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Mapping Employability enabling partnership

Mapping Employability enabling partnership. Billy Lynch Manager Open Door Fife Veronica MacMillan Capacity Building Coordinator Wise Move. WISE MOVE. Greirson Report Recommendations 2001 ‘ New Way’ of Working with agencies - c apacity building

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Mapping Employability enabling partnership

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  1. Mapping Employabilityenabling partnership Billy Lynch Manager Open Door Fife Veronica MacMillan Capacity Building Coordinator Wise Move

  2. WISE MOVE Greirson Report Recommendations 2001 ‘New Way’ of Working with agencies - capacity building ‘Aspirational’ approach - progressing clients Coordinated Employment Agency Twin approach / Strategic overview

  3. Capacity Building • Employability forums • Common employability assessment • Awareness raising – frontline staff • Employability resources & sessions • Mapping range & quality of provision / ongoing review • ‘Coordinated approach’

  4. Employability& Homelessness • Lack of clarity • Duplication • No co-ordination / partnership • Lack of consistency & accountability • Lack of employer / employment focus • ‘barrier’ rather ‘solution’ focus

  5. Coordinated ApproachSectoral Development Plan • Mapping Employability within homelessness • Measuring quality & range of delivery Evaluation / review tool

  6. Mapping Framework(New Futures Framework)methodology • Employability definition / framework – (what?) • Section 1 - soft skills • Section 2 - job preparation & search - getting the job or opportunity • Section 3 - aftercare - sustaining the job or opportunity • Semi-structured questionnaire – (how?) • Surveyed 7 agencies (8 employability efforts) • Employment Pathways database Outcomes Partnership & CCP

  7. Applying A MeasureValidity • Structure of programme • Numbers engaging element of employability • percentage progressing/sustaining engagement • Assessment • Monitoring & evaluation • Staff specification qualification/training to deliver • Physical resources • Devising a scale (1 – 7) 5 being an ‘industry standard’ • Numerical scale – qualitative data

  8. Research Example Organisation X

  9. Summary of Findings • Process / overview / reflection • Clarity • Expertise – exclusive? • Duplication & Gaps • Tapering out of provision sect’s 1 - 3 • Potential for Partnership & increase access to opportunity

  10. Recommendationsfrom Mapping‘Coordinated Approach’ • Integrating employability – ‘Culture change’ Frontline staff training – employability & ‘soft’ progression • Employment focused programmes – coordinated delivery – consortium • Links to employers – awareness / support / sustaining opportunity – ‘hard outcome’ Sectoral Development Plan - baseline / standard / review / consistent tools / client progression Potential to ‘measure impact’ for commissioning Deliver Clarity & Accountability

  11. 1. IntegratingEmployability 2. Employability programme Cross Agency delivery 3. Links to employers awareness & support Employability Awareness raising – Culture shift Modular delivery Employment focused Employment Agency Person centred Common Assessment Action Planning Training pack CRISIS Soft skills Tracking progression Mapping & Evaluation Quality Measurement STABLE Getting the job Employment Pathways Placement Pack awareness ‘buddying’ INDEPENDENT Sustaining job & ECHO Coordinated Approach – stages

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