Economic Prosperity Sub Committee – 3 March 2020 Employment and Skills Update Mark Barrett – Senior Manager Employment and Skills
Key Statistics - Employment • Population – 206,000 / 127,700 Working Age • 100,300 (77.3%) in employment (71.2% NE / 75.7% GB) • 9,300 (7.0%) self-employed (8.5% NE / 10.8% GB) • 77.2% females in employment (68.7% NE / 71.5% GB) • Higher numbers employed in professional occupations and health, business and administrative sectors • Gross weekly pay £576.2 (£531.1 NE / £587.0 GB)
Key Statistics - Skills • 33.6% with an NVQ4 and above (31.1% NE / 39.3% GB) • 76.8% with an NVQ2 and above (73.0% NE / 74.9% GB) • 7.2% with No Qualifications (9.5% NE / 7.8% GB) • Vacancies in last 12 months – Care Workers and home carers (235) and Nurses (201) • Employers with vacancies – NHS, NTC, Home Group • Key skills required – Customer Service, Teamwork and Teaching
Challenges • Whilst our NEET rates for 16-17 year olds remains low (2.4%), youth unemployment (18-24) is rising elsewhere and we need to be alert to this • Our numbers are stable, but the rate has risen slightly • Very tight labour market – pay and poverty • Pockets of deprivation • Key sectors requiring intervention – health and social care, retail and digital • External Factors!!
Opportunities • Engagement with business is strong on inward investment and recruitment • Cobalt, Quorum and Silverlink continue to attract investment • Availability of provision – employability and skills • Good education attainment and participation in learning • Areas where we are bucking the trend – NEET rates, Apprenticeship starts
Regional Landscape • North East Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) • NE Local Industrial Strategy • North East Skills Advisory Panel (SAP) • North of Tyne Economic Vision and Inclusive Economy Statement • North of Tyne Inclusive Economy Board (IEB) • Our North Tyneside Plan • North Tyneside Employment and Skills Strategy • NT Inclusive Economic Strategy - Plans to bring Ambition and Skills into single strategy
North of Tyne Inclusive Economy • Inclusive Economy Board (IEB) • Inclusive Economy Innovation Fund (IEIF) • Sector Analysis - Tourism, Culture and Creative and Digital sectors, Ageing, Offshore Wind, and Green New Deal • Initiatives: – AEB Devolution – Education Challenge – Good Work Pledge – Working Homes – Return to Work (Carers) – DWP Employability Framework – Employability and Skills Programme
NT Employment and Skills Strategy • Delivery of a universal offer for young people • Delivery of a targeted offer for young people and adults • Delivery of a universal offer for employers • Delivery of a targeted offer for employers • Trying to be an exemplar employer • Influencing the local, regional and national picture
Key Activities • Careers Advice – full Connexions offer in schools, school and business connections • Supporting vulnerable young people – SEND, Care Leavers • Employability – Maximised use of ESF to 2022 • Business Engagement – NT Business Forum, HR Management Groups, Chambers of Commerce • Skills Support – Health and Social Care, Digital Skills, Adult Education, Apprenticeships • Recruitment – Jobs Fairs, Apprenticeship events, Inward Investment
Contacts: Mark Barrett Senior Manager - Employment and Skills North Tyneside Council Tel: (0191) 643 6061 Mobile: 07970 227094 E-Mail: mark.barrett@northtyneside.gov.uk Mo Dixon Principal Tyne Metropolitan College Tel: (0191) 229 5287 Mobile: 07790 923760 E-Mail: mo.dixon@tynecoast.ac.uk
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