Welcome

1. The Learning and Skills Council June 2009 Welcome

2. Young Persons Guarantee Karen Riley and Gareth Thomas

3. Young Persons Guarantee A guarantee of a ‘job’ or up to 6 months training for those 18-24 year olds reaching 12 months of unemployment Budget 09 Announcement Full guarantee to be in place by January 2010 – elements by October 2009

4. Menu of Options 1) Future Jobs Fund Job - DWP 2) Sector Routeways: Care – Dept Health Others – LSC/JCP 3) 3-6 months full time training - LSC 4) Community Taskforce - DWP

5. Future Jobs Fund • Invitations to bid – public sector and partnerships, large 3rd sector organisations • £1bn + fund – DWP pay up to £6,400 • Jobs to be at least 6 months and min wage • Community focus • Added value credited for training and sustainability • Rolling bid process

6. Sector Routeways • 50k places to Dept of Health – care sector (details being worked through - £1500 per place) • 50k places (GB) to other recruiting sectors • Job subsidy to employer (amount tbc) • Pre-employment training – we will commission • Initial high demand sectors – others to follow – e.g. Retail, Hospitality, Facilities Management, Food Manufacturing

7. 3-6 months full time training • Linked to local labour market conditions • All will do 3 months full time with Training Allowance • 40% will go on to a further 3 months • Needs based vocational package – on the road to a qualification & sustainable employment • For those further from the workplace

8. Community Taskforce • DWP will commission • Conditionality • 3 months+

9. Cross cutting features/Issues • Referral to option – 10 -12 month window • Individuals may be 18 yrs 4 mths+ • Demand starts with different parties for different options • New Deal for Young People is still operating in approx 50% of GB till October 2010.

10. Sector Routeways…..more • Process akin to LEPs – demand begins with employer vacancy and consequently reliance on JCP • Up to 8 weeks full time training with TA • Targeted at those closer to the labour market • Some content in existence developed by SSCs – toolkit approach • Agreed sectors – Hospitality & Tourism, Retail, Facilities Management and Food Manufacturing. • Gatekeeper process – additional sectors April?

11. Sector Routeways…..more

12. 3-6 months full time training • Referral from JCP of individual • Offer agreed locally with Jobcentre Plus • Provision matched to local labour market need • To deliver Full Level 2 and Full Level 3 economically valuable qualifications • Only available to those who have not undertaken the Training Option on the 6 month offer

13. 3-6 months full time training

14. Issues with Numbers • Regional and local distribution of funding • Match with job subsidies for the sector offer • Financial year split – no end of year flexibilities • Mix of funding usage between the offers

15. What we will commission • Education and Training Services (as per EU Regulations) • Relevant to the offer (Sector Routeway or Work Focussed Training) • Sector Routeways – Initially activity to support 4 main sectors with further Expressions of Interest in January for April • WFT – Provision leading to L2 or L3, in sectors that are likely to be recruiting in 3 to 6 months • Note: This will require sound LMI

16. How we will commission • 2 separate but linked activities • Using Bravo as the single communication channel • Publish Invitation to Submit a Proposal • National framework responses, but no rigid scoring system • Limited to ER providers who are on the QPF • Providers with TtG contracts who have not successfully applied for QPF status will not be able to submit a proposal

17. Programme Design and Finance Programme Design Budget Book allocations 21/08 Funding Transfer window 01/08-10/08 GO- LIVE 26th Oct IT Feasibility Study & Design IT Build, Testing and Implementation Joint Management Regional LMI collected Joint regional boards agree provision needed by end of July Regional boards agree provision requirements for region Benefit conditionality changed to allow access to training on a full time basis for up to 12 weeks, with the potential to access for up to 6 months Work with Sector Skills Councils Review of Sector EmployabilityToolkits Completed Re-Launch of initial cohort of SET’s completed Updated SET’s loaded on to LSC website Ongoing work with sector skills councils to provide new sector employability toolkits, and provide further additions to existing toolkits Careers Advice Incorporate training into advisor training opportunities National discussions to agree role of connexions & DCSF in offer Develop briefing and comms material aimed at nextstep Disseminate information via communication channels Contracting Develop evaluation criteria & instructions Evaluation of ITTs Mandatory stand still period Contracts Issued Contracts uploaded to CMA 24/08 Contract documents signed-off Details for contract document identified and provided Produce delivery spec and ITT questionnaire Contracts provided to all providers by 1st Oct 15/06 Publish ITTs 30/06 ITTs returned Provider Proposals Provider Briefing 02/07 Regional evaluation teams identified

18. Lessons Learned from 6 Month Offer • Communications from LSC to Providers • Communications to partnership teams • Tight framework to define the basis for negotiation • Time required to issue contracts • Appropriate prioritisation of the offer

19. Next steps • Delivery Plan to be widely circulated • Invitation to Submit Proposals published via Bravo • Start work immediately on projected recruitment need by sector for the WFT • Questions?