Homes and places where people want to live Apprenticeships Ian Richardson Learning and Development Officer

Homes and places where people want to live About Us Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) Founded 1 st April 2005 To manage the Decent Homes Project Voted for by our Customers Created by NCC by the joining of Nottingham City Building Works and Housing together

Homes and places where people want to live About Us One Share Holder Largest Social Housing Landlord service in the East Midlands Manage 29,000 homes and 1,000 leasehold properties 34,000 Tenancies

Homes and places where people want to live What are we? Non-profit making Organisation Run by a Strategic Board 1100 Members of Staff Registered at Company’s House We are a Social Landlord, offering all landlord services required by Nottingham City Council to manage their social housing stock

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Our Mission To deliver excellent service Our Vision Homes and places where people want to live

Our Values 1.Tell the truth 2.Keep your promises 3.Be fair 4.Respect the individual 5.Work as one team 6.Encourage fresh thinking 7.Strive for the best

Homes and places where people want to live In House Apprenticeships Trade apprentices 34 Administration apprentices 8 Managed scheme Change Management and Development team

Homes and places where people want to live In House Apprenticeships 65 Operatives trained in Mentoring skills 11 Mentors trained in Administration skills Project Managers and Supervisors act as off line mentors. (3 to 4 apprentices each) Team Effort

Homes and places where people want to live In House Apprenticeships Craft Apprenticeship scheme is 25 years old We employ 360 craft operatives over 35% of current Craft Operatives are home grown Trained to City and Guilds Level 3 in all crafts. 100% successful completion from apprentice to Operative since 2004.

Homes and places where people want to live In House Apprenticeships Recruit from The City of Nottingham Outreach work –Inner City Schools –Work Experience –New School Diploma in construction –Connexions –Community Support groups for Women and BME –Local advertising (Nottingham Arrow & Evening Post) 1700 applications for 10 vacancies

Homes and places where people want to live. In House Apprenticeships Many Home grown Apprentices now in supervisory and management roles Many home grown Operatives now mentor on the Apprenticeship Scheme In house development programme

Homes and places where people want to live Decent Homes Secure Warm and Modern The 1 in a Million Scheme

Homes and places where people want to live All properties must be Secure Warm Modern By December 2013 Contract Value £243 Million Government Decent homes intuitive

Homes and places where people want to live Our Partners

Homes and places where people want to live Expectation To create long term social and economic benefits by employing and up skilling local people in the delivery of the Decent Homes Project

Homes and places where people want to live Guaranteed Training for local people Provide an avenue for local people to train in the construction industry Increase the skills base within local communities Tackle Workless ness

Homes and places where people want to live How (The eureka moment) Embedding training into the Decent Homes Project 1 trainee for £1 million of work

Homes and places where people want to live For every £1 million of work you take, you must employ an apprentice written into the contract. Guaranteed 24 months to level 2 Circa…200 apprentices (243) Partner can then choose to employ or give a further years training Service level agreement Roll on roll off apprenticeships with the local Training providers All apprentices as per Nottingham city Councils Local Jobs for Local People Embedding training into the Decent Homes Project

Homes and places where people want to live Embedding training into the Decent Homes Project Local colleges New College Nottingham Castle College Stephenson College Connexions 16 to 19 years Community Support Groups Broxtowe Education skills Training (BEST) Meadows Trust Renewal Trust (St Ann's) Recruitment

Homes and places where people want to live Monitoring Embedding training into the Decent Homes Project Nottingham City Homes Monthly returns

Homes and places where people want to live Spend up to 31 March 2010….£47 Million Apprenticeships created….54 Up by 7 apprentices and increasing