AGENDA: HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO START THEIR CAREERS
St Helens Chamber, 25th July 2014
9am
Arrival and breakfast
9.20am
Martin Foulkes, Starting Point Education Services Manager
9.40am
Welcome and outline of our
Traineeship
TSSP: Aims and outcomes
10.00am
The Employer experience
Pauline Devine, Director of Employment Services, St Helens Chamber
Angela 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
Jo Smith, Work Experience Coordinator
Traineeship
Staff Support
Project:
The Background
2012-2014
Our path to an
apprenticeship:
Work Ready – Chamber Approved
Skills
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Attributes
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Barriers
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
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
R
2
3
4
Employability
5
6
7
8
9
10
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
11
12
‘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
Childcare
Engineering
Manufacturing
Retail
Admin
Customer Service
Health
Materials/Supply
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:
Initial Survey
Repeat Survey
90.32%
59.60%
Are you aware of our Traineeship offer and able
to outline key elements
Distance travelled:
Initial Survey
Repeat Survey
58.73%
41.27%
15.38%
23.08%
Have you ever discussed Have you ever discussed
Traineeships with local Traineeships with local
people
businesses
Distance travelled:
How confident would you feel creating/supporting Traineeships?
Initial Survey
Repeat Survey
53.97%
30.16%
28.00%
16.00%
Very confident
Confident
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 Metcalfe
Hope 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