Constructing the Future Catherine Pickup Project Manager

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Constructing the Future
Catherine PickupProject Manager
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Elevate.

• Is one of 9 national HMR pathfinders
• Is here for the long haul
• Has 100m for the first 2 years (04 06)
• Works with 5 local authorities to deliver
• Has a sub-regional project to deliver training
  and employment opportunities which.
• Works with existing initiatives AND
• Develops ideas and solutions

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Pendle
Colne
Brierfield
Padiham
Stoneyholme / Daneshouse
Burnley
Burnley Wood
South West Burnley
Clayton-le-Moors and Enfield
Blackburn
Hyndburn
West Accrington
Inner North West
Inner South East
Darwen
Bacup / Stacksteads
Bacup / Stacksteads
Darwen
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East Lancashire a place of choice?...
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A place to live, work, relax and visit?...
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Why?...

• 34 of population have no qualifications
• Over reliance on low end of value chain
• Wages below national and regional averages
• 38/46 wards within 20 most deprived in England
• 20 limiting long term illness
• 20 of mortgagees negative equity
• Fractured communities-parallel lives

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How.?

• Retain and support existing communities
• Clearance and land assembly
• Improve existing housing stock
• Private rented sector
• Stabilise neighbourhoods
• Environmental works
• Build new housing
• Detailed local strategy development-
• community involvement AND.

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Constructing the Future

• Existing Skill Shortages, BUT
• Oversubscription to training courses
• Low Capacity of Local Businesses
• Underemployment
• Pockets of high unemployment
• Elevate Lift Schools Hospitals etc.
• Opportunities to make a difference

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Problem

• To increase the supply of skilled and
• qualified people to the construction
• industry
• Provision quality and scope
• External funding - direct/indirect
• X Capacity - space, resources, funding
• X Lack of progression routes

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Solutions

• Alternative models of training
• skill building
• Programme and research to influence mainstream
  provision
• Right recruits!
• Innovation and higher level skills centre
• Professional Pathways
• Developer, main contractor resources

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Problem

• 2. To grow the construction sector in
• East Lancashire and improve its ability
• to compete regionally and nationally
• Willingness training, recruitment
• Diversity of businesses
• X Low capacity 95 small/micro
• X Inexperience public sector

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Solutions

• PQQ/feedback/benchmarking tool to inform the
  programme of support
• Utilisation of existing best practice club
• Encouragement of collaborative working
• Combination of interactive and 1-2-1
• Workforce development
• Benchmarking
• E-marketplace
• Accreditations for supply chain

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Problem

• To promote economic inclusion within the
  construction industry
• Procurement driven developers/
• 
  contractors
• Multiple partners, local initiatives
• X Diversity issues demographics
• X Low achievement, low aspirations

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Solutions

• Procurement strategy as driver
• Tried and tested.Youthbuild
• Tell and sell employers and individuals
• Partnership with organisations WITH resources !!
• Pull people through by supporting employers
• Target under-represented disadvantaged
• Talk to people on their own territory

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How (1)?

• Steering Group
• Local Authorities
• Colleges/Providers
• Lancashire Learning Skills Council
• North West Regional Development Agency
• CITB Construction Skills Summit Skills
• Business Link/Industry
• Job Centre Plus/Connexions
• LEBP

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How (2)?

• Via procurement strategy
• Discussion and negotiation
• Partnering agreements
• Clearly identified outputs BUT.
• Room for innovation!
• Delivery of outputs monitored
• Carrot and Stick!
• Assistance to achieve

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How (3)?

Supply Demand Output capture
Brokerage Delivery Vehicle

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Results..

• Jobs and careers for local people
• Prequalified local businesses with increased
  market opportunities
• Qualified workforce professional and craft
• Expansion of CSCS/OSAT
• Progression enhanced Master Crafts route
• Leverage of additional funding
• Clearing House in place to provide multi
  functional brokerage......

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Constructing the Future

• Existing Skill Shortages, BUT
• Oversubscription to training courses
• Low Capacity of Local Businesses
• Underemployment
• Pockets of high unemployment
• Elevate Lift Schools Hospitals etc.
• Opportunities to make a difference

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If you want to know more.

• Elevate East Lancashire
• 01282 661400 Office
• Catherine Pickup - 07989 386549
• Tom Dobrashian - 07751 422630
• catherine.pickup_at_elevate-eastlancs.co.uk
• Tom.dobrashian_at_elevate-eastlancs.co.uk
• Catherine_at_innovista-ltd.co.uk
• Website www.elevate-eastlancs.co.uk

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Questions