac.uk/skills/writing-support/wordscope Mathscope helps with maths and statistics problems salford.ac.uk/skills/maths-and-numeracy-support/mathscope Microsoft Office courses are located here: salford.ac.uk/skills/it-skills/microsoft-office-courses The Careers and Enterprise Service offer a range of services, including impartial advice and guidance, plus employability workshops and resources. Visit: salford.ac.uk/careers

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