1. Swindon Employer Gateway
Joining up the offer for Employers
Jill Annal – Partnerships Manager, Jobcentre Plus
Peter Milburn – Employer Account Manager, National Apprenticeship Service

2. What employers tell us
“Business will step up, but government has to meet it halfway. If ever there was a case of not being able to see the wood for the trees, this is it. Confusion dilutes well-intentioned policies and the impact they should have ”
John Cridland, Director General, CBI
“There must be a focus on creating a simpler offer for employers. Businesses are confused by the large number of employment initiatives with similar names and differing criteria, which are regularly launched by different departments, agencies and local authorities”
Adam Marshall, Director of Policy, British Chambers or Commerce
(speaking at the Action for Jobs Summit 27th June 2012)
Swindon Employer Gateway

3. What employers tell us
The CIPD 2010 Survey report on Resource and Talent Planning
BIS Research Paper – May 2011
“What do Employers want from an Aligned Employment and Skills System?”
Swindon Employer Gateway

4. What gets in the way Competing agendas Growing numbers of providers
Protectionism
Shifting policy and changing initiatives
Diminishing budgets
“Too difficult pile”
Swindon Employer Gateway

5. What we wanted in Swindon
A new way of working
Employer Led
Trust between partners
Shared intelligence and leads
Promotion of all services
Measured from employer perspective
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6. What we gain More efficient way of working Shared understanding
The offer delivered in a more coordinated way
Less confusion for employers
Improved confidence in the public sector to deliver what employers want
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7. What we are doing now
Strategic Partnership with a multi-agency operational team.
Collocated
Working together to deliver a joined up services for employers
Learning together to develop knowledge and understanding of current offers.
Innovating to provide better solutions.
Principles
Trust, “4 walls”, confidentiality
Introductions, championing, sign-posting
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8. What its not A Brand A Product
A change in individual roles or priorities
A change in partner identities
All things to all people
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9. Scrapstore

10. What is next for SEG
Strategic approach to employer engagement in Swindon.
Greater involvement of partners and more partners to help broaden the range of services.
Performance Framework that measures the improvement for employers and the added value for partners
Swindon Employer Gateway

11. Who is involved
Swindon Employer Gateway