Content Background to the programme What is The Future Horizons Programme? Who are our partners? Who Benefits? Measuring Success Building for the future Questions

Background to the Programme MOD Consultation Paper 2011 Based on a number of reports highlighting a lack of support for ESLs Existing COBSEO work streams RFEA leading on employment Recognition that military charities don’t hold all the keys Consortium developed

What is The Future Horizons Programme ? Non Military run programme – 1 year trial ** Funded by FIMT Open to ESLs from ITC and Catterick Garrison Opt In for continued support after discharge Assisting transition – COBSEO objectives Partnership model - COBSEO members, commercial Welfare to Work companies and other 3 rd sector organisations Focussed on supporting ESLs into employment

What is The Future Horizons Programme ? Based in Hook Coy – linked into the existing process Two Advisors – interview ESLs pre-discharge – Assessment of needs – Registered on the systems – Allocated to a Specialist Employment Consultant (SEC) Central Employment Team track progress 3 Stages to the programme: – No help required – Standard job finding support – More complex support needs Various evaluation strands being measured 12 month report delivered in April 2013

Who are our Partners ? Made up from leading organisations in the industry RFEA providing Stage 1 and 2 of the programme Linked into existing Career Transition Partnership (CTP) Stage 3 providers deliver geographical coverage Strong links with “Civvy Street” More and more interest from other partners as the programme progresses – Avondale House

Employment Opportunities Skills For Logistics Manpower Serco JHP BT “Civvy Street” Numerous local employers through RFEA Specialist Employment Consultants (SECs)

DEMONSTRATING A CASE Evaluation

Evaluation as part of the design Culture Clearly defined KPIs Informative Iterative Everyone’s business Future benefit

Independent scrutiny

Who Benefits ? The ESL The Unit / ITC The MOD – Reputation – Social Responsibility Service Charities & Voluntary Sector organisations: Working in partnership Maximising scarce resources Longer Term View ……………Wider Society

Understanding the Limitations Pragmatism Academic scrutiny

Virtuous Circle of Measurement Outcomes JudgementExperiential Process

Measuring Success Creating the first credible baseline of data Capturing valuable data on ESL demographic profiles and needs Employment Outcomes Training & Education Outcomes Critique of the consortium model Quantitative & qualitative data collection All to inform future recommendations for the MOD and interested parties Outcomes JudgementExperiential Process

PROGRESS TO DATE Measuring Success

Progress so far The model is working very well 99% opt in rate – unprecedented engagement opted in – 9% trained staff 15% Stage One Provision - 15% Stage 3 Provision Stage Two -70% SECs report significant improved engagement with ESLs post discharge

Building For Success Looking at options – continuation & expansion 12 month report - key driver for continuation Funding Options: Short, Medium, Long Agreeing a model/ future concept Linking into wider COBSEO developments Continuing to secure partner buy in

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CONTACT DETAILS Darren Bickerstaffe Future Horizons Programme Director Laura Blair RFEA Business Development Manager Matt Fossey Innovo Consultancy Ltd