Seetec Work Programme London Employment and Skills Policy Network Meeting Wednesday 11th May 2011 CPA 4 East London Content • • • • • • • • Seetec Overview Delivery model walkthrough Supply Chain Access to provision Local Aspects Voluntary Sector Support ESF & Future Supply Chains Q&A Seetec - Overview • Work Programme Prime Contractor in 3 CPA’s • Mandatory Work Activity in 2 CPA’s • DWP ERSS Framework in 7 Regions • 26 years of W2W and Skills experience; £57m turnover; 850 staff; 75 delivery centres; 6 UK regions and Wales • 56 contracts;19 Prime contracts managing supply chains of over 40 subcontractors, 250 delivery partners and 80 strategic stakeholders • FND, New Deal BOND, New Deal Prime Contractor, New Deal PSL, Pathways to Work, NDDP, Work Choice, Jobcentre Plus Support Contract, ESF Seetec Overview (2) • • • • Prime / subcontractor experience Established in London for over 15 years Highly experienced management team Experience of working with all customer groups in the region - JSA via New Deal, ESF and JCPSC; ESA / IB via NDDP, Pathways to Work, Work Choice and ESF; employed customers via Train to Gain / Apprenticeships. • Track record of on-time implementation • Experience of PRaP and fully developed Security / Business Continuity Plans - ISO 27001 Delivery Model Overview Access to provision – Tier 1 Providers Tier 2 – Providers - Interventions • • • • • • • • Ranstadt – Health and Disabilities Gingerbread – Lone Parent Advice and Guidance New Highway – Drug and Alcohol abuse support Employer Engagement – 50+, Executive Support, Graduates Armstrong Learning – Mentoring Citizens Advice Bureau – Debt advice UFI Learn Direct – Literacy, Numeracy & ESoL Nacro – Ex-Offenders Integrating employment and skills – Tier 3 • In work training supplied on a contracted basis by a variety of providers to provide skills training, promoting capacity building, in work skills and sustainability. • In the following Vocational sectors • Retail, Hospitality, Construction, Care, Customer Service, Security, Logistics etc……. Supply Chain (2) Access to provision (2) • Seetec 9 permanent delivery locations supplemented by a network of supply chain partner centres • Delivery locations based on understanding of the CPA, travel to work areas etc. • Delivery locations mapped to labour markets – generating work related behaviours including travel • Public transport accessible • Some Tier 2 Interventions have local community based delivery but in the main reasonable travel required. Staffing and Management (3) KEY LOCAL CONTACTS Andy Emerson – Executive Director andrew.emerson@seetec.co.uk Mob: 07977 002278 Mark Smith– Regional Operations Manager mark.smith@seetec.co.uk Mob: 07870 244087 Jan Elvin – Regional Operations Manager jan.elvin@seetec.co.uk Mob: 07825 170899 Voluntary Sector within the supply chain • Voluntary Sector has good representation in the supply chain • Twist – Is a lead organisation with over a dozen VSO’s directly delivering across the CPA • Hackney CVS delivered through multiple VSO’s • Single Homeless Project • Gingerbread • The Camden Society • Citizens Advice Bureau • New Highway • Nacro Voluntary Sector Support • Referrals to your provision / specialist support packages. • Possible co-location support opportunities across the network ? • Work Programme information for your customers. • Access to provision. • Future contracting opportunities. • Pre Work Programme MWA pan London. ESF & Future Supply Chains • Seetec have good experience of delivering ESF • Experience in delivering generational family workless provision through a wealth of other W2W programmes. • We will intend to bid in certain areas including London depending on what the specification finally looks like. • Have you submitted a generic Expression of Interest ? • ESF specific Expressions of Interest nearer the time • Email bizdev@seetec.co.uk , visit our website at www.seetec.co.uk or call Business Development on 01702 201070 Question and Answer session