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National data – local knowledge NDC National Evaluation. Workshop D: Understanding Worklessness data Case study: Clapham Park NDC. Workshop D. Understanding worklessness data Case study: Clapham Park Project NDC. 5 th December 2006 National Data – Local Knowledge
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National data – local knowledge NDC National Evaluation Workshop D: Understanding Worklessness data Case study: Clapham Park NDC
Workshop D. Understanding worklessness dataCase study:Clapham Park Project NDC 5th December 2006 National Data – Local Knowledge Simon Griffiths, Evaluation & Strategy Manager Clapham Park Project A New Deal for our Communities
Drilling down worklessness data Key issues - opportunities & constraints: • Neighbourhood-wide data • Cross-theme data • Project data Clapham Park Project A New Deal for our Communities
Neighbourhood-wide data SDRC worklessness data: • Clearly defined, regular, consistent, geo-coded time-series data • Distinguishing counts, rates & benefits • Time constraints - responsiveness to interventions • Formatting - ease of use, interpretation • Unlocking worklessness – ethnicity trends • Influences of the informal / criminal economy? Job Centre Plus data: • Central JCP provision – NDC snapshots • Claimants by benefit, age, gender, duration, disability, lone parents • Local JCP provision? Clapham Park Project A New Deal for our Communities
Neighbourhood-wide data MORI Household Survey data: • Drilling down – age, gender, ethnicity, generational worklessness, job type, hours worked, self-employment • Strategic opportunities – getting a job, computer access & internet use • Barriers to employment – numeracy & literacy, skills, qualifications, ESOL • Cross-cutting barriers – mobility, childcare provision, refugee status, mental well-being, health, housing • Data health warning – sample sizes, market research limitations, externalities • Tracking change – tracking movers & long-term sustainability of outcomes? Clapham Park Project A New Deal for our Communities
Cross-theme data Cross-theme project data: • Mental well-being (Timebank) Project • Volunteering Scheme • Sustaining Communities Independence Programme, Community Support Project (St. Giles Housing Trust) • Clapham Park Homes • Youth Programme / Forum Clapham Park Project A New Deal for our Communities
Project data Employment-focused projects: • Defining target groups – distance from the labour market • Defining outputs – consistency/common understanding • Individual baselines – where come from? • Key drivers & barriers • Monitoring progress – milestones • Assessing value added of interventions • Shared intelligence – complementary learning / outputs • Tracking the sustainability of outcomes Clapham Park Project A New Deal for our Communities
Top 3? • Wider view of ‘worklessness’ • Multi-sourced & multi-faceted evidence base • Impact of externalities Clapham Park Project A New Deal for our Communities
Clapham Park Project A New Deal for our Communities