Widening Your Recruitment Pool Employability Partnerships

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Widening Your Recruitment Pool Employability
Partnerships

• Breakout Session 3

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Introduction

• Amanda Montague
• Director of EESCP
• East of England Skills and Competitiveness
  Partnership

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Local Employment Partnerships
Effective recruitment, Strong communities, Better
business.
Jo Willson Account Manager Norfolk 25th February
2009
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Unlocking talent
Todays business challenge Getting the right
people and skills
4,430,000 vacancies advertised in 2007 but
reduced considerably this year

Benefit claimant count rising

Issues with Recruitment of suitable and trained
staff
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Working together
Todays business solution Local Employment
Partnerships

• Recruitment solutions to meet your needs
• Specialist recruitment service
• Access to the wider local talent pool

No bills, no risk, no complication, no catch.
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What are our Regional Resources

• over 32 million for programmes designed to help
  people back to work
• 54 Jobcentre Plus Offices
• over 640 advisors
• over 2,200 staff 600 more by April 09

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Heres the offer
Vacancy advertising
Tailored recruitment management
Labour market expertise
Skills and training support
Your role to open up your job opportunities and
work closely with us
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Your commitment

• Using Work Trials
• Tapping into New Deal
• Providing guaranteed interviews
• Introducing mentoring
• Reviewing recruitment practices

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Work Trials give you time to decide
Check the fit
No cost to your business
No impact on their benefit
Up to 15 days trial period (Can be extended up to
6 weeks)
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New Deal

• Selected and pre-prepared candidates
• Employable
• Motivated
• Right for job

Agreed period of employment Financial support for
recruiting and training
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Partnership in practice
Its really opened our eyes to all sorts of
individuals out there that we can offer hope and
employment to Sharon Voss, HSBC
Theyve helped us understand what the labour
market need and how we can become more appealing
to potential employees Melanie Baker, Tulip
Cleaning Services LEPs are benefiting employees,
employers and the wider community Justin King,
Sainsburys
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LEP and the NHS
How has it worked locally Our Partners and how
we work together An insight into how the
initiative works and the benefits for you and
your local communities
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How to make it work for you

Go online to learn more www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
/up
Call us 0845 600 8192
E-mail us lep.enq_at_jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk
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The Employer Experience

• Abby Cooper
• Training Manager, Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• Karen Fysh
• External Partnerships, Jobcentre Plus, East of
  England

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The Training Company experience

• Annette Belson
• Operations Director, Norfolk Training Services
• Karen Fysh
• External Partnerships, Jobcentre Plus, East of
  England

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TRAIN TO GAIN

• Presented by Annie Chittock
• Skills Broker

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BACKGROUND

• Government funded Programme through The
• Learning Skills Council (LSC)
• Managed by approved Skills Brokers
• Delivered by LSC approved Learning Providers
• A service to help business get the training
  needed to succeed

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The Consultancy Homes Counties Ltd. - TCHC

• East of England Region
• Herts, Beds, Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex
• Industry Sectors
• Retail
• Automotive
• Manufacturing
• Sports and Leisure
• Care
• Business, Law, Accounting

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THE BENEFITS

• More skilled and motivated workforce.
• Trained resources and skills available to
• management.
• Positive impact on company culture.
• Work-based training programmes.
• Full and part-time staff

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TRAINING OPTIONS

• NVQ Level 2,3,4,5
• Apprenticeships
• Foundation Degrees
• Skills for Life
• Short courses
• Distance learning

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CONTRIBUTION TO WAGE COSTS

• Employer can claim back the hourly wage for the
  time the employee was released from work to
  undertake training and assessment.
• Organisations with less than 50 full or part-time
  employees.
• Up to a maximum of 70 hours.

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THE PROCESS
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THE NEXT STEP

• Look at the requirements of all full or part-time
  
• staff
• Decide on the type of course for them.
• Confirm their eligibility.
• Offer a choice of three Training Providers.
• Employer selects Training Provider and advises
• TCHC.

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REFERRALS

• Business Link
• Investors in People
• Jobcentre Plus
• Higher Education Institutions
• TUC
• Connexions (13yrs to 19yrs)
• Leadership and Management
• Information, Advice and Guidance Next Step
• (aged 20 years )

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YOUR SKILLS BROKER

• Annie Chittock
• Skills Broker
• The Consultancy Home Counties Ltd
• Skills House 10-12 Caxton Way, Watford
• Herts WD18 8UA
• Mob [phone]
• E-mail ann.chittock_at_tchc.net

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Review and Questions

• Amanda Montague
• Director of EESCP
• East of England Skills and Competitiveness
  Partnership