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D2N2 – The UK’s Most Inspirational Postcode

D2N2 – The UK’s Most Inspirational Postcode. Katrina Woodward Skills Development Coordinator. D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership. Our vision is a more prosperous, better connected, and increasingly resilient and competitive economy. Localisation of EU Funding.

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D2N2 – The UK’s Most Inspirational Postcode

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  1. D2N2 – The UK’s Most Inspirational Postcode Katrina Woodward Skills Development Coordinator

  2. D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership Our vision is a more prosperous, better connected, and increasingly resilient and competitive economy.

  3. Localisation of EU Funding • Establishment of a national ‘EU Growth Programme’ • LEPs to develop EU investment strategies • Each LEP to be given a ‘notional allocation’ of EU funding to prioritise • Payments to be made centrally • Notional allocations will be reviewed against performance from 2017 onwards

  4. Strategic Framework 55,000 JOBS IN THE D2N2 AREA BY 2023

  5. D2N2 Funding • Local Growth Fund £450m, much is earmarked for significant projects to date (source: SEP 19 Dec 2013 pg 56) • EU Structural & Investment Funds – £104.4m ERDF & £97.7m ESF (source: SEP 19 Dec 2013 pg 56) • Community Led Local Development (CLLD) – whilst not exclusively rural D2N2 have committed to including CLLD to 5% into the Structural & Investment Funds Strategy 2014 – 2020 • European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) -sterling allocation is £6,055,134

  6. PrinciplesSkills and Employment • Advocate and enable a localised and employer-led skills and employment agenda • Establish and persuade a culture of change • Enable and improve data sharing and LMI • Harness and encourage cohesiveness • Greater alignment of strategy and investment in the Skills and Employment Agenda • Localise external influences • Commission and procure ESF skills and employment funding from 2015 • Lead and influence Capital Skills

  7. StrategySkills and Employment Key Priorities Key Sectors

  8. Skills Deal – Initial Draft • Increase competiveness • 20% increase in apprenticeship starts • D2N2 Employability Charter • D2N2 Escalator to Employment (including traineeships) • Rollout of a sustainable Apprenticeship Hub model • Nottingham City Centre Skills Hub • HS2 Academy • A new campus at Basford Hall

  9. Skills Deal – ‘Asks’ Freedoms and Flexibilities • Agreement of a Skills Deal • Greater influence over Careers Service provision locally • Portfolio approach for JSA and ESA claimants • To shape what is commissioned locally when the Work Programme contracts are re-tendered • Charter for providers to work with D2N2

  10. EUSIFStrategic Objectives • Support the development of a more highly skilled and qualified workforce across D2N2 by improving educational attainment, retaining more of our graduates (and attracting back our young people who have studied elsewhere) and increasing levels of workforce training and development. • Improve the alignment between the supply of skills in D2N2 and employer demand by making the skills system more responsive, ensuring young people and adults are better informed about skills needs and ensuring all our young people have the opportunity to acquire the skills and aptitudes they need for work. • Increase levels of employment by creating jobs and reducing levels of unemployment and inactivity in our more deprived communities.

  11. EUSIFSkills and Employment Estimated Funding

  12. ESF Commissioning Framework DevelopSpecifications Secure Service Jan 14 – March 14 ANALYSE Market Development Gap Analysis DevelopContract/SLA Plan Do Commissioning Strategy /Prospectus Capacity Building Contract Management PurchasingPlan Manage Stakeholder Relationships Service Design Analyse Review PLAN Apr 14 – Aug 14 Resource Analysis Review Individual Outcomes Analyse Providers Review Strategy and Market Performance Needs Analysis Sep 14 DO Legislation and Guidance Assess Individual Needs REVIEW Jan 15 + Contract Monitoring

  13. Proposed Implementation Framework • Engage the disengaged (£4m) • Creating Traineeship Destinations (£1m) • D2N2 Age Grant (£3.9m) • Destinations for the Unemployed (£0.5) • Demand Led Training – Employ then Train (£2.5) • SSfW (£2m) • LRF for Emerging Needs (£9m) • Internships and Graduate Projects (£1m) • D2N2 Employability Charter (£1m)

  14. Questions to Providers • What are the current funding gaps? • Skills • Employment • What activity should D2N2 prioritise? • What are the top 10 ‘ASKS from the sector? • What does the sector expect from D2N2?

  15. Current Funding • Skills Support for the Workforce • Local Response Funding – ‘Emerging Needs’

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