1. How do we address the skills shortage?
Andy Gamble, director of development

2. A little about Yorkshire housing
Our ambition:
Everyone has the opportunity to live in a quality home they can afford
We are a charitable housing association that owns and manages more than 18,000 homes – and developing thousands more – across Yorkshire
We also provide a range of services so that people can live independently
We reinvest our profits so that we can do more for our customers
Investment in our customers and staff.

3. Our strategic priorities
Growth
A bigger business serving more people across the region
Independence
A strong business helping people to succeed
Profit
A social business re-investing all our money to do more
Transformation
A better business achieving more

4. Our targets 3,000 90 per cent 1,000 15,000 More homes by 2021
Customer satisfaction
1,000
People into employment, better jobs, training and volunteering
15,000
Older people helped to live independently

5. Employment, Enterprise AND TRAINING
Finding work
Starting a business
Growing your business
Vocational training initiatives.

6. Apprenticeship scheme
Integral part of Yorkshire Housing social purpose
Nationally recognised
Yorkshire Housing apprenticeship programme commenced in 2007
89 apprentices have been employed since 2007
20 apprentices with Yorkshire Housing currently.

7. Apprenticeship scheme
Structured personal development plan
Graduate level salary within three - four years
Aim is to retain long term
Trade and non trade apprentices
Savings on recruitment costs.

8. Development schemes Provisions included within building contracts
Encourage the use of local labour and supply chain
Costed as part of the tender
Requirements based on value of and length of projects
Produce and monitor against an employment and skills plan.

9. Development schemes We look for: Apprenticeship opportunities
Work experience
Health and safety training
Construction Skills Certification Scheme skills card
Short courses
Support into employment.