Zoe Rattenbury

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Zoe Rattenbury

• Workforce Development

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ChangeUp background

• Treasury review and report in 2002
• Active Communities Unit consultation on
  infrastructure support
• ChangeUp 80m nationally for capacity building
  and infrastructure

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Main Spend

• Embedding Quality and Reach 33m
• Modernising infrastructure 29m
• Driving up activity in key areas 5m
• Monitoring 5m

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ChangeUp Strands

• Performance Improvement
• Workforce Development
• ICT
• Governance
• Volunteering
• Financing the sector

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ChangeUp in the South West

• Sub regional consortia
• Thematic projects
• Support programme

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Sub regional consortia

• West of England / Bristol
• Gloucestershire
• Wiltshire Swindon
• Dorset / Bournemouth Poole
• Somerset
• Plymouth / Torbay / Devon
• Cornwall

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Workforce Development

• South West Forum Skills and Learning Interest
  Group
• The Futures Bright the Futures Voluntary
  conference
• Learning Curve

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How can WFD help the VCS?

• Better quality services
• Meet the expectations of funders in terms of
  quality and effectiveness
• Value employers, volunteers and trustees through
  opportunities for personal development

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WFD project aims

• Set up a regional WFD network
• Conduct more comprehensive research
• Develop a draft regional strategy for WFD in the
  VCS for consultation
• Develop a regional curriculum for training
• Develop a signposting service

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Project structure

• Management Group
• Advisory Group
• Network

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Project sponsors

• Learning Curve
• Learning Plus
• Learning South West
• Equalities South West
• ViSTA
• Black South West Network
• Exeter CVS

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More information?

• Zoe Rattenbury
• Workforce Development Co-ordinator
• South West Forum
• 01392 254244
• zoe_at_southwestforum.org.uk