Routeways to Employment in the Public Sector Ray Flude, LLCLP Leicestershire Public Service Compact

 Steering Group  Recruitment and Retention  Learning and Development  Task Groups  Apprenticeship  Skills for Life in the Workforce  Ambition on shared training  Gateshead Academy model

 Contact in the community, IAG support, pre-employment preparation, occupationally specific Routeway, Job interview guarantees identified through employer engagement. Underpinning tracking database  Sectors - Retail, Construction, Hospitality, Food and Drink manufacturing, Business and Contact Centres, Health and Care  Funding – ESF, JCP, WNF, MAA sub regional investment programme, mainstream The Routeway Model

The Job Seeker Journey Engagement with work via JCP, MACs, etc. Advisor support to reach ‘Job Ready’ stage Sector-specific pre-employment training e.g. Retail Works, Care First Routeway etc Guaranteed interviews, or work experience Obtains job – continues to develop skills

2 - Pre-Employment Skills Developing and reviewing skills interventions. Negotiating / proving appropriate with employers. FE/HE & other training providers / NAS. funding agencies, referral agents  Co-ordinating the provision of pre-employment & vocational learning  Sector Routeway development  Employer-led solutions, review of labour market intelligence  Referral & data capture  Funding options  Graduate retention  SME links 3 - Linking with Employers Employer engagement and assessing / reporting on employer demand and feedback  Employer engagement strategy for E&S Board - all employers, with focus on SMEs  Co-ordinating employer & job / skills brokerage activity  Brokerage of interviews, jobs, apprenticeships & training  Inter-agency co-operation, sharing intelligence & opps.  Informing RW development  Balancing supply with demand  Volunteering 4 - Supporting & Developing the Workforce Focus on in-work support, retention, training and workforce development, to secure sustainable job outcomes & raise skill levels  Shaping & co-ordinating provision & funding  Post-employment support  In-work training – levels 2-FD  Apprenticeships & Train 2 Gain  Higher-level skills  Monitoring outcomes  Co-ordinating processes  Encourage investment in skills Employment and Skills Board Reporting to the MAA Co-ordination group and Leadership Group  Sets high levels strategy and priorities for a co-ordinated sub-regional employment and skills plan  Owns priority employment and skills outcomes in the sub regional economic strategy  Holds to account agencies responsible for delivering employment and skills plan  Ensures interventions respond effectively to employer demand  Encourages strategic alignment of resources and plans amongst key agencies and with regard to national and regional strategies  Contributes to the annual economic assessment Executive Group Reporting to the Employment and Skills Board. Key commissioning agencies.  Generates commissioning plans for priority outcomes  Reports on performance, progress chases delivery agencies  Receives and reports information on significant interventions (e.g. Future Jobs, Fit for Work etc, Routeways, MACs, SRIP)  Co-ordinating intervention at all levels incl. Routeways  Informing & directing the activity of the sub-groups  Co-ordination of the client journey and employer engagement  Sharing details on funding streams & initiatives  Input from ESB and sectoral leads re. national / local & sector issues 1 - Engaging people and overcoming barriers Focus for engaging people particularly those hard to reach. JCP, MACs, Connexions, IAG providers, LEBC, Business Builder  Engaging & supporting priority groups with targeted IAG  Identifying barriers  Promoting learning & work in key sectors  Pre-Routeway skills  Job ready & sector assessment  Routeway referral processes  Data capture & management  Brand Fit / Job Matching / Labour Market Info MAA and Employment and Skills

Leadership Board Support Team Leicestershire County Council Leicester City Council Leicestershire Together (LSP/LAA) Leicester Partnership (LSP/LAA) 4 th Block Employment & Skills Board Business & Enterprise Group Transport GroupHousing, Planning & Infrastructure Group Leicestershire Rural Partnership Co-ordination Group (Exec) New Sub Regional Structure (as at 14th January 2009)