Consortium Briefing Meeting
Tuesday 30 th July 2013

Manchester CEP
Consortium
Employer Briefing Event
30 July 2013
Your update on the what, who when and how…
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• Sign up – make a pledge / create roles 
• Develop the bid 
• Get the support package right for you and for the young people 
• Submit early July / outcome end August 
• Delivery September onwards……… 
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• Overview of the bid
• Curious Minds
• Recruitment process
• Recruitment techniques
• Support for young people
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• Total value £469,681
• CEP application £147k
• Youth Contract value £111k
• Interns 41
• Apprenticeships 16
• 17 employers in combined arts, visual arts, theatre, galleries, literature, museums
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• Manchester City Council (lead bidder)
• Transform Lives Company
• 17 employers
• The Manchester College
• NOISE Festival charity – on-line portfolios (dynamic CVs)
• Jobcentre Plus – referrals, Youth Contract, road-shows
• Resonate - social recruitment agency, one to one support & links to employers
• Local Business Partners - opening up access to professionals in business
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•
An employer handbook – sample jds, policies and procedures, tips on recruitment and retention.
• Mentoring skills for managers in the workplace assisting managers with retention and job sustainment.
• A dynamic HUB drawing on ‘the best in the business’ in Manchester to provide depth, breadth and access to wider networking and job opportunities for all our young people.
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Curious Minds’ support in the bid
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Getting Started – JVT - Job Vacancy Template
Apprenticeships & Internships
Job Description
+ Person
Specification
JCP
Small Business
Recruitment
Service
Specify recruitment / selection needs
JVT
Advert copy inc restrictions for age and qualifications
Learning Provider
(Manchester College) to post on the NAS
Vacancy Matching
Service
Apprenticeships only
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JCP
Small Business
Recruitment
Service
CEP
CONSORTIUM
Learning Provider
(Manchester College) to post on the NAS
Vacancy Matching
Service
10 Job Centres in
Manchester –
Select some or all
+ Work clubs
+ Volunteering
+ 3 rd sector
+ Own participants
+ MCC Website
+ Youth Projects
+ Other cultural partners
Advert on NAS
Site
Apply Via Job
Centre – Via
Manchester
Employer Suite
Internships Only
Apply Via NAS
Vacancy Matching
Service
Apprenticeships Only
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Apply Via Job
Centre
Internships Only
JCP to collate all for the employer or stop at a maximum number specified
Apply Via NAS
Vacancy Matching
Service
Apprenticeships Only
College to sift &
Check and pass on applications to the employer
Employer to manage recruitment
Basic Application
Form
Open Days
Recruitment
Events
Interviews
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CEP Team to eligibility check candidate for
CEP
Employer decides who to appoint
Successful
Candidate
Notified
Unsuccessful
Candidates
Notified & offered feedback
Notify JCP and apply for the
Youth Contract
Wage Subsidy
Provide candidate with an offer letter & agree a start date Notify CEP
Consortium Team
Collate information to satisfy CEP and other Wage
Subsidy grants
Notify Learning
Provider to signup Apprentice and process NAS
AGE grant application and/ or GM Top-up
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Helen Chicot
Sarah Brisco-Davies
Sarah Elderkin
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Task 1 Write a project summary
You will each be given a document about a cultural project. Working on your own, write a Project summary that you could use to brief a colleague. You have 40 minutes. Read it thoroughly and summarise the project drawing out the key information and facts.
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Task 2 The Apprentice!
Promote a Cultural Project You have been given an outline of a cultural project. In your team, you have
50 minutes to use the material provided to design a poster to encourage young people to take part. Your poster needs to be effective in reaching young people and needs to show how you would describe the project to capture their interest and encourage them to get involved…..
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….. Also decide what other marketing you might wish to use.
At the end of your time, you will be given a further 15 minutes to prepare a 5 minute presentation to tell everyone about your poster and marketing campaign.
Make sure everyone in the group has an opportunity to speak.
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Pathway to Learning Plan
•accredited apprenticeship / work related training / employability
•Manchester College accreditation for NOISE Portfolios
Pastoral support
•trained mentors / managers as mentors
•guidance to seek appropriate professional support if needed
•‘on the end of a phone’ to talk to
Personal development opportunities
•future employability
•deepening resilience, e.g: strategies to manage anxiety, nerves, confidence and stress – retention in the workplace
Professional development
•job shadowing top executives in the commercial sector
•a ‘day in the life of’ successful and inspirational people in the sector
•portfolio building with NOISE where they can showcase their talents and work.
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