Building Partnerships Employability Checkerboard

Developed by Sarah Elliott, HTDC May 2013

Employability “Checkerboard”

Pre-/ Planning Core Delivery Follow-on activities Monitoring Understand Local Need Recruit Learners Skills Training Personal Skills Job Search Business Start-up Volunteering Work Experience IAG Job Club Tracking/ Progression In Work Support

Employability Programmes – The Process

• End to end • Client not provision focussed • Sequence and timing may vary by client group/provider • Recognises that it’s fine not to do everything yourself

Understand Local Need Recruit Learners

Key Steps in Process

Local Community (unemployment %, skills, existing provision); Employers (vacancies, skills needs) Marketing, Referrals

Skills Training

e.g. IT, Vocational skills

Personal Skills Job Search Business start-up

e.g. Confidence-building, Communications, Teamworking e.g. using the internet, online tools, cvs/ application forms, interview skills Inc self employment, business planning

Volunteering/Work Experience

Linking with the right employers/roles

Information Advice and Guidance (IAG)

National Careers Service

Job (or Work) Clubs Tracking/Progression In work support

Maintaining activity, motivation, contact Keeping in touch, Project evaluation, payment by results (PBR) Sustaining work, PBR

How do you tackle each step?

• On your own – your facilities, staff/tutors • In partnership – working collaboratively with other organisations • Use external providers – bring them into your premises or refer clients out • Or is there currently a gap? – you haven’t yet identified how to tackle

Building Partnerships

• • • • • • Jobcentre Plus Other Funded Training and Advice e.g.

– – – SFA Support for the Unemployed ; www.tchc.net

National Careers Service ; Self Employment/Business start-up – New Enterprise Allowance • Wenta (Herts and Beds) • Ixion (East Anglia and Essex); [email protected]

Job and Enterprise Clubs Work Experience Volunteering – local Volunteer Centres – www.do-it.org.uk

Links with Employers

Sarah Elliott Development Worker Hertfordshire Training & Development Consortium 01707 251351 [email protected]

www.htdc.org.uk

HTDC is a project led by Hertfordshire Community Foundation, registered charity number 299438.