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Delivering Your Potential Employability. OUR VISION . Work with partners to develop and launch a leading programme that accelerates individual change E nables people to take personal responsibility to transition into the world of employment
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OUR VISION Work with partners to develop and launch a leading programme that accelerates individual change • Enables people to take personal responsibility to transition into the world of employment • Focuses on equipping individuals with the mindset and skills to succeed • Equips JCP colleagues with the knowledge and skills they need to support their clients • Creates a sustainable approach working in collaboration with all government and community parties • Cradle to grave learning framework enabling viable progression choices
Our Mission – to provide a differentapproach • A partnership with all relevant stakeholders to deliver the economic growth of UK plc and Big Society ethos • Focus on changing the individual’s mindset to take personal responsibility to succeed.....forever • Integrated within their job seekers package especially to create no additional burden or cost wherever possible • Utilise existing resource and equip the Job Centres to make the changes • Leave the competence and culture in the Job Centres to make sustainable changes • Resource the individual's to find the information they need • Engage “volunteers “ to support the programme’s success • Provide technical skills such as CV writing and interview techniques to better equip those in the employment market • We understand the tight budgetary constraints of individual JCP sites – we aim to help spend budgets more wisely, although wherever possible we will source funding from SFA etc.
A Whole System Approach • Government linking into the overall employability strategy • Job Centre Plus/DWP Sponsorship or programme enhancements • Employment Advisors To change mind-set, provide knowledge and skills • Individuals Multi tiered programme drop-down selection from workshops, seminars and coaching • Community support organisations Identification of additional resource available • Job Centres, Employers and Education Providers Support of realistic work placement and vocational opportunities
A Whole Systems Approach An objectives driven framework supporting on 4 dimensions of skills, knowledge, confidence and motivation
The Learning Journey Creating the environment for everyone to flourish
What we deliver A connected series interventions enabling individuals to take ownership and responsibility for increasing their employability. Aim: • Whole system approach engaging all stakeholders • Creating in partnership the environment to flourish • Targeted focus on personal action plans specific to individual needs for the duration of the programme • Targeted learning for under represented groups • Diagnostic tools to clarify personal needs and establish achievable milestones • Building competence and confidence through a stepped approach, encompassing personal and practical techniques for employability • Empowering on-going structured sustainability and resilience • To create powerful realistic role models
Our Product Offering The product will be • Branded and accredited and quality assured • Delivered by experienced facilitators/role models • Flexible offering tailored to the JCP?DWP needs and budgets • Responsive to emerging needs Delivered using a variety of methods that focus on developing Knowledge/Skills/Confidence and Motivation • Coaching • Mentoring • Peer to Peer interventions • Workshops • Work Placements • Work Shadowing • Volunteering • Key Note speakers • Lectures/Seminars/Open evenings • Classroom exercises/activities • Internet based activities
Employment Advisor offering CPD Options offered through group activity through workshops/coaching programmes/key note speakers Example topics: • Understanding the employment market • Effective work placements • Creating positive mind-set • Knowledge based interventions
Individual Offering • Options offered through JCP/DWP • Developing self belief and esteem • Understanding the careers pathways • Effective CV writing/ Interview techniques • Creating positive mind-set/brand image • Options offered to individuals direct Wiser decision making Coaching and mentoring on the above subjects Knowledge based interventions • Options offered through local employers – Job readiness Work experience Work shadowing • Options offered through volunteering groups – Personal responsibility Work experience Work shadowing • Peer to Peer interventions
Programme Framework • Phase 1– Initial diagnostic with JCP/DWP Managers Outcome : Identification of the interventions needed • Phase 2 – Develop Project Plan with JCP/DWP managers Outcome: Milestones and measures of success in place • Phase 3 – Engagement of Stakeholders, Employers/External bodies Outcome : understanding and buy in from all parties • Phase 4 – Roll out
Contact Us • Karen Powell, DYP Associates Ltd • http://www.dypassociates.co.uk/cms/home • Cheryl Simons, Clouds Associates Ltd • http://www.clouds.247cms.co.uk/cms/home