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Social Landlords – Supporting you into Training & Employment

Social Landlords – Supporting you into Training & Employment. Helen Scurr HS Housing Consultancy. Content. Why should housing providers support their customers into training & education? Social Enterprise - definition Case Study – PM Training Benefits for Aspires Customers

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Social Landlords – Supporting you into Training & Employment

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  1. Social Landlords – Supporting you into Training & Employment Helen Scurr HS Housing Consultancy

  2. Content • Why should housing providers support their customers into training & education? • Social Enterprise - definition • Case Study – PM Training • Benefits for Aspires Customers • Housing Providers lead Big Society – Examples • Opportunities for RSLs & Communities • Questions • Group Activity

  3. Why should housing providers support customers with training & employment • 3 million people are unemployed • 3.9 million households where no adults work • Youth unemployment 900,00 • Approx one third of all workless households live in social housing • 70% of social tenants have incomes within the poorest two fifths • Workless households are often concentrated in areas of social housing where worklessness and poverty are part of a cycle

  4. Social Enterprise What are they? •  "businesses with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners." 

  5. PM Training/Aspire Partnership • 200+ Staffordshire Companies • 8000+ Apprentices trained • 6,400 into full time employment

  6. Preparing People for Employment • Basic & Employability skills – classroom, on line testing, one to one coaching • Team work – paint balling, excursions • Citizenship – behaviours, equality & diversity, drugs awareness, bullying, homelessness • Work Experience- workshops, with employers • We listen – young peoples problems, taking time out, support & guidance

  7. Construction/Painting

  8. Engineering Apprentice • Workshop • NVQ/Classroom • Key Skills

  9. Homeworks +

  10. Homeworks Soft Furnishings 900+ Properties fitted with Carpets, Furniture and or Curtains

  11. Homeworks Low Maintenance Gardens • 1050+ Front Gardens enhanced • Including : • Planting shrubs and plants • Replacing lawn areas with weed free • flowerbeds • Replacing hedges with fencing • Repairing damaged fences, gates and walls

  12. Homeworks – Commercial Arm Gardening Project - provides practical experience for young learners and apprentices 30 teams - complete work for Stoke on Trent City Council, Aspire Housing, other RSLs

  13. Homework's Direct ServicesProvision • Teams of supervisors and learners • Gardening • Horticulture • Painting/Decorating • Soft Furnishing • Public Art

  14. Opportunities for Aspire Customers & The Community • Access to Training through Entry to Employment • Access to Apprenticeships • Skills development • Link Career, training, employment advice as part of the housing options model for applicants • Support tenants children struggling with GCSEs – classroom environment • Assist long term unemployed into employment • Provision of work experience

  15. Opportunities - cont • Homework's model – offers practical work experience for young people within their communities • Developing new NVQs to support social housing tenants in accessing jobs • Offer advice & guidance on qualifications and trades

  16. Housing providers lead the way through Social Enterprise • Knowsley and District Housing – Investing in local social enterprises – tackling youth unemployment • Catalyst Housing Group- recognised Open College network training provider – creates jobs for tenants • Chevin Housing – Employment initiatives – helped 150 young people into work or training, offers free driving lessons

  17. Thames Valley Housing –Training Residents • Mystery shopping • Estate Inspector • Resident Auditors • Board Member • Skills for Resident Groups • Housing Practice • Personal Skills

  18. Coast & Country Housing • Assisting long term unemployed tenants back to work • 3 community development teams • Provision of outreach support – visit tenants in their homes and develop tailored packages of support • 717 referrals received and 12% have secured employment

  19. Opportunities knock • The big society – funding and support through the social bank £400 million for social ventures • Single Work programme – get Britain working • Apprenticeship opportunities growing • Capacity building with communities and businesses • Links to worklessness • Partnership working

  20. Group Activity • In groups of 5 or 6 think about what support you would like to see you housing provider offer you? • How could you benefit from training and employment initiatives?

  21. Questions & Debate

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