A presentation to White Rose

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A presentation toWhite Rose
Yorkshire the Humber Mental Health Learning
Network Tuesday 26th April 2007
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LEARNING AGREEMENT

• What is it?
• Context
• Who is it for?
• How does it work?
• Supporting Emotional Wellbeing
• Next Steps
• Summary

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WHAT IS IT?

• An initiative from the Treasury to
• boost business competitiveness
• support 16-17 year olds in JWT
• develop workplace skills

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CONTEXT

• Chancellors Budget speech 2005
• Unleashing the potential of every individual
  in the country is key to the economic success of
  the whole country. But with global competition it
  is essential and with the financial support I am
  offering our goal should now be that children not
  only start education at 3 but continue in
  education or training until 18.  
• Not 11 years of learning as in the past but 15
  years.

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PILOT FOR A PURPOSE

• Designed to test -
• Three variants
• Keyworker involvement
• Organisational models

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GET ON AT WORK

• Focused on the two key parties
• The learner
• The employer

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BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYERS?

• Increased productivity and performance
• Improved customer relations
• Young people contribute to more areas of the
  business
• Increased employee retention and loyalty

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BENEFITS TO YOUNG PEOPLE

• Improved promotion prospects
• Participate in a wider range of tasks and
  responsibilities
• Increased their confidence and motivation
• Increase their job satisfaction and sense of
  wellbeing

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

• A dedicated keyworker will
• Help find appropriate training
• Tailored it to young persons and business
  requirements
• Support the Learning Agreement

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MANY ROUTES IN

• Young Person Route
• Employer Route
• Provider Route
• Other

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EMOTIONAL WELLBEING

• Supporting employability
• Extra support throughout LA
• Developing a more supportive workplace

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NEXT STEPS

• Being alerted to Young People starting JWT
• Developing links with appropriate services
• Seeking help to develop LA service

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SUMMARY

• Pilot for
• young people who are working
• Employers who dont accredit
• Supported by keyworkers to increase
• Engagement
• Retention