Graham Bates

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Ruth Sykes Employment Officer Team Leader
Synergy

• Graham Bates
• Chief Executive CTN
• Contract Manager Synergy

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Synergy - Aims
Community Learning Training Providers

• Encourage increased take-up of learning
  training opportunities
• Support retention on learning training
  programmes
• Assist exit/progression strategies for learners
• Help increase outcomes

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Synergy Partnership Network
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Synergy Delivery Partnership
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Community Organisations
Partnership Working
Added Value

• Informal Outreach venue/marketing
• Formal Customised programme targeted at
  specific audiences
• Complementary sessions/programme

• Increased numbers accessing learning/employment
• Adds resources
• Piloting new approaches
• Creating new opportunities

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Learning Training Providers
Partnership Working
Added Value

• Pre-programme preparation
• Complementary guidance, courses or brokerage
• Exit programmes

• Increased take-up particularly from under
  represented groups
• Supports retention
• Assists reaching output/outcome targets
• Increase tracking
• No outcome/output funding conflict (normally)

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Jobs Match
Partnership Working
Added Value

• Joint activity to secure job vacancies
• Sharing job vacancies
• Sharing expertise and processes
• Planned vacancy search in response to trainee
  graduation
• Sharing information and knowledge on particular
  employment sectors and opportunities

• Maximising resources
• Supports output targets
• Increased offer to employers
• Increased access to employers
• Networking
• Flexible short/medium term joint action

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Other Partnership Working

• Jobs Training Fairs
• Statutory projects programmes
• Voluntary/community specialist programmes
• Filling gaps in provision
• Other strategic employment and training
  initiatives