EDIF project – Equal access to work opportunities for ALDDs in a semi-rural area
Monthly Status Report May 2014
This report shows completed, overdue and planned tasks
Steps
Task
Project
management &
quality evaluation
Steering group established with
representatives from all areas involved in
project – brief on objectives, products and
measures
All
Interim Report
Jane and
Rosaleen
Final Report
Overdue
Due for
completion
Jane
Bi-monthly meetings to monitor progress and
evaluate quality of outcomes
NIACE meetings/EDIF national events
Recruitment
Completed
by
Meeting held on 18 Nov
Dec, Feb,
April, June
Jane and
Rosaleen
Jane and
Rosaleen
Produce support pack for employers and
learners tailored to individual needs - advice
for employers on how to support ALDD
Jane
Business growth team initiates interest with
local employers
Terrie,
Edwina
Comments
Meetings held on 18 Dec, 5 Feb & 2
April. Next meeting 4 June 10.30
Done
25 June, 2
& 7 July
Jane attended 12 March meeting,
Rosaleen attended 14 May
June 2014
From
January
2014
Packs produced as learners start.
Autism information from Mike to be
included where applicable, candidate
profiles, CVs, learning coaches to write
support they will need, include
information from other EDIFprojects Jane
From 6
January
Leaflets distributed at events &
meetings. Discussions held with
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EDIF project – Equal access to work opportunities for ALDDs in a semi-rural area
Monthly Status Report May 2014
2014
Employer seminar: attitude survey, ten
employers recruited, training needs analysis,
job identification, staff training and support
identified
Select learners from local area - NRC, partners
and local employers to match learners with
employers
All
Jane
Learners start college with individual learning
programmes e.g. Maths, English, Employability
Skills including resources from NRC’s
European project on improving the
employability of disadvantaged learners
(www.life-2.eu ).
Internships
Learners start phased internship with local
employers. NRC offers daily support to
learners during induction reducing as learner
gains confidence and support for employer as
required
Seminar held including Radio
Somerset interviews
January
2014
onwards
13 potential learners identified.
Learners attended Farrington’s
recruitment open day on 6 March
From
January
2014
1 candidate
Jane
January
2014
5 personal profiles completed &
discussed at employer event. Other
candidates to complete
Jane
February
2014
Learners working in training café on
Fridays. Setting up a pizza business
resources from LIFE 2 project
considered by Jane
Jane
March 2014
5 learners in placements, 5 possible
placements
Unsuccessful candidates offered further
learning – reapply for next cohort
Successful candidates enrolled, initially
assessed, SWOT and spiky profile produced
potential employers
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EDIF project – Equal access to work opportunities for ALDDs in a semi-rural area
Monthly Status Report May 2014
Job coach, employer and learner review
progress monthly and disseminate to all
parties. Extra meetings as required
March June
Jane to organise
Employer attitude surveys
Feb, June
Surveys completed at employer
seminar. Forms to be completed by all
other employers who are interested or
who offer a placement & Tracey for
training cafe – Jane.
95 invitations distributed to local
employers. 9 information packs sent
to those interested who couldn’t attend
Jane to organise use of niace planning
and capture tool
Development seminar – support network for
employers
Dissemination
Review of learner progress with employer and
job coach - apprenticeship or work offers
agreed
Produce leaflet to recruit employers and
learners and disseminate project
Plans agreed and implemented by all partners
Event for employers, learners, partners and
community
All
13 Feb 45.30pm
June
Jane/Lorna
Employer event invitation distributed
October
onwards
June 2014
Entries on EDIF blog, EDIF forum, project
website, twitter
Sustainability
Set sustainability targets and share results with
other providers
2 press articles. Breeze & BBC
Somerset radio interview. Staff
Matters articles. Blog, forum entries,
project page on EDIF website.
Nortcoll website entry.
Include within Midsomer Fest event on
7 June
Rosaleen and Fiona
June
onwards
Discuss at next meeting
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EDIF project – Equal access to work opportunities for ALDDs in a semi-rural area
Monthly Status Report May 2014
Disseminate project outcomes in Final Report
June
Jane and Rosaleen
Second cohort of ALDDs placed with
employers
Sept 2014
– June
2015
Jane to organise
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