Partnership and collaboration; The Tyne and Wear City Region response Shona Duncan Tyne and Wear City Region

Tyne and Wear City Region What is it? Functional economic area, consider travel to work and learn patterns 7 Local Authority areas: Northumberland, Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle, Gateshead, South and North Tyneside Disregard administrative Boundaries DWP Pathfinder, 2006: Improve and increase partnership working Simplify the employer support Clarify and increase consistency of individual offer

Tyne and Wear City Region What have WE done? Informed MAA –employment and skills theme DWP point of contact-influenced policy, local success Strong local voice-national, regional and European Influenced REF, Skills priorities Planned service delivery together Considered duplication Hanlon-client MIS Joined up provider services Secured joint funding

Collaborative working Why? Stronger voice-greater influence-impact Sharing good practise Knowledge and experience Create innovation Challenging times-support, solutions and success Reduced funding-efficiencies

Collaborative working How? Think of the “customer” Networking Volunteer Support Offer solutions Recognise and accept specialisms Share targets and performance Reduce bureaucracy

A thought! Partnership working We all; individually, organisationally and jointly in the employment and skills agenda face challenging times. If you shared your key challenge with the person next to you, you just might: Influence others to provide the solution Raise awareness that many people might have the same issue and collectively address it Support the person/ organisation to feel they can resolve and are not alone Get the solution

Remember: “None of us is as strong as all of us”

Thank you Contact details: Shona Duncan