JHP Training

1
Tapping into talent What are the best ways to
sustain and progress people in work?

• Welcome!

2
Overview

• With SMEs accounting for over 58 of private
  sector employment, engaging businesses of all
  sizes is critical to providing a wide range of
  employment opportunities for Work Programme
  clients.This session will examine the
  partnership between provider and employer in
  ensuring sustainableoutcomes for all.

3
Introductions

• JHP Group Lyn Gardner
• Iken Business ltd Debbie Watts

4
JHP Group Overview

• Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
• - Work Programme Prime Provider 70m
• - Work Programme subcontracts 20m
• - JCP Support Contract 30m
• - MWA 20m
• Programmes for the Unemployed (PFU) 26m (12 of
  national allocation)
• Others 10m

• Skills Funding Agency (SFA) 40m
• Skills Development Scotland (SDS) 4m
• Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) 0.5m

5
Policy drivers in skills and work

• The drive for high employment
• State of the nation youth/rising unemployment,
  value for money, delivering more for less, UK
  competitiveness
• Welfare to Work payment by results, black box
  approach, single Work Programme, sustainability
  
• Skills outcome incentive payments,
  flexibilities, Apprenticeships

6
Working in partnership

• Benefits
• Achieve missions and amplify reach
• Amplify mutual interests and success
• 11 3.or even 4 or 5

7
(No Transcript)
8
Introduction to Iken

• Iken is a specialist efficiency improvement
  company. Through our software systems, advice and
  training, we help organisations work more
  efficiently, effectively and securely.
• Over the past decade we have helped many public
  and private sector organisations achieve more
  through intelligent use of Iken software. We
  currently work with over 120 organisations spread
  across the UK and beyond with clients in Europe,
  Asia and North America.
• As a result of working with Iken, organisations
  typically improve their productivity by at least
  10-20.

9
How we make a difference

• At the heart of Iken is our unique information
  management software, which (amongst many other
  things!) helps professionals
• Save time on creating documents and emails
  because Iken fills in the key details for you
  and files them in the right place so you can
  easily find them again!
• Save money by lessening the need for paper use,
  storage and postage costs everything you need
  is at your fingertips electronically
• Be more productive Iken links together all your
  business applications so youre not constantly
  switching from one to the other
• Share knowledge all your documents are held in
  central electronic files, so working together on
  projects is easy

10
But our softwares just half the story

• Its the expert consultancy we do to make sure
  Iken meets the unique needs of each client, and
  the support we give them throughout the time they
  use our software, that makes sure Iken continues
  to make a real difference to their working lives.
• This means that its really important to us that
  we employ the right people with the right skills,
  expertise and values to deliver superb service to
  clients each and every day

11
Who and how we recruit

• We recruit software developers, project managers,
  marketing and sales executives, implementation
  and administration staff from a variety of
  sources including
• directly through recruitment agencies
• referrals
• client recommendation.

12
Why JHP Training?

• As part of our corporate responsibility
  programme, our CEO, Elizabeth Miles, wanted to
  recruit staff in an ethical way which also ties
  in nicely with our current project on working
  towards IIP Gold!
• We are also conscious that in the current
  economic climate, there are people out there with
  is a broad range of valuable skill sets that have
  been unable to get into the workplace for a
  variety of reasons.
• We are also aware of the large number of younger
  people who may have left school or college with
  qualifications but have not had the opportunity
  to gain relevant experience in the workplace.
• We want to help change that!

13
What we did

• Michelle and Julian of JHP Training work with
  young people to help them into the workplace and
  were both instrumental in assisting Iken with
  this area of recruitment. They
• helped with preparation of a job description and
  with CV searching and sourced candidates for us
  that had a mixture of the relevant skills.
• set up interviews for each candidate with Iken
  and fully briefed each one on how Iken works.
• provided coaching about interview techniques,
  dress codes and confidence.
• conducted joint feedback sessions after all the
  interviews had taken place so that further
  training can be given to individuals to help them
  in their job search

14
The result!

• As a result of JHPs sterling work Iken Business
  Ltd have now recruited a new trainee
  administrator, Jenny Brake who will spend some
  time working in the different teams throughout
  our company.

15
Jenny
16
Whats in it for our new trainee

• She will gain a wealth of skills and continue her
  training with us over the course of the next
  three months.
• And we have every intention of taking her on as a
  permanent member of staff if she is successful
  throughout her placement with us.

17
The journey goes on!

• Going forward throughout 2012 and in the future,
  we will be looking to give the same opportunity
  to others through work experience with our
  company.

18
Questions?
19
Summary and Contacts

• Contacts
• lyn.gardner_at_jhp.employability.com
• dwatts_at_Iken.biz