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Briefing Event Creative Employment Programme

Briefing Event Creative Employment Programme. Wednesday 30 th January 2013. Access to matched funds. Various national and regional employer subsidies available that you can match with funds via the Creative Employment Programme. Creative Employment Programme. Slide 2. Youth Contract

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Briefing Event Creative Employment Programme

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  1. Briefing EventCreative Employment Programme Wednesday 30th January 2013

  2. Access to matched funds Various national and regional employer subsidies available that you can match with funds via the Creative Employment Programme. Creative Employment Programme Slide 2

  3. Youth Contract £2275 GM Top-Up £750 Creative Employment Programme £ tbc or + + = NAS employer Incentive £1500 Access to matched funds Creative Employment Programme Slide 4

  4. Budgeting for an apprentice Wages Employers must meet legal minimum wage levels but many offer a higher salary There is a special apprenticeship national minimum wage which is £2.60 per hour. Generally, employers of creative apprentices in Manchester have offered at least the standard national minimum wage which is: £6.19 per hour – 21 years and over £4.98 per hour - 18 to 20 years £3.68 per hour - 16-17 years Creative Employment Programme Slide 5

  5. Budgeting for an apprentice College Tuition Fees: Free for those aged 16-19 years old. Over 19 - the employer is asked to fund 10% of the costs of a particular pathway. E.g.: for Creative Apprentices just under £500 for level 2 and £700 for level 3 courses Creative Employment Programme Slide 6

  6. Recruitment Referral routes including local volunteering initiatives, your own activities with young people JobCentre Plus and Work Programme Providers Other charities working to help people get closer to the labour market Creative Employment Programme Slide 7

  7. Recruitment Open minded approach – draw from your FJF experiences Consider innovative approaches to get the best from your candidate Long list - competency based recruitment methodologies Use the Employer Suite Consider joint recruitment days Creative Employment Programme Slide 8

  8. Link with other programmes Provide volunteering opportunities and work experience Get Britain Working Strategy The Youth Contract Slide 9 Creative Employment Programme

  9. Get Britain Working The Pre –Work Programme • ‘Working Together’ - volunteering • Work Experience • Work Clubs • New Enterprise Allowance Creative Employment Programme Slide 10

  10. Sarah Elderkin Culture Team Manchester City Council s.elderkin@manchester.gov.uk 0161 234 4241 Contact Details Slide 11

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