ESF Knowledge Transfer Event

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Welcome
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Learning and Skills Council Yorkshire and Humber
Commissioning November 2007

• Ebrahim Dockrat Regional ESF Director

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Purpose of the Day

• Background to LSC commissioning including policy
  
• context
• Opportunity to seek clarification of
  specifications
• Opportunity to network

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Agenda

• 1030 1115 Welcome and Introduction
• 1115 1130 Regional Skills Action Plan
• 1130 1145 Youth Responsive
• 1145 1200 Adult Responsive
• 1200 1230 Employer Responsive
• 1230 1245 The Process
• Questions and Answers
• LUNCH
• 130 230 Workshops
• 230 330 Workshops
• 330 - Close

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Achievements 2000- 2006

• 400m spent
• 637 directly supported projects
• 385,449 beneficiaries supported
• 116,617 have gained a qualification
• 35,911 have gone into employment
• 13,951 companies supported

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LSC Priorities

• Young people
• Increasing participation, attainment and tackling
  and preventing NEET
• Adult
• Increasing literacy and numeracy and attainment
  of 1st full Level 2 3 and Skills for Life
• Employers
• Increasing full level 2 and 3 attainment in the
  workplace
• Tackling Worklessness
• Engaging individuals and communities

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Policy Context and Strategic Alignment

• Leitch
• Machinery of Government changes
• Business Support Simplification Programme
• Sector Skills Development Agency
• Transforming Further Education to meet the needs
  of both individuals and employers
• Train to Gain
• Employment and Skills Commissioning

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Consultation Process

• Establishment of external Co-Financing Groups
• Formalised Terms of Reference
• Involves key stakeholders Yorkshire Forward,
  JobCentre Plus, Local Authorities, Third Sector,
  Higher Education, Business Links, Offender
  Learning organisations, Sector Skills Councils
• Ensures ESF doesnt displace other funding
  streams and adds value

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• First round commissioning - 59m
• We have 25 specifications covering up to 40
  contracts
• Adult - 14.3m over 6 contracts
• Youth - 12.5m between 11 and 14 contracts
• Employer - 26m over 10 contracts
• Other - 6.4m over 14 contracts

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• Priority 1 Commissioning - Extending employment
  opportunities
• NEET
• Skills for Jobs
• Individual and community engagement
• OLASS
• Volunteering

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Priority 2 CommissioningDeveloping a Skilled
and Adaptable Workforce

• Skills delivery through Train to Gain
• Apprenticeships
• Brokerage enhancement activities

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Priority 1 Outputs and Results 2007-2010

• Total number of participants 48,000
• Number of unemployed and inactive participants
  supported 37,000
• Number of NEETS and those at risk of becoming
  NEET supported 15,000
• Participants into work on leaving 4,200
• NEETs into education, employment or training on
  leaving 6,750

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Priority 2 Outputs and Results 2007-2010

• Total number of participants 62,000
• Number of participants gaining basic skills
  10,000
• Number of participants gaining Level 2 10,000
• Number of participants gaining level 3 2,500

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Funding Concepts

• Fund Holder
• Informed by the LSC and key strategic partners
• Second Tier Commissioning and sub contracting
• Responsiveness to changing environment
• Responsive to labour market changes
• Demand Led
• Information Advice and Guidance (IAG)

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Sub Regional Events

• South Yorkshire
• Tues 20th Nov, 200pm - Mega Centre, Sheffield
• West Yorkshire
• Fri 23rd Nov, 9.30am National Coal Mining
  Museum, Wakefield
• North Yorkshire
• Wed 21st Nov, 130pm Monkbar Hotel, York
• Humberside
• Thur 15th Nov, 1230pm Country Park Inn, Hessle