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ESF Briefing – Adult Skills Philippa Lester Skills Development Director, Employability

ESF Briefing – Adult Skills Philippa Lester Skills Development Director, Employability. I’m going to talk about Worklessness in Yorkshire and the Humber Skills for Jobs Offender Learning and Skills. Background. Government policy is to link skills with employment in a more effective way

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ESF Briefing – Adult Skills Philippa Lester Skills Development Director, Employability

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  1. ESF Briefing – Adult Skills • Philippa Lester • Skills Development Director, • Employability

  2. I’m going to talk about • Worklessness in Yorkshire and the Humber • Skills for Jobs • Offender Learning and Skills

  3. Background • Government policy is to link skills with employment in a more effective way • It began with the Skills Strategy and the Leitch Report and Implementation Plan have made this higher profile. • The 2020 ambitions is very stretching – 95% of adults to have basic skills of functional literacy and numeracy, up from 79% numeracy and 85% literacy.

  4. The Big Three • Review of sub-national economic development and regeneration July 07 • DBER, HM Treasury, Communities and Local Government • In work, better off: next steps to full employment July 07 • DWP • World Class Skills: • Implementing the Leitch Review of Skills in England July 07 • DIUS

  5. LSC is committed to raising skill levels through • Integrating skills with sustainable employment • Engaging with our partners to create a single delivery chain from unemployment to work • Supporting people in employment to sustain jobs and continue to develop skills • Ensuring progression to Train to Gain for in work opportunities and employer engagement

  6. Worklessness in Y & H • 52% of the Local Authority Districts in Yorkshire and the Humber are in the upper quartile of the most deprived in the country. • 18% of the worst 300 ‘Super Output Areas’ are in Y & H, mainly represented by wards in Hull, Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield. • The latest figure shows 240,300 on Incapacity Benefit in the region. • Early returners to benefits after short periods of employment are often linked to a lack of qualifications.

  7. Worklessness in Y & H • Less than 50% of individuals without any qualifications are working, compared to 75% of those who have a level 2. • In Yorkshire and the Humber we have high numbers of the working age population who do not have Level 2 qualifications – 35.7% which is more than 1 million individuals.

  8. Skills for Jobs is • An umbrella term for activities which link skills to sustainable employment opportunities • A response to Leitch implementation • For low skilled adults who are not working, want to work and will support them into both employment and continued up-skilling

  9. Skills for Jobs is • A progression route to Train to Gain, apprenticeships and further learning • An offer which might include sector routeways, work trials, work preparation, access to qualifications, guaranteed interviews and much more • Capacity building

  10. One Example • The Sheffield City Strategy Employment Consortium has developed a business plan for South Yorkshire which • Has been agreed by all partners • Has been approved by DWP • Sets out an approach to take on worklessness through a ‘whole person’ delivery model • LSC and JCP are jointly delivering Priority One ESF and tenders specifications have been agreed by both.

  11. Focussing on Offenders • Our aim is to support reducing re-offending rates across Yorkshire and the Humber through offering high quality learning and skills that improves offenders job prospects. • 24,000 offenders under supervision in custody and in the community in Y+H

  12. Focussing on Offenders • Education, training and employment is the most frequently occurring ‘need’ identified by offenders -56% [NOMS data] • We hope to build on previous activity including Equal to engage individuals and employers. • Local Offender Learning and Skills Partnerships are critical to success.

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