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Real Opportunities – Real Futures

Real Opportunities – Real Futures. In Wythenshawe, Manchester. Helen Hawxwell Employment Initiatives Manager Parkway Green Housing Trust/Willow Park Housing Trust Worklessness Coordinator for The Airport Group. In this 10 minutes …. The Background The problem – why address it?

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Real Opportunities – Real Futures

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  1. Real Opportunities – Real Futures In Wythenshawe, Manchester

  2. Helen Hawxwell Employment Initiatives Manager Parkway Green Housing Trust/Willow Park Housing Trust Worklessness Coordinator for The Airport Group

  3. In this 10 minutes … • The Background • The problem – why address it? • The solution – pathways and partnerships • The result – Real Opportunities • The ‘How’ • Successes

  4. The background

  5. The problem

  6. The problem

  7. The Solution PG Gateway Work Experience BW3 Raising Horizons Apprenticeships A range of innovative employment and training initiatives Get Hired Reading mentoring Get Britain Working Talent Pool Willow Futures Academy Adult Work Placements Get Trained to Get Hired Attendance initiatives Raising Horizons Travel Project

  8. LEAP – A Greater Manchester Initiative 26 RPs in Greater Manchester Commitment to fill 25% entry-level roles with local people Creation of Talent Pool 79 vacancies sent to Talent Pools 48 filled through Talent Pool 650 Wythenshawe residents joined Talent Pool since July 2010 55% have secured employment Over 75% Wythenshawe entry-level vacancies filled through Talent Pool

  9. 300 colleagues trained All key public facing bodies in Wythenshawe We’ve all got day jobs – but we’ve got jobs! Enabling residents to access a personalised pathway to work that develops their skills and maximises their potential and opportunities Over 450 referrals – 85% from housing colleagues Barriers identified Access to Willow Futures Academy Tracking outcomes Access to the Talent Pool

  10. Successes – Laura, 23

  11. Successes – Riki, 17 Riki left school before completing his GCSEs. His family have been supported by the Family Intervention Project for over two years. Riki completed a Real Opportunities form with his FIP worker in December 2011, and was referred straight to under-19 Foundation Learning/pre-employment provision in Wythenshawe, run by Skills Solutions. Riki started the 48 week course on 13th January and is four weeks into a work placement with Parkway Green. He is progressing well and impressing everyone!

  12. Successes – Nicole, 33 My Neighbourhood Officer told me about Real Opportunities and arranged a careers appointment for me. I was in the process of applying for a part time job on top of my hours at Wilkinsons, and the advisor helped me with the application form. I also spoke to the Travel Advisor who was there on the same day. I got the job at Matalan but the buses were difficult early in the morning, so the Travel Advisor asked if I wanted a free bike! I’m still using it to get to work – it’s good exercise as well as getting me to work on time! I’ve just been offered more permanent hours at Wilkinsons and I’m really pleased.

  13. Thank you

  14. Willow Futures Academy THE BRAND NAME FOR ALL WILLOW PARK’S EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING INITIATIVES

  15. Today’s Potential. Tomorrow’s Talent

  16. 50 Work Experience & Adult Placements HOUSING PROPERTY SERVICES REGENERATION RESOURCES

  17. Willow Park Jobs Fund COMMUNITY CENTRES HOUSING COMMUNICATIONS STREET CLEANSING GROUNDS MAINTENANCE HUMAN RESOURCES REGENERATION

  18. Meet Ayden… WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENT 2010 APPRENTICE APPRENTICE 2011 TRAINEE PROJECT MANAGER? MANAGEMENT TRAINEE 2016? PROJECT MANAGER? OWN BUSINESS 2025? SELF EMPLOYMENT? APPROVED CONTRACTOR FOR WILLOW PARK 2029?

  19. So What? THE FINANCES ‘RIPPLE EFFECT’ IMPROVING THE SOFT STUFF ENHANCING OUR EXISTING SERVICES RAISED PROFILE

  20. Victoria McDowell ACADEMY MANAGER 0161 946 9170 VICTORIA.MCDOWELL@WILLOW-PARK.CO.UK Many thanks! Helen Hawxwell EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES MANAGER 0161 946 6351 H.HAWXWELL@PARKWAYGREEN.CO.UK

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