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Employment Success and New Priorities

Join Ruth Cooper, Economic Development Manager, on a journey of creating 1000 jobs in 1000 days in Renfrewshire. Witness the success story of boosting local employment, increasing youth employment rates, and addressing specific challenges faced by different age groups. Explore new strategies involving EU funding, youth unemployment reduction, and tailored programs for over 50s seeking employment. Delve into a discussion on priority groups such as refugees, single parents, and individuals with disabilities. Let's strategize on job creation and required skills for a thriving future.

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Employment Success and New Priorities

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  1. Employment Success and New Priorities Ruth Cooper Economic Development Manager

  2. 1000 jobs in 1000 days… • 780 additional jobs in local companies and third sector organisations with recruitment incentives • Over 200 paid graduate internships across the public, private and voluntary sectors • 90 paid traineeships in the public and community sectors

  3. Employment Success… • Renfrewshire’s employment rate is now higher than both the Scottish and UK average. • Our youth employment rate went from 27th (out of 32 council areas) in June 2012 to 4th in June 2015.

  4. Breaking it down… Employment in Renfrewshire: • 7th lowest for self employment but • 9th highest for employees. • 7th lowest for male employment, • 8th highest for female employment We need to: - encourage more self employment - target male unemployment specifically

  5. All Ages(16+): Claimant count rate 2013-2016

  6. Youth (18-24): Claimant count rate 2013-2016

  7. New Approaches… EU funding requirements: Big focus on • Barrier removal • sustaining and progressing in work • Wage subsidies, traineeships • Multiple interventions • progression along the employability pipeline • All participants have to show that they are unemployed and must be clients of the employability hub

  8. New Priorities… Renfrewshire: Full Youth Employment Area (transient unemployment / structural unemployment) • Keep increasing employment levels • Target and reduce long term (6 months plus) youth unemployment • Need specific programmes / interventions to do this

  9. New Priorities… 50+ Unemployment: • 2%, 720 people aged 50+ on claimant count • Unemployment isn't falling so quickly • Biggest percentage are long term unemployed • Need specific programmes / interventions to do this

  10. Ages 50+: Claimant count rate 2013-2016

  11. New Priorities… For discussion this afternoon in the inclusion theme…. • Refugees and asylum seekers? • Geographical areas? • Health benefits? • Learning disabilities? • Single parents? We can plan our priority groups…. But where are the jobs? What are the skills required…?

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