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Worklessness and Enterprise Nancy Radford Chief Executive, Possibility Place
You’ve heard of the tale of two cities—well this is two tales of one place. There is the tale of Easington the most deprived area in the country and there is the Easington that is picking itself up and changing lives. Acumen has a model which can be replicated Today I’ll go over some of the activities of Acumen, and raise some questions for you to mull over about regeneration.
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Worklessness The economically active - Individuals of working age who are not working but actively seeking employment (e.g. JSA claimant) The economically inactive – individuals of working age neither working or looking for work (e.g. those on IB, SDA, IS etc.)
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People The Impact of Worklessness on People Dependency culture
Low skills Low educational attainment Poor physical health Mental health issues Obesity Teenage conception rates Drug and alcohol Feel like workless=worthless
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Communities Impact on community Dependence on benefit
Family breakdowns Grey economy Antisocial behaviour Area stigma Negative views Generational issues Breakdown of community
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How to break the benefit trap
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Aim to achieve social and economic regeneration through learning enterprise and employment
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Key Points Building on strengths Community Buy in
Enhance physical environment Evaluate and improve learning continuously Tell a different story As a relative newcomer to Acumen, I can see quite clearly the common themes that have made their programmes so effective They are… Acumen takes the REF a step further. Just to review the REF
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North East Regional Employability Framework
Engagement—Interest the available Action Planning—Encourage the persuadable Employability Services—Enable the willing Job Placement--Place the able Aftercare—Support the successful
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EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES Common Reporting, Definitions & Tracking
Acumen Model Employers ENGAGEMENT The available EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES The willing JOB PLACEMENT The able AFTERCARE & RETENTION The successful ACTION PLANNING The persuadable One to One Learning Community Engagement Business Coaching Employment Advisers People Acumen Effective Case Management & Advisory Support Common Reporting, Definitions & Tracking Pre Engagement Activity Pre-engagement—Find the need and the people Community events Engagement—Interest the available One to one learning, community groups and possibility place Action Planning—Encourage the persuadable Possibility Place, Learning etc Employability Services—Enable the willing Business Coaching, Employment advisors PP Job Placement--Place the able People Acumen, Social enterprises Aftercare—Support the successful People Acumen, Social enterprises, Possibility Place
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Coalfields Regeneration Trust and Wansbeck Initiative
Wansbeck Works! – a network of public, private and voluntary sector partners to help and support local people, with funding support from One NorthEast Coalfields Regeneration Trust and Wansbeck Initiative
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Community Engagement Fun activities Open Days
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One 2 One Learning
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Employment Advisers
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Business Coaching
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Confidence in self Emotional Resilience Independence Recognition of worth in community (eg Confident Parenting) and ability to contribute Not just about individual needs but about helping people to “lift up their heads and reach out their hands”
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Community Transformation
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Social Enterprise The Green Leaf Cafe
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Easington Youthbuild
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The Essence of Acumen Roots in the community Seeing the big picture
Partnerships Thinking creatively Taking risks to make solutions work Joined-up, business-like approach Making possibilities turn into reality.
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Changing Communities through People
Some Discussion Points
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For or With? “When you cease to make a contribution you begin to die.” Eleanor Roosevelt Do those who live in the community determine the strategy or is it determined for them? Who decides what’s needed? Who owns the programme? What do residents contribute?
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Starting Small “No man made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.” Edmund Burke If we don’t get funding, how can we do it? What is the smallest change that will have the biggest impact? Lack of money may increase participation
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Remember Build on the strengths you have
The community needs to buy into the programme The physical environment matters—even small enhancements can have major impact Evaluation and continuous improvement vital Tell a different story—see the potential not the problems
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And Finally “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
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