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Andrew Conlan-Trant

Andrew Conlan-Trant. TBG Learning & Momentum Skills. Why am I here?. To discuss employment support programmes in the UK and their effectiveness. Why do we do what we do?. Would fill Croke Park 30 times. 2.5m people unemployed in the UK 7.8% of the population. Why do we do what we do?.

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Andrew Conlan-Trant

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  1. Andrew Conlan-Trant TBG Learning & Momentum Skills

  2. Why am I here? To discuss employment support programmes in the UK and their effectiveness

  3. Why do we do what we do? Would fill Croke Park 30 times • 2.5m people unemployed in the UK • 7.8% of the population

  4. Why do we do what we do? • Youth unemployment 958,000 • NEETs 1.36m • 5 unemployed people for every vacancy • Employment Rate = 71.4% • Amongst people with disability, employment rate = 46.3% • 25% lower than for the population • c.46% disabled people economically inactive • Over 2.5 times the overall inactive population (c.18%)

  5. Purpose & Ethos Disadvantaged People. Vocational thrust. Guiding the person towards sustainable, independent living. Skills for Life. Skills for Work; finding them work; keeping them in work Work Programme & Work Choice for Unemployed Training for work Job Search Work Placement In-work Support In-work Training & Support Work-based Training Training Young People 25+ Adult living sustainable independent life 14-16 16-18 18-24 5-16 Child NEET Prevention Adult Training Secondary School Primary School Basic Skills Numeracy Literacy Vocational Skills Employability Personal & Social Development PRU Special School Social Inclusion Services for adults • Education, training and support organisation whose purpose is to help people develop themselves • such that they can become self-sustaining in life.

  6. Contracting Environment • Very structured contracting environment • Outcome requirements are defined • Payment leans more towards results • Government focus is on reducing benefits costs • Compliance requirements are high to ensure government money is spent correctly • High administration requirement

  7. Policy Environment • Current UK government is focused on economic recovery • Reducing expenditure and increasing Value for money are key objectives • Mainstream employment programmes (Work Programme) is very structured and driven towards results • Disability employment programmes are continuing to evolve • Sayce Review • Money should follow the individual - personal employment support budgets • Focus resources on entry to employment - flexible supports for employee and employer to support sustainment • Focus on rapid job search and placement where possible • Employer engagement to demonstrate the business case to employ people with disabilities • Two core Employment Programmes • Work Choice and Work Programme

  8. Work Choice

  9. Work Choice Supply Chain

  10. Work Programme

  11. Work Programme Supply Chain AnturTeifi A4E BTCV CAIS Neath Port Talbot Council Futureworks Interserve Working Futures TBG Learning Vale of Glamorgan Council North Wales Training Ceredigion Training

  12. Customer Profile to Work Programme • Job Seekers Allowance– categories, incl • 18-24 year olds • 25+ year olds • Repeat JSA • Prison Leavers • Employment & Support Allowance • Harder to help • WCA ‘3-, 6- & 12-month prognosis’

  13. Volume Comparison Work Choice One contract area • Years 1 & 2 • 1224 referrals • 358 jobs; • Supported/unsupported/progression Work Programme One contract area • Years 1 & 2 • 31,773 referrals • 6970 jobs • Unsupported with some in-work support

  14. Lessons from Work Choice &Work Programme • Do these programmes work? • Some restrictions on what providers can report • People are progressing into work; many staying in work • But would this have happened anyway? • Work Programme is definitely not delivering an equitable performance level for people with disabilities • as work Choice does • Programmes are contract-led, not person-led • What gets contracted and paid for gets done • Requires a ‘lean’ approach to delivery

  15. Improvements • Dedicated programmes for people with disabilities and without disabilities should continue • Contract construct not the most relevant factor • Skills and Employment Support programmes need to be linked more closely • Currently depends on providers • policy is loose with some anomalies

  16. Thank You

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