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Maximizing Opportunities for Employment, Training, and Business Development in Glasgow

This procurement process aims to maximize employment, training, and business opportunities in Glasgow to support the move into the labor market and sustain progress within the community. It focuses on targeted recruitment, training, SME development, and social enterprise development, with a goal of opening up opportunities for new entrants, apprenticeships, work experience placements, and lifelong learning. The contract also includes community benefit initiatives and partnerships to maximize opportunities.

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Maximizing Opportunities for Employment, Training, and Business Development in Glasgow

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  1. Key Strategic Objectives Re: People Employment and training to support the move into the labour market and sustain and progress within Re: Business Support the development of the local economy and the business base within Glasgow Re: Community Develop the local infrastructure and improve the environment of Glasgow

  2. Community Benefit What is it? Legal Clause Included within the Procurement Process Aim to maximise employment, training and business opportunities Targeted Recruitment & Training SME Development SE Development These aims are not exclusive!

  3. Approach Recognising opportunity Links to Glasgow City Planning Department Registration with the Scottish Property Network Ear to the ground Building Relationships early engagement expertise & knowledge “recruitment partner of choice”

  4. Approach Selling the business case why not do this track record in delivery Operational Delivery industry knowledge (walk the walk) dedicated resources (one point of contact) infrastructure (processes & systems) partnership working

  5. Community Benefit Targeted Recruitment & Training Focus on 10% of workforce as New Entrants – new opportunities for unemployed clients or those leaving education SME Development Focus on opening sub-contract opportunities beyond the “normal Preferred Supplier List” Social Enterprise Development Focus on opening up aspects of the contract to targeted areas operating in Third Sector

  6. Contract Targets – Apr 09 – Mar 2015 • 876 New Entrants • School Leavers/College - University Leavers/ Inexperienced U/E day 1/ Experienced U/E 6mths+ • 312 Apprenticeships • Must be SBATC approved or equivalent scheme • 1395 Work Experience Placements 1159 Lifelong Learning

  7. New South Glasgow Hospital 3 New Hospitals to be built on site of existing Southern General Hospital Laboratory Sciences Adult Kids £670m investment over 5 years Community Benefit in the Contract Working in partnership with a range of organisations and agencies to maximise opportunity– GRA as lead partner

  8. Recruitment & Training Approach Don’t want to re-invent the wheel: Need to be able to deal with the demand Creation of New South Glasgow Hospital (NSGH) Portal Utilise GRA current working practices Enlist Partnership Working

  9. NSGH Portal Clients will be asked to register on www.nsghjobs.com Create own user name and password Receive messages Receive Project Updates

  10. NSGH Portal Aim: to create a registration route for all enquiries One point of data collection & management Engagement source Job Matching Results Provide Reports

  11. Progress to date 28 Apprenticeships Notified 71 Work Exp Places 10 jobs created 198 Vacancies Filled 84 Added Value Jobs (20% South West) 114 New Entrant Jobs 66% from SW Area 274 Vacancies Notified 24 Apprenticeships Created 75% from SW Area

  12. Local Programme Involvement Accessing Opportunities Bridges Programme Building Glasgow’s Young People Commonwealth Apprenticeship Initiative Glasgow Works Local Gangs Initiative Progression In Work Skill to Build Training For Work TIGERS YETS Programme Youth Build

  13. City Wide Community Benefit Games Village Remediation Games Village NISA/Velodrome East End Regeneration Route Maryhill Locks Phase 1 LES Waste Management SECC Arena M74 Extention Construction Framework Tollcross Aquatic Centre Kelvingrove Lawn Laurieston TRA

  14. Conclusions Recognising Opportunity Policy Context Non Procuring Organisation Contractural Obligation Guaranteed Opportunities GRA can maximise these to clients Results speak for themselves

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