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CONTENT. What is The Future Horizons Programme ? How does it work ? Who are our partners ? Who Benefits ? Measuring Success Building for t he future Questions. What is The Future Horizons Programme ? . Non Military run programme – 1 year trial

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  1. CONTENT What is The Future Horizons Programme ? How does it work ? Who are our partners ? Who Benefits ? Measuring Success Building for the future Questions

  2. What is The Future Horizons Programme ? Non Military run programme – 1 year trial Open to ESL’s from ITC and surrounding Catterick area Opt In to programme for continued support after discharge Helping transition – Cobseoobjectives Focussed on Employment Partnership model made up of Cobseo members, commercial welfare to work companies and other 3rd sector organisations

  3. Early Service Leavers - ESL Early Service Leavers (ESL) are defined as Service Leavers (SL) who are discharged: Compulsorily from trained or untrained strength and lose entitlement to any resettlement provision OR At their own request from the trained or untrained strength, having completed less than 4 years’ service

  4. What is The Future Horizons Programme ? • Based in Hook Coy – linked into the existing process • 2 Advisors – interviewing ESL’s pre discharge • Assessment of needs – registered on the systems • Central Employment Team track progress • 3 Stages to the programme – no immediate help required – standard job finding support – more complex support needs • Evaluation team track progress • Final evaluation report in February 2013

  5. Who are our Partners ? Made up from leading organisations in the industry RFEA providing stage 1 and 2 of the programme Linked into the existing Career Transition Partnership Stage 3 providers to provide geographical coverage A number of local initiatives linked into the programme More and more interest from other partners as the programme progresses

  6. Access to Face to Face Provision • Shaw Trust • Groundwork - Jobmatch • RBLI • Princes Trust • Tomorrows People • Reed In Partnership • Esg • Avanta • NECC

  7. Who Benefits ? The ESL The Unit / ITC The MOD – Reputation – Social Responsibility Service Charities & Voluntary Sector organisations Longer Term View ……………Wider society

  8. Measuring Success Capturing valuable data on ESL demographic profiles and needs Employment Outcomes Training & Education Outcomes Critique of the consortium model Quantitative & Qualitative data collection All to inform future recommendations for the MOD

  9. Progress / Early Findings • Agreed Pathways in place – Working well • 99% opt in rate • 500 + opted in – 9% trained staff • 15% Stage 1 Provision - 15% Stage 3 Provision • Stage 2 -70% - capacity requires an uplift to deal with the flow • SEC’s report improved engagement with ESL’s

  10. Progress / Early Findings • Initial outcomes looking very promising • Client feedback generally very good • ESL’s want to work but lack confidence and doubt their transferable skills • Attrition rates very acceptable although on-going engagement once discharged is difficult • Circa 47 % employed - 60% evaluation cohort • Model easily replicable in other areas

  11. Building For Success • Priority in terms of timescales • Funding Options – Short – Medium - Long • Agreeing a Model / Concept – Expansion • Linking into wider Cobseo developments • Securing partner buy in • Interim feedback & outcomes crucial • MOD Support & data exchange issues require further discussion

  12. QUESTIONS ? ? ? ?

  13. CONTACT DETAILS Darren Bickerstaffe 07428705770 DBickerstaffe@futurehorizons.uk.com Adrian Peters 07854544066 Apeters@ctp.org.uk Stephen Gledhill 07792484670 Sgledhill@ctp.org.uk

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