Transcript A Brand Identity for Salford

Youth Unemployment
VCFP Meeting
21st November
Jon Bloor, Oldham Council
[email protected]
Content
•What the data tells us?
•Government Funded Activity
•GM and Local Activity
•Economic Framework
Overall Unemployment 2011- Oct 2012
% Unemployment Rate (Residents aged 16-64)
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12
Bolton
Bury
Manchester
Oldham
Rochdale
Salford
Tameside
Trafford
Wigan
NW
UK
Youth Unemployment 2011- Oct 2012
% of 18-24 year old Claimants
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12
Bolton
Bury
Manchester
Oldham
Rochdale
Salford
Tameside
Trafford
Wigan
NW
UK
16-18 NEET data.
Number of vacancies
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Jan- Feb- Mar- Apr- May- Jun- Jul- Aug- Sep- Oct- Nov- Dec- Jan- Feb- Mar- Apr- May- Jun12
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Manchester
Oldham
Rochdale
Tameside
Jul- Aug- Sep- Oct12
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Government Activity
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Work Programme and Work Choice
Get Britain Working
Youth Contract
Apprenticeships
National Careers Service
ESF Complex Families (Family Support)
Removal of:
• Future Jobs Fund
• Train to Gain
• Area Based Grant
• Connexions service
GM and Oldham Activity
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GM Commitment to Youth Employment
GM Mentoring programme
Get Oldham Working Campaign
Community Budgets
Targeted support for 16-18 year olds (NEET)
Work and Enterprise clubs
LEBs
Employability@Oldham
• Underpinned by Networks to support co-operation
Networking with a purpose
The Oldham Family
• Deprived areas have
weak connections
• Organisations face
threat of competition
in a marketplace.
• Vulnerable to policy
changes
• But through cooperation can
articulate a collective
position.
Key Issues
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Relatively poor business start up rate and stock
Economic restructuring
Recession
Jobs growth created in Public Sector (underrepresentation pre 2005).
Jobs lost in Private Sector
Need to close the enterprise gap
Need to support young people to ensure we do
not lose a generation.
Need to tackle issues of confidence
Need to connect Youth to opportunities
Role of the Voluntary, Community and Faith
sector
• Critical in creating the Network
• Part of the supply chain - Engaging with Young
People, signpost to other provision.
• Sign up to the GM Mentor programme
• Can you offer “work-experience” volunteering?
• Delivery of services – e.g. NLDCF
• Growth of the VCFP sector as an employer?
• Social Enterprise expansion?
Economic Framework
Developing the Strategy
Vision
• The economic vision for Oldham is to be a place
where every resident and business has the
opportunity to contribute to the long-term
economic growth of Oldham and Greater
Manchester
Objectives
A setting for
development and
investment
A competitive
and
entrepreneurial
business base
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Attract additional inward investment and new businesses into Oldham,
complementing the City Region offer
Support the development of key growth sectors
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Enhance the Town Centre as a retail and business location
Ensure the provision of suitable quality employment sites and premises
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Increase the number of business start-ups within Oldham, as part of
fostering an enterprise culture
Assist new and existing businesses in improving their competitiveness
and expanding their market
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A linking of
opportunity and
need
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Strengthen the linkages between Oldham based businesses and
businesses within the wider City Region
Diversify into new service and other growth sectors, reducing the
reliance on public sector employment
Improve the affordability and accessibility of transport connections
between areas of opportunity and need
Work with residents at the neighbourhood level to identify key barriers
to employment
Increase awareness of available employment opportunities within
areas of need
Objectives
A skilled and
relevant
workforce
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A place that
supports
economic growth
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A Council that is
here to help
Provide through partnership working a workforce with the skills to
meet the needs of Oldham and the City Region
Promote Oldham as a place that values education and skills and their
importance to the local and City Region economy
Enhance the educational offer/infrastructure in relation to key growth
sectors
Assist businesses in accessing skilled labour through engagement with
local partners
Improve the range and quality of the housing offer, particularly in
terms of higher value housing
Provide an affordable and comprehensive transport network,
maximising the value of key infrastructure such as Metrolink
Improve the cultural and leisure offer within the Town Centre and
other parts of the Borough
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Make resources available to support economic growth
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Maximise the opportunities from new finance mechanisms, such as tax
increment financing and business rate retention
Ensure businesses, including micro-businesses, are aware of available
support
Continue to promote a more business friendly Council
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Economic Future?
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Create new jobs
Create new businesses
Ensure enhanced connectivity between businesses
Enable Business to Business trading
Ensure Oldham is Open for Business – support
Inward Investment
• Role of VCFP? Place Shaping – Oldham is a
community that has been shaped by the community.
This is a key element to help sell Oldham – Need a
strong, coherent, co-operative VCFP.
Any questions?