Apprenticeships Mark Bennington Operations Director Employer Based Training

Rathbone Training National Youth Organisation and Third Sector Provider Part of the Newcastle College Group of Companies 700 staff working throughout the UK 70+ Centres Service streams: –Youth Engagement –Pre 16 –Foundation Learning –Work Based Learning (Apprenticeships)

Rathbone – Work Based Learning Apprenticeships, England, Scotland and Wales Employer Training Division £6 million national delivery contract (England) 425 apprenticeships apprenticeships FTE Staff Management Team Employer Engagement Officers Field based delivery Staff; Tutor/Assessor/Verifiers Pastoral Support

The government’s main skills funding offer to employers, young people and adults Deliver work skills and transferable skills Apprentices: –Earn more over their lifetime –Are less likely to be out of work –Are more likely to find another job following unemployment Apprenticeships

Rathbone – Work Based Learning 9 Strategic partners; extending geographical boundaries and providing specialist and niche frameworks Strong presence in the North West –Business Administration –Customer Service –Team Leading –Childcare –Health and Social Care –Motor Vehicle –Hospitality and catering –Youth Work –Managing Volunteers –Fundraising Founding Member of the Fair Train Group Training Association

Fair Train The Group Training Association of Third Sector Employers and Providers

What is Fair Train? A Members’ Association for the Third Sector –Employer Forum, –Training Providers Forum Working to help its members get the benefits from the apprenticeship programme and other government funding opportunities.

What Does Fair Train do? Promote the interests of Third Sector Employers in apprenticeships Contract with funding agencies on behalf of TS employers Select and oversee Fair Train Providers Work with employers to recruit, train and receive funding for apprentices – and later other funding streams

Practical Help Help employers access and benefit from apprenticeship programmes Support in the recruitment of an apprentice Provide access to a ‘preferred provider’ Manage the administration, quality assurance and audit requirements of government funding In an open, fair and transparent relationship

The Fair Train Principles To: –Place employers’ long term training needs first –Be open and transparent about government funding we draw down –Devote as much of the funding as possible to training, minimising administration costs as far as possible –Act and report upon any complaint received by Fair Train from an employer.

Employers’ Forum – Why Join To benefit directly from: –Apprenticeship Funding –Advice and guidance on Apprenticeships –Regular ebulletin To Steer Fair Train To influence policy on Apprenticeships –e.g. volunteers and apprenticeships; programme led apprenticeships; pre-apprenticeships; new frameworks

Progress To Date 320+ apprentices in 100+ Third Sector organisations 240 Fair Train Employer members Developed (in conjunction with Skills Third Sector) of 3 new Sector Specific Advanced level Frameworks - Fundraising/Managing Volunteers/Campaigning

Provider Development One of the targets was the development of an additional 5 Third Sector providers to become preferred providers – ‘For the Sector by the Sector’ All have been subject to due diligence checks and rigorous vetting Existing providers are: –Rathbone –London Learning Consortium –Enable –The Via Partnership (June 2012)

Contact Details: Mark Bennington – Operations Director Candice Langley – Regional Operations Manager Tom Watson – Fair Train Membership Secretary