Humber Local Enterprise Partnership Skills Network The Business Hub, Freeman Street Market, Grimsby 6 February 2019 DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Welcome and Introduction Teresa Chalmers Executive Director Employment and Skills #HumberSkills DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
AGENDA 1 Welcome, Introduction 10.00 a.m. 2 Review of key points from the September Skills Network 3 Guy Saxton, Yorkshire Training Partnership - Apprenticeship Support and 10.10 am Knowledge for schools project 4 Folabomi Raphael-Raji . Fresh Prospects Humber: the untapped talent 10.25 am pool. Sarah Marshall – Offploy. Rehabilitation from an ex-offenders perspective- 5 10.40 am the Offploy Journey 7 Networking break 11.00am 8 Round Table Discussions 11.20 am Employability Passport/QICS – Andy Crossland 9 11.45 am 10 Update from the LEP Team 11.55 am 11 Summary and conclusions including agreed actions. Close and networking 12.00 pm DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Key points from September Network 1. Region of Learning - The potential for the Humber to be the first recognised Region of Learning in the country: • Enhancing current activity • Adding value re additional partnerships • National recognition by the RSA and govt. Discussions have been taking place with the LEP and the four Local Authorities, feedback in due course . DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Key points – Overview 2. Network improvements: • Improved networking opportunities but GDPR? • Capture of members knowledge and experience – opportunity to share more • Employer engagement re skills requirements • Funding availability and info • Regional impact (good news stories/sharing best practice) • Smaller working groups/chance to engage more DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
What is the ASK programme? Guy Saxton Programme Director North Region
The ASK Programme • The ASK Programme overview • The ASK Programme in the North • Highlights from 2017/18 • The offer for 2018/19 • Young Apprentice Ambassador Network (YAAN) • Further Info/ Contact
Apprenticeship Support & Knowledge for schools (ASK)
The ASK offer for 2018/19 www.amazingapprenticeships.com
The bespoke offer to schools Awareness presentations including apprentice ambassadors Registration & application workshops Have-a-go workshops Events & workshops for parents Careers fair attendance Teacher CPD sessions
Resources
ASK in the North ASK North Partnership – Training provider networks • BL Training • Inspira • Newcastle UXL • Tees Valley Learning Provider Network • North Yorkshire Business and Education Partnership • West Yorkshire Learning Providers • Yorkshire Training Partnership • TAG Advance • Lancashire Work Based Learning Executive Forum • All About STEM • Greater Merseyside Learning Provider Federation • Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network
ASK in the North 2017/18 • 734 school establishments engaged (638 target) • 304 new school establishments (255 target) • 85,776 pupils engaged (46,400 target) • 4,825 teachers upskilled (1,282 target) • 3,677 parents engaged (2,900 target) • 9,026 registrations onto Find an apprenticeship website (*10,875 target) • 1,202 student applications (1,088 target)
ASK in the North 2017/18 • Strong feedback from all parties who accessed ASK services (teachers/pupils/parents) • Local apprenticeships signposted to pupils and help with applications • Good achievement of targets • Positive promotion of apprenticeships with training provider network (ASK teams) But…. • Geographical area gaps – North Lincs, NE Lincs • 32 out of 33 establishments in NL & NEL not engaged in 2017/18
ASK in the North 2018/19 Targets for the Humber LEP area Humber performance to date (Aug-Dec 2018) 49 school establishments engaged 16 school establishments engaged 196 session delivered 41 session delivered 3,483 pupils engaged 1,595 pupils engaged 108 teachers upskilled 72 teachers upskilled 108 parents engaged 120 parents engaged 818 registrations onto Faa 611 registrations onto Faa 108 apprenticeship applications 0 apprenticeship applications
ASK services will support schools to achieve: • Links to the Careers Strategy • Evidence towards Gatsby Benchmark 7 • Meeting schools statutory obligations under Baker Claus to allow training providers access to pupils to promote apprenticeships • DfE Guidance – From September 2018 all school establishments must publish information about the schools careers programme to pupils year 8-13. Also have a designated career lead • Ofsted new School Inspection Handbook (Sept 18) has more reference to impartial careers guidance with clear grading markers • Compliments CEC Compass tool We can offer you free ASK programme services in schools/colleges which links to all of the above. Please arrange a planning meeting to discuss further. Email: guy.saxton@bl-training.co.uk
Young Apprentice Ambassadors Network The main purpose of the ambassadors role is to promote apprenticeships and inspire other young people by describing their experience.
Yorkshire & Humber Young Apprentice Ambassador Network • Rusian Brooks (Chair of Y&H YAAN) • 47 Young Apprentice Ambassadors in Y&H • 16-26 year old apprentices (current or ex) • Be requested and support sessions • Our task – o Involve the YAAN’s o Support the network o Grow the network
Apprenticeship live broadcasts
Apprenticeship Champion Network All Apprenticeship Champions receive Additional resources Poster pack for your school/college Sharing of best practice Monthly newsletter
How to book support Visit website Get started Hold Complete planning form meeting
Contact us
Contact us Guy Saxton – BL Training North Region Lead for Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge in Schools (ASK Programme) guy.saxton@bl-training.co.uk Rusian Brooks - R.Brooks@shu.ac.uk
Fresh Prospects in the Humber: the untapped talent pool February 2019 DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
The 2018 McGregor-Smith Review “BME individuals in the UK are both less likely to participate in and then less likely to progress through the workplace, when compared with White individuals” “Barriers exist, from entry through to board level, that prevent these individuals from reaching their full potential” DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Yinka’s story… Image from https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/350999364680961535/?lp=true DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
The highest number of non-UK nationals are employed in elementary occupations such as selling goods, cleaning or freight handling. DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
• In 2016, 11% (3.4 million +/- 0.2 million) of the UK labour market (30.3 million +/- 0.3 million) were non-UK nationals • Non-UK nationals are more likely to be in jobs they are over- qualified for than UK nationals : almost 2 in 5 non-UK nationals ( 37% of EU14, EU2 and non-EU nationals and 40% of EU8 national • Office for National Statistics; International immigration and the labour market, UK: 2016 DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Our Mission To help qualified individuals within migrant groups secure work experience opportunities that will help them acquire the relevant UK employability skills and experience they need to get into employment DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Our Approach Qualified Prospective migrant Employer DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
By partnering with us… • You will help to unlock an untapped talent pool and inadvertently: – Increase productivity in the region as well as competitiveness – Lower skills shortages and underemployment in the region – Retain young people in the region e.g international students • You will be contributing towards a fully inclusive UK workforce which the UK government is actively working toward DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
The potential benefit to the UK economy from full representation of BME individuals across the labour market, through improved participation and progression, is estimated to be £24 billion a year, which represents 1.3% of GDP • Baroness McGregor-Smith CBE DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Partner with us and let’s make a difference DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Rehabilitation from an ex offenders perspective The OFFPLOY Journey DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Jacob Hill - Offploy Founder and CEO Twitter: @offploy Website: www.offploy.org DRIVING GROWTH OF THE HUMBER ECONOMY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
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