1. Care and the Local Economy - City of Wolverhampton experience
WM ADASS 24th November 2017
Care and the Local Economy -
City of Wolverhampton experience

2. 1500 £250 Preparing the ground… Scale of the challenge Vacancies
(NMDS 15/16)
Scale of the challenge
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£250
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Economic contribution of social care
Scale of challenge
NMDS reported 1500 vacancies in care sector in the City
16/17
Economic contribution of Social Care in City of Wolverhampton
Commissioned Brendan Clifford to pull together wider report. Skills for Care provided the economic analysis.
Used to develop a new partnership – “Careers into Care”
Council committed to regeneration –
Our work evidence significance of the sector
Consistent with “inclusive growth” approach in the City – much social care = living wage work
COUNCIL INCLUDED HEALTH & CARE AS PRIORITY FOR ACTION
City of Wolverhampton named in Top Four places in UK to start a business.
Context: council commitment to regeneration – £3.7bn investment

3. Careers Into Care Partnership
Consulted employers and training providers
Repositioning of Care as a career of choice
Partnerships approach to the skills challenge
The Partnership is made up of:
Employers
FE Colleges
Training providers
University
Workforce development Team
Skills Team – City of Wolverhampton Council-
Facilitated by the Skills Team – NB. Good example of corporate working
Partnership now chaired by an employer

4. Careers into Care pathways

5. The City context
City skills gap - need to skill 20,000 people to close the gap nationally, we are traditionally a low skill workforce. We have 7000 people unembployed and just over 12,000 on ESA and at degree level, 21% have level 4 or above qualification to close the gap we need to increase this percentage by 13% points to national average.
City is investing in some major projects to meet this skills challenge
1. - major partnership with DWP trailblazing a £3million Project aimed at supporting 3000 people into work. ….. As well as gaining employers commitment with this with employers signing – up to the Employer Pledge.
2. Developing the Workbox – our new online tool providing learning, training and support services all under one brand
3. Wider regeneration – the Leaning City developments …..

6. Careers into Care & City approach
Working with partners to develop the pathways for care, from:
- our university, are leading on development of the apprenticeship standards framework Nursing and Social Care
- our training providers who developing the in-work and pre-employment training offer and care pathways
- our schools, are leading on the HSC curriculum offer in schools and have curriculum development partnership ensuring they are linking with employers and Higher and further training providers
- as well as Wolves at Work team providing individualised support to employers and their recruitment need and our client facing teams supporting clients to effectively compete for opportunities

8. Next steps…
In City of Wolverhampton
For WM ADASS region? Discuss!