The South West Position and Approach

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The South West Position and Approach

• Mark Colton SW Region Employer Engagement Team
• Helen Giles SW EURES Adviser

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Key Facts

• There is no definitive way of measuring the size
  of the migrant work force.
• The data used from NINO allocations and WRS is
  subject to all migrant workers and employers
  following given guidelines. This may not be the
  case.

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Monitoring Trends In Migration

• Two sources of data readily available that
  provide some indication of migration trends
• National Insurance Number Allocations
• A8 Countries Worker Registration Scheme (WRS)
• These provide indications of broad trends in
  immigration flows.

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Changes Trends of Migration
Source 100 extract from National Insurance
Recording System at 25th June 2005
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National Insurance Number Allocations
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NINO Allocations by age in the South West
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A8 Workers Registration Scheme
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WRS Top 5 Occupation Breakdown
  National South West Cornwall
Admin Bus. Management 81580 4850  
Hospitality Catering 63705 5380 429
Agriculture 36625 5095 787
Manufacturing 21570 1520 197
Food Fish Meat Processing 14240 1205 163
General Services Trades     324
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WRS Cornwall Nationality Breakdown
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Jobcentre Plus and European Recruitment

• Jobcentre Plus is able to offer employers a way
  to recruit from European members countries.
• This is achieved by use of the European
  Employment Advisors network or EURES