agenda: helping young people to start their careers st helens chamber, 25 th july 2014
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AGENDA: HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO START THEIR CAREERS St Helens Chamber, 25 th July 2014. Traineeship Staff Support Project: The Background 2012-2014. Our path to an apprenticeship: Work Ready – Chamber Approved. Skills. Attributes. Barriers. Do You Want to Work?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
9am Arrival and breakfast
9.20am Welcome and outline of our Traineeship
Martin Foulkes, Starting Point Education Services Manager
9.40am TSSP: Aims and outcomes
Jo Smith, Work Experience Coordinator
10.00am The Employer experience
Pauline Devine, Director of Employment Services, St Helens ChamberAngela Metcalfe, The Hope Centre
10.15am Comfort break/networking
10.30am The Learner experience
St Helens Chamber learners
10.45am Launch of resources
Martin Foulkes, Starting Point Education Services Manager
11.00am Evaluation and close
Martin Foulkes
AGENDA: HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO START THEIR CAREERSSt Helens Chamber, 25th July 2014
Traineeship Staff Support Project: The Background
2012-2014
Our path to an apprenticeship: Work Ready – Chamber
Approved
Skills
Communication (in
c. Liste
ning)
Teamwork
Initiative
/enter
prise
Problem
solvi
ng
Self m
anage
ment
Time m
anag
emen
t
Planning/o
rganisa
tion
Meeting d
eadlin
es
Ability t
o use tec
hnology e.g
. IT
Presen
ting to co
lleagu
es
Risk ta
king
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Attributes
Commitmen
t/Enthusia
sm
Honesty/i
ntegrit
y
Reliab
ility/p
unctuali
ty
Ability t
o deal with
pressure
Common sense
Motivation
Personal
presen
tation
Confidence
Positive
self-e
steem
Adaptab
ility
Sense
of humour
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Barriers
Lack o
f effort/
interest
Poor timek
eeping/a
ttendan
ce
Distracti
ons e.g.
mobiles
, socia
l med
ia
Lack o
f initiati
ve
Poor socia
l skills
Poor liter
acy
Low self-e
steem
/confiden
ce
Poor pers
onal pres
entati
on
Recruitm
ent p
roced
ures
Poor numera
cy
Poor IT sk
ills
Minimum w
age
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Do You Want to Work?
Ready to commit to full time employment
Looking for training while you work
Hardworking, enthusiastic, reliable
Something to offer businesses
Our Model:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
R Employability Work Experience
Functional Skills and Job Hubs
• NCFE Employability• Health and Safety• Portfolio• Mock Interview
• 3 days per week• weeks• Pre-defined objectives• Monitored by our team• Completed open reference or
interview• Functional Skills
‘Meet the Apprentice’ Events
Outcomes in 2013/14
Learners engaged 127 Learners completing programme 101 Progression into apprenticeship 44 Progression into other learning/training 5 Progression into other jobs 12
Any Questions?
Traineeship Staff Support Project: Our Journey
April – July 2014
Project aim:To increase Traineeship capacity by improving staff training and support
Key Deliverables• To provide training and resources to increase staff knowledge and
confidence in creating Traineeships
• Creation of resource pack/good practice manual and dissemination
• Generating new SME Traineeship placements
• Evaluative conference
Staff Development
A staff survey was completed by 52 people to establish baseline knowledge and confidence:
• 59.6% people were aware of our Traineeship offer, but many could not outline key elements
• 65.38% people had never discussed Traineeship opportunities with local people or businesses
• 16% people were very confident creating/supporting Traineeships
Staff Development
The staff survey also asked how and in what format people would like further information.
The most popular responses included:• Information leaflet• Case studies• Information added to staff intranet• List of ways staff can help• Email updates• Contact details for further info
Staff Development Outcomes
• Staff Development session: Strenghtening the number and quality of Traineeships in SME’s and underrepresented sectors (attended by 52 people)Recorded and blogged
• Staff consultation Meetings/Employer Task Force
• Email updates and electronic information made available
• Information leaflet created as part of larger resource pack
Resource Materials: Outcomes
Employer Task force provided a steering group to agree content and format:
• Employer Pack
• Staff Delivery Materials
• Brokerage pack
Resources have been shared across a network of more than 1000 colleagues, members and organisations.
Resources will be accessible alongside other project TSSP outputs on website.
Generating new Traineeship placements: Outcomes
• Generate 10 new placements in 3 new sectors creating 15 new Traineeship roles
During the lifetime of the project:
• 15 new placements have been created by 14 new companies.
• This has created 15 new Traineeships initially, however many roles are ongoing.
• New placements are in a variety of sectors – created to meet demand and increase opportunities in underrepresented areas.
Generating new Traineeship placements:
Accountancy Admin Childcare
Customer Service Engineering Health
Manufacturing Materials/Supply Retail
Warehouse
Key successful approaches in generating new Traineeship placements:
• Brokerage: Agreement established between Chamber and Employer
• Local network
• Assurance of ‘Chamber Approved’ and classroom learning
• Unique position as a member organisation
• Seamless transition into Apprenticeships and ongoing careers support/development
• New placements and opportunities have been shared across relevant colleagues to further increase awareness and understanding
Distance travelled:
Following this activity, completed another staff survey to measure distance travelled:
Are you aware of our Traineeship offer and able to outline key elements
59.60%
90.32%
Initial Survey Repeat Survey
Distance travelled:
15.38%23.08%
41.27%
58.73%
Initial Survey Repeat Survey
Distance travelled:How confident would you feel creating/supporting Traineeships?
Very confident Confident
16.00%
28.00%30.16%
53.97%
Initial Survey Repeat Survey
What next:
• Use feedback and ideas from today
• Final evaluative report
• Resources to be uploaded to TSSP website and quality assured
• Use and development of resources in practice
Any Questions?
Traineeship Staff Support Project: Employer Views
Traineeship Staff Support Project:
Angela MetcalfeHope Centre
Break
Please find tea and coffee in the café and feel free to chat with other delegates
Traineeship Staff Support Project: Learner Perspectives
Traineeship Staff Support Project:Support Packs
Traineeship Staff Support Project:Evaluation and Closing Remarks