Equality and Diversity Convergence ESF Projects

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Equality and Diversity Convergence ESF Projects

• Karlene Jenkins
• Commissioning Broker
• Commissioning Team
• Children, Young People Families
• Cornwall County Council

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Commissioning Team

• Three Dedicated LSC Co-financed ED Projects
• Freestyle Equality and Diversity (14-19)
• Equator (Workless Adults)
• Embark (Employed Adults)

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Brokering What does this mean?

• Dedicated member of staff to support
  professionals
• Put together the packages of support and advise
  on others
• Ensure that the correct funding stream is
  utilised
• Act as the first point of call for enquiries

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3-Strand structure

• Flexible Learner Support Funds
• Delegated Funds
• Training programmes

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Providing Direction

• Convergence Equality and Diversity Steering Group
• Remit of overseeing the general direction of our
  three E D projects.
• Ensure activity under the three projects is
  communicated to relevant individuals/organisations
  
• Activities do not conflict

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Providing Direction

• Hands on involvement
• Meets quarterly
• Sits in on and gives feedback to inform our
  decisions on appointing applicant organisations
  to deliver the Delegated Projects within each
  programme

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Providing Direction

• Learning Partnership
• Inclusion Cornwall
• CCC Equality and Diversity Services
• Victim Support
• CAB
• Probation Service
• Action for Blind People
• Intercom Trust
• LSC
• Young People Cornwall
• Job Centre

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Freestyle Equality and Diversity

• ELF ED - Young people from priority groups aged
  14-19 who are not in education, employment or
  training or at risk of disengaging.
• Information, Advice and Guidance

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Freestyle Equality Diversity

• Delegated Fund 5 Service Specifications
• Expectant New Parents
• LGBT Specialist Support
• Disability
• BME / Gypsies Travellers
• Young Offenders / wider offender family

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Freestyle Equality Diversity

• Anti-Discriminatory Training (ADT) programme
• Partnered with Victim Support / Young People
  Cornwall / Intercom Trust through ABC project
  (Anti-Bullying Cornwall)

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Freestyle Equality Diversity

• Opportunities
• Another tool in your box, individuals that you
  are supporting can be directed to the ELF fund
  through a Matrix accredited organisation
• Expressions of interest can be submitted against
  the specifications.

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Equator

• Unemployed adults aged 19 from priority groups.

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Equator

• Learner Support Fund
• Flexible funds to enable individuals from the
  priority groups to access/continue training
• Information, Advice and Guidance

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Equator

• Delegated Fund 4 Service Specifications
• Support for over 50s
• Disability / SEN
• BME / Gypsies Travellers/Migrant Workers
• Ex Offenders / wider offender family

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Equator

• Supporting SUsie project
• Support for Organisations to gain Matrix
  Accreditation for Information Advice and Guidance

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Equator

• Training Programme
• Training for Front Line staff
• Includes mentoring/peer mentoring
• Engage specialist training providers
• Train project beneficiaries to deliver diversity
  training to front line organisations

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Opportunities

• Learner support fund.
• Specifications will be sent out in early spring.
  Opportunity to deliver on the delegated funds and
  training programmes to add value to your existing
  services

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Embark

• Employed adults aged 19 from priority groups.

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Embark

• Follows the Youth Freestyle Extended Learner
  Support Fund model
• Removal of barriers to learning
• Transport
• Childcare
• Equipment etc
• Supports Train to Gain activity

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Embark

• Delegated Fund 5 Service Specifications
• Support for over 50s
• Disability / SEN
• BME / Gypsies Travellers/Migrant Workers
• Ex Offenders / wider offender family
• Gender

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Embark

• Training Programmes
• Training for Employers
• 15 breakfast briefings
• Employer specific training
• Raise ED awareness amongst employers and their
  staff
• Engage specialist training providers
• Train project beneficiaries to deliver diversity
  training to front line organisations

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Opportunities

• Learner Support Fund
• Specifications will be sent out in Aug-Sept.
  Opportunity to deliver on the delegated funds and
  training programmes to add value to your existing
  services.

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Equality and Diversity Convergence ESF Projects

• Karlene Jenkins
• Cornwall County Council
• Enquiries mbeckett_at_cornwall.gov.uk