Jack Martin

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• Jack Martin
• Jobcentre Plus

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3 Whys 14 Issues 1 What
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Why Change?
Does the present system work?
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Why Employability?
1. Scottish Government A stated purpose to
maintain and improve our economic participation
rate 2. UK Government - Green Paper No One
Written Off - 80 employment rate - Work is
generally good for peoples well being
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Why Employability?
3. Re-offending There is considerable evidence
to suggest that gaining employment is an
important step to moving away from a life of
offending High Hopes Report to DWP from the
Centre for Research in Social Policy
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Issues and Barriers

• The Economic Downturn
• Traditional Roles and Cultures
• Employers Attitudes
• The Numbers the Churn

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Issues and Barriers
5. Some dont want help 6. Education and
Skills 7. No Employment History 8. A Prison
History 9. Benefits Complications
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Issues and Barriers
10. No Family Support 11. Health Problems 12.
Housing 13. Drugs and Alcohol 14. Lack of
Confidence and Low Self Esteem
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Why Partnership?

• No one has all the answers
• The barriers are not separate or discrete
• They reinforce each other
• Evidence that Partnership works

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What would a better system look like?

• Targeted?
• But involving all staff
• Individual customer focus
• Focus on employers needs Soft Skills? Links?
  Placements?
• Joined up in partnership
• Joined up through the prison gate